Sep 15, 2025 Scientists reprogram stacked magnetic tubes in real time, enabling nesting doll-like robots with unprecedented shape-shifting for soft robotics. (Nanowerk News) Until now, when scientists created magnetic robots, their magnetisation profiles were generally fixed, enabling only a specific type of shape programming capability using applied external magnetic fields....
Tiny metasurface sensor detects magnetic fields billions of times weaker than Earth’s
Chinese Society for Optical Engineering. "Tiny metasurface sensor detects magnetic fields billions of times weaker than Earth's." Nanowerk, 15 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67635.php. Chinese Society for Optical Engineering. (2025, September 15). Tiny metasurface sensor detects magnetic fields billions of times weaker than Earth's. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67635.php Chinese Society for Optical Engineering, "Tiny...
Frozen saltwater offers a new source of clean energy
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. "Frozen saltwater offers a new source of clean energy." Nanowerk, 15 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=67634.php. Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. (2025, September 15). Frozen saltwater offers a new source of clean energy. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=67634.php Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, "Frozen saltwater offers a...
Nanofertilizer boosts photosynthesis and crop resilience
Sep 15, 2025 A multifunctional nanophotonic fertilizer enhances crop growth by converting near-infrared light into red light, releasing magnesium and manganese in response to pH, and enabling in-plant nutrient tracking. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Fertilizers are among the most widely used tools in agriculture, yet much of what they deliver never reaches...
Editing a single gene unlocks cleaner resveratrol production
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Editing a single gene unlocks cleaner resveratrol production." Nanowerk, 15 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67630.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, September 15). Editing a single gene unlocks cleaner resveratrol production. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67630.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Editing a single gene unlocks cleaner resveratrol production," Nanowerk, September 15, 2025,...
A shape-shifting material that encrypts data in color and form
Sep 15, 2025 A light-responsive surface encrypts data by coupling structural color with programmable shape change, enabling secure and reversible information storage without electronics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The lines between physical matter and digital information are becoming harder to draw. Across labs and industries, materials are no longer just containers, supports,...