Jun 11, 2026 AI can now predict molecular changes over time, potentially accelerating drug testing and helping identify promising treatments faster and more accurately. (Nanowerk News) Developing a new drug often takes over ten years from the initial idea to the finished medicine before it reaches patients. A large proportion...
Big Bang inside a star: How a gravastar forms
Jun 11, 2026 A new relativity model suggests gravastars could form when dark energy creates an expanding mini-universe inside a collapsing star, preventing a black hole. (Nanowerk News) Stars shine because atoms fuse in their interiors, releasing energy. When a very massive star has exhausted its nuclear fuel, radiation pressure...
Cosmic dawn fuel discovery unlocks early galaxy growth secrets
Jun 11, 2026 NSF VLA and ALMA observations detect enormous cold molecular gas reserves in a distant galaxy seen 13 billion years ago. (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have discovered a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas, the direct fuel for star formation, in REBELS-25, a massive, star-forming galaxy. The team, led...
On the trail of the missing hydrogen atoms
Jun 11, 2026 AI method reconstructs missing hydrogen atom positions in crystal databases, enabling faster, more accurate materials simulations for storage, batteries and other uses. (Nanowerk News) Artificial intelligence is often used to generate images. In research, specialised AI models are used for scientific applications – for example, to predict...
Salt cycling process turns solar desalination into day-night power
Jun 11, 2026 A solar steam generator creates its own brine and harvests electricity twice, turning salt buildup into a full day-night power cycle. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Solar desalination devices usually treat salt buildup as damage in progress. As water evaporates, the remaining brine grows more concentrated near the heated surface,...
Webb finds strongest evidence yet for ‘black hole stars’
Jun 11, 2026 Many of the scattered pieces of the little red dot puzzle are coming together. (Nanowerk News) The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum...
Light-induced drag reveals new way to control nanoscale motion
Jun 11, 2026 Researchers show light can add drag to fluorescent carbon nanotubes in water, revealing quantum friction that may help control nanoscale transport. (Nanowerk News) Light is expected to heat particles up or set them in motion. However, an interdisciplinary team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has now proven...
Study reveals growth spurt of massive stars in extreme galactic center
Jun 10, 2026 Massive stars can form via accretion disks even in the Milky Way�s harsh center, showing disk-driven growth works across extreme environments. (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have found evidence that massive stars can form via a classic accretion disk, even in the most extreme environment of our galaxyâthe Central...