Jun 26, 2025 Researchers reveal how hydration shapes peptide assembly on 2D materials, offering new insights for bioelectronics and nanoscale sensors. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in Small ("Supramolecular Assembly and Interfacial Hydration of Tandem Repeat Dipeptides on 2D Nanomaterials: Insights From...
Smart fabrics light up with color-changing display threads
Jun 26, 2025 Color-changing light-emitting fibers woven into fabric enable flexible, pixel-level displays for smart textiles, opening new possibilities for wearable communication. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Imagine a jacket that flashes transit directions across its sleeve, or a scarf that displays spoken phrases in real time for someone who cannot speak. Within...
Scientists build first self-illuminating biosensor
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. "Scientists build first self-illuminating biosensor." Nanowerk, 26 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67117.php. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. (2025, June 26). Scientists build first self-illuminating biosensor. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67117.php Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, "Scientists build first self-illuminating biosensor," Nanowerk, June 26, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67117.php.
Unraveling protein-nanoparticle interactions using biophysics
Tokyo University of Science. "Unraveling protein–nanoparticle interactions using biophysics." Nanowerk, 26 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67119.php. Tokyo University of Science. (2025, June 26). Unraveling protein–nanoparticle interactions using biophysics. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67119.php Tokyo University of Science, "Unraveling protein–nanoparticle interactions using biophysics," Nanowerk, June 26, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67119.php.
NANOSPRESSO device could make personalised nanomedicines on-demand
Jun 26, 2025 The device lets hospital pharmacists make personalised gene therapies on site, using a capsule-like device to produce sterile, injectable nanomedicines. (Nanowerk News) A new gene therapy delivery device could let hospital pharmacies make personalized nanomedicines to order. This democratized approach to precision medicine, as published in Frontiers...
Charge-spin coupling in room-temperature 2D ferromagnetic material
National Taiwan University. "Charge-spin coupling in room-temperature 2D ferromagnetic material." Nanowerk, 26 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67116.php. National Taiwan University. (2025, June 26). Charge-spin coupling in room-temperature 2D ferromagnetic material. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67116.php National Taiwan University, "Charge-spin coupling in room-temperature 2D ferromagnetic material," Nanowerk, June 26, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67116.php.
Chemists create molecular magnet that could boost data storage by 100 times
University of Manchester. "Chemists create molecular magnet that could boost data storage by 100 times." Nanowerk, 25 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67113.php. University of Manchester. (2025, June 25). Chemists create molecular magnet that could boost data storage by 100 times. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67113.php University of Manchester, "Chemists create molecular magnet that could boost...
How nanotechnology targets the hidden costs of inefficiency and waste
Jun 25, 2025 Nanotechnology offers practical tools to tackle food loss, energy waste, and resource inefficiencies - revealing new strategies for systemic sustainability. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When we think about waste, most of us picture overflowing landfills or plastic bottles floating in the ocean. But waste in the modern world extends...
Microfluidic system detects subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria
National Taiwan University. "Microfluidic system detects subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria." Nanowerk, 25 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67112.php. National Taiwan University. (2025, June 25). Microfluidic system detects subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67112.php National Taiwan University, "Microfluidic system detects subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria," Nanowerk, June 25, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67112.php.
Controlling boron nitride nanotube alignment in liquid crystal dispersions
Jun 25, 2025 Scientists uncovered how boron nitride nanotubes can be coaxed into forming ordered liquid crystalline phases in water. (Nanowerk News) In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice University have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) —...