Jan 24, 2026 Magnetic nanoparticles engineered T cells inside living mice and guided them into solid tumors, achieving over 90% tumor inhibition where conventional immunotherapy fails. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, known as CAR-T, has transformed the treatment of blood cancers. The approach involves extracting a patient's T...
Researchers discover record-setting heat-conducting metallic material
Jan 24, 2026 Theta-phase tantalum nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper, opening new pathways for cooling electronics, AI, and quantum hardware. (Nanowerk News) A UCLA-led, multi-institution research team has discovered a metallic material with the highest thermal conductivity measured among metals, challenging long-standing assumptions about the limits...
Dual cross-linked polymer design enables soft artificial muscles with record work density and strain
Jan 24, 2026 A dual cross-linked magnetic polymer solves the fundamental trade-off limiting soft artificial muscles, achieving unprecedented combinations of stretchability, force output, and shape-programming ability. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft artificial muscles can bend, stretch, and twist in ways that rigid motors cannot. They promise robots that navigate confined spaces, wearable...
Quantum measurements with entangled atomic clouds
Jan 23, 2026 Researchers have demonstrated how quantum mechanical entanglement can be used to measure several physical parameters simultaneously with greater precision. (Nanowerk News) Entanglement is probably the most puzzling phenomenon observed in quantum systems. It causes measurements on two quantum objects, even if they are at different locations, to...
New metal-organic framework material achieves real-time fluoride removal and detection in water
Jan 23, 2026 Researchers developed a MOF-based material that removes fluoride from water while giving a real-time visual signal, enabling efficient defluoridation and monitoring. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Prof. KONG Lingtao at the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese...