Aug 12, 2025 Printed nanomaterial sensors provide fast, accurate, and durable pressure detection for wearable, medical, and smart devices in demanding environments. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Flexible pressure sensors are the foundation of wearable systems that can measure vital signs, guide rehabilitation, and give robots or prosthetic devices a sense of touch....
New coating improves thermal stability of flexible perovskite solar devices
Aug 11, 2025 Lead-free coating improves heat stability and durability of flexible perovskite solar cells for portable and building-integrated applications. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Thin, lightweight solar cells that can bend and flex open the door to power sources built into clothing, curved surfaces, and portable devices. But flexibility comes at a...
Megatonne-scale plants planned to turn captured CO2 into industrial nanocarbons
Aug 11, 2025 Researchers present a megatonne-scale design that converts captured CO2 into graphene nanocarbons, combining carbon removal with production of valuable industrial materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) In the design drawings, the potlines stretch for hundreds of meters, each lined with massive electrolysis modules humming under the push of high electric...
Researchers create a novel gold compound
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Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way’s future
The University of Queensland. "Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way's future." Nanowerk, 11 August 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67368.php. The University of Queensland. (2025, August 11). Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way's future. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67368.php The University of Queensland, "Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way's future," Nanowerk, August 11, 2025,...
Cooled rhombohedral graphene showed both superconductivity and magnetism unexpectedly
Department of Energy, Office of Science. "Cooled rhombohedral graphene showed both superconductivity and magnetism unexpectedly." Nanowerk, 11 August 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67369.php. Department of Energy, Office of Science. (2025, August 11). Cooled rhombohedral graphene showed both superconductivity and magnetism unexpectedly. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67369.php Department of Energy, Office of Science, "Cooled rhombohedral graphene showed...
Comet’s water holds clues to life on Earth
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Nanotechnology sensors detect forever chemicals in water quickly and with precision
Aug 10, 2025 New sensor detects PFAS in water at extremely low levels and tells apart similar compounds, providing a practical tool for protecting water supplies and supporting environmental monitoring efforts. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Across rivers, groundwater reserves, and even treated municipal supplies, ultra-trace amounts of synthetic “forever chemicals” have been...
Sub-10 nanometer gaps in graphene metasurfaces boosts control of infrared light
Aug 10, 2025 Uniform gaps below ten nanometers boost tuning range and efficiency in graphene metasurfaces for mid-infrared sensing, imaging, and communications. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Picture a wafer-thin optical chip that can change its infrared color at will. Such a device could detect gases by their unique light signatures, steer beams...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New class of protein misfolding simulated in high definition: Evidence for recently identified and long-lasting type of protein misfolding bolstered by atomic-scale simulations and new experiments
Home > Press > New class of protein misfolding simulated in high definition: Evidence for recently identified and long-lasting type of protein misfolding bolstered by atomic-scale simulations and new experiments Recently identified and long-lasting type of protein misfolding non-native entanglements observed in all-atom protein folding simulations. Representative misfolded...