Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics. "Ultrasound makes carbon dots glow for seconds with promise for imaging and radar." Nanowerk, 27 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67756.php. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics. (2025, September 27). Ultrasound makes carbon dots glow for seconds with promise for imaging and radar....
Designed protein switches may lead to safer, smarter medicines
University of Washington. "Designed protein switches may lead to safer, smarter medicines." Nanowerk, 27 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67757.php. University of Washington. (2025, September 27). Designed protein switches may lead to safer, smarter medicines. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67757.php University of Washington, "Designed protein switches may lead to safer, smarter medicines," Nanowerk, September 27, 2025,...
Light sets this adhesive fast, microwaves take it apart
Sep 27, 2025 A solvent-free adhesive bonds in seconds under visible light and is fully recyclable using microwave energy, offering strong performance across substrates without heat, UV light, or solvents. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Adhesives are essential to the design and assembly of products in electronics, transportation, construction, and packaging. Many of...
Cracking the code of 3D-printed metal
Sep 27, 2025 Scientists are uncovering what happens inside 3D-printed metals, using new sensing tools to make parts stronger, safer and ready for real-world use. (Nanowerk News) With the ability to print metal structures with complex shapes and unique mechanical properties, metal additive manufacturing (AM) could be revolutionary. However, without...
New phototransistor mimics the brain’s visual circuits
Sep 26, 2025 A single phototransistor mimics retinal bipolar cell function while detecting visible and infrared light, enabling low-power image processing through programmable ON and OFF photoresponses. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A camera mounted on a vehicle may produce a clear image in daylight. That same sensor becomes unreliable at night, in...
Atomic neighborhoods in semiconductors provide new avenue for designing microelectronics
Sep 26, 2025 Advanced microscopy proves that dilute elements in semiconductors have preferred arrangements, not just random distribution. (Nanowerk News) Inside the microchips powering the device you’re reading this on, the atoms have a hidden order all their own. A team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and...
Virtual charges govern ultrafast light-matter interactions
Politecnico di Milano. "Virtual charges govern ultrafast light–matter interactions." Nanowerk, 26 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67753.php. Politecnico di Milano. (2025, September 26). Virtual charges govern ultrafast light–matter interactions. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67753.php Politecnico di Milano, "Virtual charges govern ultrafast light–matter interactions," Nanowerk, September 26, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67753.php.
Soft robot with kirigami skin crawls, steers and adapts to tough terrain
Sep 26, 2025 A kirigami-skinned soft robot powered by pneumatic muscles achieves crawling, steering and obstacle avoidance, advancing mobility for confined and rough terrain. (Nanowerk News) Limbless animals move across the ground by combining three elements: flexible bodies, rhythmic waves of contraction, and a friction pattern that grips more at...
Molecular engineering makes zinc batteries more efficient and stable
Sep 26, 2025 Molecular engineering of a zinc battery co-solvent improves plating stability, suppresses side reactions, and delivers near-perfect efficiency through a single functional group substitution. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Rechargeable batteries built around zinc and water have obvious appeal. They’re safer than lithium systems, cheaper to make, and based on widely...
3D printed carbon nanotube sensors for smart health monitoring
Seoul National University. "3D printed carbon nanotube sensors for smart health monitoring." Nanowerk, 26 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67751.php. Seoul National University. (2025, September 26). 3D printed carbon nanotube sensors for smart health monitoring. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67751.php Seoul National University, "3D printed carbon nanotube sensors for smart health monitoring," Nanowerk, September 26, 2025,...