Aug 15, 2025 A lab-on-a-disc system enables 90 precise and reproducible nanoparticle syntheses in minutes by automatically controlling reagent concentrations across parallel reactions with minimal manual input. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Creating a library of nanoparticles with slightly different shapes or sizes usually means preparing dozens of separate reaction tubes, measuring reagents...
Are they star clusters or extreme dwarf galaxies?
University of Bonn. "Are they star clusters or extreme dwarf galaxies?." Nanowerk, 15 August 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67407.php. University of Bonn. (2025, August 15). Are they star clusters or extreme dwarf galaxies?. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67407.php University of Bonn, "Are they star clusters or extreme dwarf galaxies?," Nanowerk, August 15, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67407.php.
New thin-film material opens the door to larger and more versatile X-ray detectors
Aug 15, 2025 Researchers create a scalable thin-film X-ray material, enabling large-area, customizable detectors for medicine, industry, security and science. (Nanowerk News) Most people picture a doctor checking for a broken bone when they think of an X-ray. But the technology is just as important in places like airport security,...
AI helps design nanoparticles to improve delivery of RNA vaccines and other therapies (w/video)
Aug 15, 2025 Using artificial intelligence, researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more efficiently deliver RNA vaccines and other types of RNA therapies. (Nanowerk News) Using artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more...
Phage-inspired nanomotors target hard-to-treat pneumonia bacteria
Aug 15, 2025 A bacteriophage-inspired nanomotor uses ultrasound-activated antibiotics and self-propulsion to penetrate lung biofilms and eliminate drug-resistant pneumonia bacteria with high precision and therapeutic effect. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Lungs infected by biofilm-forming bacteria can become nearly untreatable, even with access to modern antibiotics. These infections are not only physically embedded...
Precision gantry systems, built to your specs
PI. "Precision gantry systems, built to your specs." Nanowerk, 14 August 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67391.php. PI. (2025, August 14). Precision gantry systems, built to your specs. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67391.php PI, "Precision gantry systems, built to your specs," Nanowerk, August 14, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67391.php.
Machine learning reveals the mysteries of thin films at atomic scale
Aug 14, 2025 Researchers used experiments and machine learning to accurately model the disordered atomic structure of amorphous aluminum oxide for the first time. (Nanowerk News) Aluminum oxide or alumina is the fruit fly of materials science: thoroughly researched and well understood. This compound, with the simple chemical formula Al2O3,...
Magnetic nanowires take hydrogen production to the next level
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. "Magnetic nanowires take hydrogen production to the next level." Nanowerk, 14 August 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67396.php. International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. (2025, August 14). Magnetic nanowires take hydrogen production to the next level. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67396.php International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, "Magnetic nanowires take hydrogen production to the next level," Nanowerk,...
The shape of the Universe revealed through algebraic geometry
Aug 14, 2025 Mathematicians use algebraic and positive geometry to link particle physics and cosmology, offering new tools beyond Feynman diagrams to explain the universe. (Nanowerk News) How can the behavior of elementary particles and the structure of the entire universe be described using the same mathematical concepts? This question...
Color-changing hydrogels assemble to store massive data in tiny cubes
Aug 14, 2025 Millimeter-scale hydrogels form reversible, stimulus-responsive assemblies that encode high-density data, offering a dynamic alternative to static printed codes for adaptive information storage. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Biological systems organize themselves with astonishing precision. Cells replicate, proteins fold, viruses assemble — all without centralized control. What enables these processes is...