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Microswimmers combine motion and temperature sensing for mobile thermal mapping
Aug 24, 2025 Autonomous microswimmers use optical signals to measure temperature as they move, enabling precise thermal mapping in fluid environments without external guidance or contact. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Measuring temperature at the microscopic scale isn’t just about gauging heat. It is a way to observe life, reactivity, and instability in...
Freeze-framing the cellular world to capture a fleeting moment of cellular activity
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Engineered DNA hydrogel boosts healing of severe burns
Aug 23, 2025 A DNA hydrogel engineered from tetrahedral nanostructures accelerates burn wound healing by directing immune cell behavior, reducing inflammation, and supporting tissue regeneration through structural and biochemical interactions. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Some burn wounds heal without complications. Others don’t. In more severe cases, the damage doesn’t end with the...
AI predicts next breakthroughs in Raman spectroscopy from 176,000 published studies
Aug 23, 2025 An AI framework processes 176,000 Raman spectroscopy papers, turning them into a knowledge graph that uncovers landmark discoveries, tracks community evolution, and forecasts emerging scientific directions. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Raman spectroscopy has become one of the most powerful tools for probing matter at the nanoscale, with applications ranging...
Quantum device solves optimization problems efficiently using room temperature physics
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Metabolic modeling unlocks diversity of yeast for industrial biotechnology
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Researchers track the motion of a single electron during a chemical reaction
Aug 21, 2025 Scientists used an ultrafast X-ray laser to follow the impact of a single electron moving within a molecule during an entire chemical reaction. (Nanowerk News) Valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of an atom, play an important role in driving chemical reactions and forming bonds with...
precision molecules for tomorrow’s electronics
Aug 22, 2025 Researchers bound porphyrin molecules with metal centers to graphene nanoribbons with atomic precision, enabling advances in sensing and quantum electronics. (Nanowerk News) Organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon compounds, is the basis of all life on Earth. However, metals also play a key role in many biochemical...
New laser ‘comb’ can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision
Aug 22, 2025 The ultrabroadband infrared frequency comb could be used for chemical detection in portable spectrometers or high-resolution remote sensors. (Nanowerk News) Optical frequency combs are specially designed lasers that act like rulers to accurately and rapidly measure specific frequencies of light. They can be used to detect and...