Jan 21, 2026 Cancer cells have softer membranes than healthy cells. New nanoparticles exploit this physical difference to fuse selectively with tumors and deliver mRNA therapy with minimal off-target effects. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Messenger RNA can instruct cells to produce virtually any protein, making it a powerful tool for medicine. But...
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Metal nanoparticles show quantum interference at macroscopic scales
Jan 21, 2026 Experiments reveal that metallic nanoparticles thousands of atoms wide can exist in quantum superposition, providing a stringent test of quantum mechanics. (Nanowerk News) Can a small lump of metal be in a quantum state that extends over distant locations? A research team at the University of Vienna...
Webb finds young Sun-like star forging, spewing common crystals
Jan 21, 2026 Webb data show crystalline silicates form near young stars, then travel via outflows from hot inner disks to cold regions, crystals found in comets. (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at the outskirts of our own solar system contain crystalline silicates, since...
Massive cloud with metallic winds discovered orbiting mystery object
Jan 21, 2026 Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope achieve unprecedented detection of vaporized metals within a dusty, gaseous cloud during rare stellar occultation. (Nanowerk News) Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months. This...
When scientists build nanoscale architecture to solve textile and pharmaceutical industry challenges
Jan 21, 2026 The study highlights a novel engineered crystalline membrane, whose one-nanometre gateways act as a high-precision sieve, enabling the recycling of polluted textile wastewater and improving the purity and cost-efficiency of generic medicines. (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Indian Institute...
Defects in 2D materials enable terahertz spin qubits
Jan 21, 2026 Atomic-scale defects in 2D materials show terahertz spin splitting, pointing to robust spin qubits and single-photon emitters at higher temperatures. (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered that atomic-scale substitutional dopants in two-dimensional (2D) materials can act as stable quantum systems operating...
Double-cycle circular cavity Raman system enables stable, high-sensitivity gas detection
Jan 21, 2026 A misalignment-tolerant multi-pass optical cavity boosts weak Raman signals, doubling path length and enabling stable, sensitive trace gas detection in air. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Prof. FANG Yonghua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a Raman...
Tungsten oxide nanorods with removable dopants enable low-cost sodium-based smart windows
Jan 21, 2026 Researchers unlock sodium-based electrochromic capacity in nanorods by introducing thermally removable dopants, offering a practical solution for thermal regulation. (Nanowerk News) Thermal management is essential for reducing future heating and cooling energy consumption. Notably, the near-infrared (NIR) component of sunlight is closely associated with heat absorption. Hexagonal...
Stacked memristor arrays compute Euclidean distance in memory to accelerate self-organizing maps
Jan 21, 2026 A novel stacked memristor architecture performs Euclidean distance calculations directly within memory, enabling energy-efficient self-organizing maps without external arithmetic circuits. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Neuromorphic computing seeks to replicate one of the brain's most remarkable features: its ability to store information and process it within the same physical structure....
Sculpting complex, 3D nanostructures with a focused ion beam
Jan 21, 2026 Scientists have developed a new way to fabricate three-dimensional nanoscale devices from single-crystal materials using a focused ion beam instrument. The group used this new method to carve helical-shaped devices from a topological magnet composed of cobalt, tin, and sulfur. (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the RIKEN Center...