Nov 03, 2025 Liquid metal controlled by low voltage reversibly switches color and infrared response in nanoscale surfaces, enabling low power reflective displays, sensors, and optical security features. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The moment sunlight hits your phone screen, the image dulls and your eyes strain. The device is still on and...
Global initiative advances next-generation light sensors based on emerging materials
Nov 03, 2025 A global team of experts from academia and industry has joined forces in a landmark 'Consensus Statement' on next-generation photodetectors based on emerging light-responsive materials, which could accelerate innovative applications across healthcare, smart homes, agriculture, and manufacturing. (Nanowerk News) Professor Vincenzo Pecunia, head of the Sustainable Optoelectronics...
Room temperature 3D printing unlocks microscale infrared sensors at lower costs
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. "Room temperature 3D printing unlocks microscale infrared sensors at lower costs." Nanowerk, 3 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68030.php. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. (2025, November 3). Room temperature 3D printing unlocks microscale infrared sensors at lower costs. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68030.php Korea Advanced Institute of...
Dark matter does not defy gravity
Nov 03, 2025 Study finds dark matter may follow the same laws as ordinary matter on cosmic scales, though unknown forces could still be at play in this abundant, unseen substance. (Nanowerk News) Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The mystery of this invisible and hypothetical...
Microchips with a memristor could replace an entire electrical resistance calibration laboratory
Nov 03, 2025 Researchers show nanoscale memristors can calibrate electrical resistance without complex labs or extreme conditions, opening metrological uses in electronics. (Nanowerk News) An international research collaboration with the involvement of the UAB demonstrates for the first time that memristors, electronic devices at the nanoscale, can easily calibrate electrical...
From flat sheet to walking robot in minutes (w/video)
Nov 03, 2025 Magnetic graphene oxide sheets fold, move, sense motion, and switch function by swapping magnetic layers, offering a fast, reprogrammable platform for soft robots and other morphable structures. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Designing structures that change their form or mechanical behavior on command is a central problem in robotics and...
Nanoengineered cooling paint harvests water from thin air
Nov 03, 2025 A paint-like substance that reflects 97% of sunlight can cool the painted surface by up to six degrees below ambient temperature, cooling building and passively extracting water. The innovation could help cool urban heat islands and supplement tank water. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Sydney...
Cement that lets building walls store energy
Nov 02, 2025 Cement infused with carbon and hydrogel can store electrical energy while remaining strong enough for construction, suggesting a future where buildings contribute directly to energy storage. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Buildings use enormous amounts of energy but do not store any. They sit at the end of power lines,...
Metamaterials that compute without electronics
Nov 01, 2025 An elastic metamaterial can do math by directing motion through tiny pathways, showing how materials might one day handle simple computing tasks without electronics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Computing hardware has always separated the physical world from digital processing. When a material bends, or light hits a sensor, or...
AI accurately forecasts brain immune responses to RNA and DNA nanotherapies
Oct 31, 2025 An artificial intelligence model predicts how brain immune cells react to RNA and DNA nanoparticles, helping scientists design safer and more effective nucleic acid therapies faster. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nucleic acid therapeutics have moved from simple gene-silencing strands to programmable RNA and DNA assemblies known as nucleic acid...