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Smart textile uses nanogenerators for energy harvesting and year-round thermal control

Jul 17, 2025 Researchers developed a textile that uses motion energy and phase change materials to power electronics while adapting to heat and cold without batteries. (Nanowerk Spotlight) As wearable technology becomes more embedded in health care, environmental monitoring, and personal electronics, its core limitations remain unsolved. Most systems still...

Robots that grow by consuming other robots (w/video)

Columbia University. "Robots that grow by consuming other robots." Nanowerk, 17 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=67228.php. Columbia University. (2025, July 17). Robots that grow by consuming other robots. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=67228.php Columbia University, "Robots that grow by consuming other robots," Nanowerk, July 17, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=67228.php.

Shapeshifting liquid crystal can form emulsions, then change back

Cornell University. "Shapeshifting liquid crystal can form emulsions, then change back." Nanowerk, 17 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67229.php. Cornell University. (2025, July 17). Shapeshifting liquid crystal can form emulsions, then change back. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67229.php Cornell University, "Shapeshifting liquid crystal can form emulsions, then change back," Nanowerk, July 17, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67229.php.

DNA nanostructures create novel interference patterns with tunable properties

Jul 17, 2025 Researchers use DNA nanotechnology to build layered lattice structures that produce new interference patterns with unique physical properties and nanoscale control. (Nanowerk News) Researchers are creating new moiré materials at the nanometer scale using advanced DNA nanotechnology: DNA moiré superlattices form when two periodic DNA lattices are...

AI and light-powered nanothermometer maps heat inside living tissue

Ca' Foscari University of Venice. "AI and light-powered nanothermometer maps heat inside living tissue." Nanowerk, 16 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67217.php. Ca' Foscari University of Venice. (2025, July 16). AI and light-powered nanothermometer maps heat inside living tissue. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67217.php Ca' Foscari University of Venice, "AI and light-powered nanothermometer maps heat inside...

The most massive black hole merger ever observed through gravitational waves

University of Birmingham. "The most massive black hole merger ever observed through gravitational waves." Nanowerk, 16 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67218.php. University of Birmingham. (2025, July 16). The most massive black hole merger ever observed through gravitational waves. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67218.php University of Birmingham, "The most massive black hole merger ever observed through...