Sep 10, 2025 Scientists created a drug delivery platform to improve adherence, cut costs, prevent hospitalizations, and enhance treatment effectiveness. (Nanowerk News) Taking medications on time, in the right dose and for the prescribed duration can be challenging for patients, and failure to do so comes with steep costs, causing...
Studying the atmosphere of a potentially habitable planet 40 light-years away
Sep 10, 2025 JWST data reveal first insights on TRAPPIST-1 e, a planet in the habitable zone that may have conditions suitable for supporting life. (Nanowerk News) University of Michigan researchers in an international team revealed that a rocky planet in a distant star’s “habitable zone” may have an atmosphere....
Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery
University of Surrey. "Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery - and discover new class of ancient star systems." Nanowerk, 10 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67604.php. University of Surrey. (2025, September 10). Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery - and discover new class of ancient star systems. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67604.php University of Surrey, "Simulations solve centuries-old...
Exotic phase of matter realized on a quantum processor
Technical University Munich. "Exotic phase of matter realized on a quantum processor." Nanowerk, 10 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67605.php. Technical University Munich. (2025, September 10). Exotic phase of matter realized on a quantum processor. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67605.php Technical University Munich, "Exotic phase of matter realized on a quantum processor," Nanowerk, September 10, 2025,...
An exploding black hole could reveal the foundations of the universe
Sep 10, 2025 Physicists think we could see such an explosion in the next 10 years - and it would 'revolutionize physics and rewrite the history of the universe'. (Nanowerk News) Physicists have long believed that black holes explode at the end of their lives, and that such explosions happen—at...
Cat whiskers guide scientists to smarter, tougher wearable sensors
Shinshu University. "Cat whiskers guide scientists to smarter, tougher wearable sensors." Nanowerk, 10 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67599.php. Shinshu University. (2025, September 10). Cat whiskers guide scientists to smarter, tougher wearable sensors. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67599.php Shinshu University, "Cat whiskers guide scientists to smarter, tougher wearable sensors," Nanowerk, September 10, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67599.php.
Surface brain sensors rival deep implants for movement control
Sep 10, 2025 A high-resolution brain interface records movement signals from the brain's surface, enabling real-time control performance similar to invasive implants without entering brain tissue. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When the connection between brain and body is disrupted by injury or disease, the signals that once guided movement remain active but...
Hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at rate never seen before
University of Southampton. "Hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at rate never seen before." Nanowerk, 10 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67597.php. University of Southampton. (2025, September 10). Hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at rate never seen before. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67597.php University of Southampton, "Hungry star is eating its cosmic twin...
Scientists crack atomic precision etching of hafnium oxide without halogen gases
Sep 09, 2025 Scientists successfully etched this hard-to-etch material at room temperature without using halogen gases for the first time. (Nanowerk News) Hafnium oxide (HFO2) has attracted attention as a promising material for ultrathin semiconductors and other microelectronic devices. The strong ionic bond between hafnium and oxygen atoms in HFO2...
Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible problem
Sep 09, 2025 The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable - dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths. (Nanowerk News) A patterned layer of material just a fraction of the thickness of a human hair could enable...