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Oct 04, 2025 Calcium transforms silk hydrogels into a versatile platform that prints precisely, stores for months, and fuses after sterilization, overcoming barriers to practical biomedical use. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Hydrogels are soft, water-rich materials that resemble a sponge, and scientists are exploring them for a wide range of medical uses,...

Home > Press > Researchers develop molecular qubits that communicate at telecom frequencies PhD students Leah Weiss (left) and Grant Smith work in the lab of Professor David Awschalom. (Photo by John Zich) Credit John Zich Abstract:A team of scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of California...

Home > Press > Rice membrane extracts lithium from brines with greater speed, less waste Qilin Li (second from left) and Jun Lou (third from left) are co-corresponding authors on a study published in Nature Communications. Credit Photo by Jorge Vidal/Rice University Abstract:A team of researchers at Rice University...

Home > Press > "Nanoreactor" cage uses visible light for catalytic and ultra-selective cross-cycloadditionsAbstract:Summary•While molecular cages offer high selectivity, previous versions lacked visible-light sensitivity, hindering their use in mild photochemical synthesis.•We engineered a platinum(II)-based M6L4 cage that acts as a visible-light-responsive nanoreactor, achieving perfect stereo- and site-selective cross-[2+2] cycloadditions of...

Home > Press > Next-generation quantum communication Detection of time-bin superpositions with the temporal Talbot carpet (visualisation: Maciej Ogrodnik, University of Warsaw). Credit Maciej Ogrodnik, University of Warsaw Abstract:Next-Generation Quantum CommunicationIn the era of instant data exchange and growing risks of cyberattacks, scientists are seeking secure methods of...

Home > Press > Researchers tackle the memory bottleneck stalling quantum computingAbstract:Solving quantum computing’s chronic forgetfulness is the aim of a new international project led by the University of Surrey. The work will focus on protecting fragile quantum information from decoherence and loss – a key barrier to the technology’s...

Institute of Science Tokyo. "New spectroscopy method reveals hidden molecular signals at material surfaces." Nanowerk, 3 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67808.php. Institute of Science Tokyo. (2025, October 3). New spectroscopy method reveals hidden molecular signals at material surfaces. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67808.php Institute of Science Tokyo, "New spectroscopy method reveals hidden molecular signals at...

McGill University. "Physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields." Nanowerk, 3 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67809.php. McGill University. (2025, October 3). Physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67809.php McGill University, "Physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields," Nanowerk, October 3, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67809.php.

Oct 03, 2025 The novel design allows the membranes to withstand high temperatures when separating hydrogen from gas mixtures. (Nanowerk News) Palladium is one of the keys to jump-starting a hydrogen-based energy economy. The silvery metal is a natural gatekeeper against every gas except hydrogen, which it readily lets through....

Oct 03, 2025 Researchers developed a new membrane that selectively filters out lithium from brines, offering a faster, cleaner way to produce the element at the heart of nearly every rechargeable battery. (Nanowerk News) According to a study published in Nature Communications ("A rationally designed scalable thin film nanocomposite cation...