Dec 09, 2025 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang. (Nanowerk News) For two decades, astronomers have puzzled over how supermassive black holes – some of the...
Researchers explore chemical boundaries to create new magnetic material
Dec 10, 2025 Researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be used for breakthroughs in data storage and quantum technologies. (Nanowerk News) In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society ("Skyrmion-like Spin Textures Emerging in the Material Derived from Structural...
Edible hydrogel electrodes could enable swallowable glucose sensors for diabetes management
Dec 11, 2025 A soft, edible electrode made from alginate and polydopamine detects glucose under intestinal conditions, opening a path toward swallowable sensors for diabetes monitoring. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Glucose monitors worn on the skin have transformed diabetes management, but they measure sugar levels only after glucose has entered the bloodstream....
Exposing just one active site on a nanocluster boosts catalytic activity
Dec 11, 2025 Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. This research shows how exposing a single active site has huge implications for producing green energy. (Nanowerk News) There is a dire need for selective catalysts that allow us to consistently achieve a desired outcome in a chemical reaction....
E-713 Nanopositioning controller family introduced
Dec 11, 2025 Highest flexibility and performance for semiconductor, photonics and SR-Microscopy applications. (Nanowerk News) PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader in nanopositioning and precision motion and positioning systems, has introduced the E-713 series, its newest motion controller generation engineered for high-performance control of multi-axis nanopositioning systems. The E-713 succeeds...
Pinpointing the glow of a single atom
Dec 11, 2025 Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, lighting the path for future quantum innovations. (Nanowerk News) Like perfectly controlled light switches, quantum emitters can turn on the flow of single particles of light, called photons, one...
astronomers spot star ‘wobbling’ around black hole
Dec 10, 2025 Study confirms general relativity predictions as Einstein foretold more than 100 years ago. (Nanowerk News) The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in the night sky. Their study, presented in Science...
Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects (w/video)
Dec 10, 2025 The new design could be adapted to assist the elderly, sort warehouse products, or unload heavy cargo. (Nanowerk News) In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down entire fences and...
Shape-shifting bioelectronic skin transforms from rigid to soft on contact
Dec 10, 2025 Researchers created a 350nm-thick bioelectronic film that turns soft when wet to stick to hearts and brains without glue, revolutionizing medical monitoring. (Nanowerk News) A research team has developed a new material designed to improve the monitoring of vital organs. Scientists from the Center for Neuroscience Imaging...
Carbon nanotubes could power a new generation of flexible solar panels
Dec 10, 2025 Replacing ITO with single-walled carbon nanotubes could make perovskite solar cells cheaper, more efficient, robust, scalable and truly flexible. (Nanowerk News) Perovskite solar cells can be made not only more robust but also more efficient, scalable and cheaper to manufacture by replacing the indium tin oxide (ITO)...