Dec 03, 2025 Microdroplet arrays store and conceal digital data through droplet composition, enabling reversible encoding, multi-layer QR patterns, error correction, and time-controlled messages using living cells. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Most scientific tools treat liquids as a means to an end rather than a destination. A solution mixes chemicals to trigger...
Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light. "Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems." Nanowerk, 2 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=68195.php. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light. (2025, December 2). Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=68195.php...
Fast and easy charging of electric cars without cables
Empa. "Fast and easy charging of electric cars without cables." Nanowerk, 3 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=68200.php. Empa. (2025, December 3). Fast and easy charging of electric cars without cables. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=68200.php Empa, "Fast and easy charging of electric cars without cables," Nanowerk, December 3, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=68200.php.
Metasurfaces trained like neural networks redefine how holograms store information
Dec 03, 2025 Layered metasurfaces trained as optical neural networks enable multifunctional holograms and security features, integrating neural computation principles with nanostructured optics to create a versatile new device class. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Metasurfaces are thin optical materials patterned with nanoscale structures that interact with light in precisely engineered ways. Their...
Water-resistant and recyclable redox-active metal-organic frameworks
Tohoku University. "Water-resistant and recyclable redox-active metal-organic frameworks." Nanowerk, 2 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68198.php. Tohoku University. (2025, December 2). Water-resistant and recyclable redox-active metal-organic frameworks. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68198.php Tohoku University, "Water-resistant and recyclable redox-active metal-organic frameworks," Nanowerk, December 2, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68198.php.
Nano droplets reveal how water behaves on high-tech surfaces
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. "Nano droplets reveal how water behaves on high-tech surfaces." Nanowerk, 2 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68197.php. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. (2025, December 2). Nano droplets reveal how water behaves on high-tech surfaces. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68197.php Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, "Nano...
Scientists create novel, ultrathin material to make transistors
Dec 03, 2025 Researchers built a four-atom-thick transistor combining an atomically thin semiconductor and molecular crystal. It uses charge localization and works at room temperature. (Nanowerk News) The ability to make a very miniature on/off switch changed the world. These tiny switches, known as transistors, make up the basis of...