Nov 05, 2025 Black hole images may test competing gravity theories. A new method uses simulations to check if they follow Einstein or alternatives with future sharper telescopes. (Nanowerk News) Black holes are considered cosmic gluttons, from which not even light can escape. That is also why the images of...
Atomically thin magnetic memory films work without insulating buffer
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics. "Ultrathin magnetic memory films work without insulating buffer." Nanowerk, 5 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68046.php. Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics. (2025, November 5). Ultrathin magnetic memory films work without insulating buffer. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68046.php Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, "Ultrathin magnetic memory films work without...
Carbon nanotubes unlock electrical control of terahertz light on silicon chips
Nov 05, 2025 Electrically controlled silicon photonic devices use carbon nanotube heaters to modulate and filter terahertz waves on chip with stable performance, enabling compact tunable components for high frequency applications. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Light in the terahertz range is drawing interest for communications and sensing. It can support data rates...
Attosecond plasma lens
Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy. "Attosecond plasma lens." Nanowerk, 5 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68048.php. Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy. (2025, November 5). Attosecond plasma lens. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68048.php Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, "Attosecond plasma lens," Nanowerk,...
Defect-engineering unlocks new unique properties in ultra-thin films
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. "Defect-engineering unlocks new unique properties in ultra-thin films." Nanowerk, 5 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68047.php. University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. (2025, November 5). Defect-engineering unlocks new unique properties in ultra-thin films. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68047.php University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering,...
New nanoparticle therapy shrinks pancreatic tumors and extends survival in preclinical study
Nov 05, 2025 Experimental, drug-free, MRI-guided cancer treatment may one day offer a way of targeting and destroying pancreatic tumors without surgery or chemotherapy. (Nanowerk News) A new study has found for the first time that magnetoelectric nanoparticles — tiny, wirelessly controlled particles activated by magnetic fields — can both...
Magnetic fields steer skyrmion behavior in two-dimensional materials
Nov 05, 2025 Small in-plane magnetic fields switch skyrmion chirality and improve lattice order in a two-dimensional magnet, pointing to low-energy control of spin textures for future computing devices. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Magnetic data storage has moved through several revolutions, shifting from spinning disks to solid-state devices and now toward components...
New QR LED design sets record efficiency for brighter vivid displays
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. "New QR LED design sets record efficiency for brighter vivid displays." Nanowerk, 5 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68043.php. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (2025, November 5). New QR LED design sets record efficiency for brighter vivid displays. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68043.php Hong Kong University of...
Custom-made carbon dots detect cadmium in water at very low levels
Nov 04, 2025 Ion-imprinted carbon dots detect cadmium at low nanomolar levels with a simple light readout, enabling portable water screening and customizable metal-specific probes. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cadmium contamination remains a persistent water-quality problem because the metal accumulates in the body and harms kidneys and bones at trace exposure. Regulated...
Extremely massive stars forged the oldest star clusters in the universe
Nov 04, 2025 New model shows extremely massive stars, over 1,000 solar masses, shaped the birth and early evolution of the universe's oldest star clusters. (Nanowerk News) An international team led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the...