Nov 07, 2025 Scientists create stable niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes using table salt, paving the way for superconducting wires, advanced electronics, and quantum devices. (Nanowerk News) For the first time, researchers have made niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science. According to...
3D chip encrypts image data as soon as it is captured
Nov 07, 2025 A stacked chip captures, encrypts, and searches image data directly on hardware, combining photodetection, memory, and key generation for secure real-time processing in connected devices. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Smart devices are embedded in everyday environments. Doorbells recognize visitors, streetlights count traffic, factory cameras monitor equipment, and phones track...
Black hole flare blazes brighter than 10 trillion suns
Nov 07, 2025 A massive star was torn apart by a supermassive black hole, producing the most powerful and distant flare ever observed, glowing with the light of 10 trillion suns. (Nanowerk News) The most massive stars in the universe are destined to explode as brilliant supernova before collapsing into...
Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision
SPIE. "Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision." Nanowerk, 7 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68059.php. SPIE. (2025, November 7). Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68059.php SPIE, "Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision," Nanowerk, November 7, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68059.php.
Brain-inspired AI moves closer as researchers build high-yield memristor chips
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. "Brain-inspired AI moves closer as researchers build high-yield memristor chips." Nanowerk, 7 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68060.php. Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. (2025, November 7). Brain-inspired AI moves closer as researchers build high-yield memristor chips. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68060.php Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and...
Soft electronics painted directly onto complex surfaces
Nov 07, 2025 Stretchable elastomer paints form conductive and insulating layers directly on curved surfaces, enabling multilayer soft electronics for sensing and energy harvesting without transfers or specialized fabrication steps. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft electronic devices need to work on objects that are not flat or rigid. These objects may stretch,...
Physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene
Nov 06, 2025 Findings could open route to new forms of higher-temperature superconductors. (Nanowerk News) Superconductors are like the express trains in a metro system. Any electricity that “boards” a superconducting material can zip through it without stopping and losing energy along the way. As such, superconductors are extremely energy...