Oct 02, 2025 Redefining the repeating pattern in photonic crystals creates tightly confined pathways for light while preserving symmetry, offering a simple route to ultracompact and low loss light circuits. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Topological photonics is built on the idea that light can be guided through materials in a way that...
Biochemists create first single-dyed ratiometric biosensor for glycine imaging
Oct 02, 2025 Breakthrough results in first fluorescent sensors capable of detecting glycine dynamics inside living cells at single-cell resolution. (Nanowerk News) The amino acid glycine is an important neurotransmitter that regulates memory, reflex and brain development, and it may also be a biomarker for bacterial virulence. Of the 20...
Silver nanoring coating enables self-regulating smart windows without power or tint
University of Aarhus. "Silver nanoring coating enables self-regulating smart windows without power or tint." Nanowerk, 2 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67803.php. University of Aarhus. (2025, October 2). Silver nanoring coating enables self-regulating smart windows without power or tint. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67803.php University of Aarhus, "Silver nanoring coating enables self-regulating smart windows without power...
Rogue planet found growing at record rate
European Southern Observatory. "Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate." Nanowerk, 2 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67799.php. European Southern Observatory. (2025, October 2). Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67799.php European Southern Observatory, "Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet...
Scalable AI tracks motion from single molecules to wildebeests
Oct 02, 2025 Researchers created META-SiM, an AI foundation model that can analyze vast datasets to track the behavior of single molecules across many experiments. (Nanowerk News) University of Michigan researchers have developed a tool powered by artificial intelligence that can help them examine the behavior of a single molecule...
Solar nanomaterial emulsion makes clean water from polluted sources
Oct 02, 2025 A solar emulsion evaporator built with graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes adapts to oil, salt, and microbes, maintaining clean water production in harsh conditions. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Freshwater access has shaped the growth of societies for centuries. Coastal cities, deserts, and island communities often sit close to oceans...
Most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ to date is discovered
Oct 02, 2025 Astronomers have found the most distant and powerful odd radio circle yet, a vast ring of radio emission possibly linked to merging supermassive black holes. (Nanowerk News) The most distant and most powerful 'odd radio circle' (ORC) known so far has been discovered by astronomers. These curious...
Heat-rechargeable DNA circuits power nanoscale molecular machines
Oct 02, 2025 Scientists have built DNA-based nanocircuits that reset with heat, enabling reusable molecular systems for tasks like cargo sorting and pattern recognition. (Nanowerk News) Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as...
The quest for quantum spin liquids
Oct 01, 2025 Scientists are closer to creating a quantum spin liquid, a state where electron spins stay dynamic even at near absolute zero, key for future quantum computing. (Nanowerk News) The future of computing lies in the surprising world of quantum physics, where the rules are much different from...
Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67784.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, October 1). Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67784.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields," Nanowerk,...