Jul 03, 2025 Researchers created a nanoengineered, self-healing sensor that detects water pollutants in milliseconds without external power, offering a sustainable monitoring solution. (Nanowerk News) Clean, safe water is vital for human health and well-being. It also plays a critical role in our food security, supports high-tech industries, and enables...
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Killing cancer with radioactive nanocrystals
Department of Energy Office of Science. "Killing cancer with radioactive nanocrystals." Nanowerk, 3 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67155.php. Department of Energy Office of Science. (2025, July 3). Killing cancer with radioactive nanocrystals. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67155.php Department of Energy Office of Science, "Killing cancer with radioactive nanocrystals," Nanowerk, July 3, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67155.php.
Manipulation of light at the nanoscale helps advance biosensing
Jul 02, 2025 Researchers developed tunable photonic crystal biosensors using magneto-plasmonic nanoassemblies to enhance fluorescence for ultrasensitive disease biomarker detection. (Nanowerk News) Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive process. Point-of-care diagnostics are instead low cost, easy-to-use, and rapid...
Scientists target ‘molecular machine’ in the war against antimicrobial resistance
King's College London. "Scientists target 'molecular machine' in the war against antimicrobial resistance." Nanowerk, 2 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67144.php. King's College London. (2025, July 2). Scientists target 'molecular machine' in the war against antimicrobial resistance. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67144.php King's College London, "Scientists target 'molecular machine' in the war against antimicrobial resistance," Nanowerk,...
Spongy, loofah-inspired hydrogel material uses sunlight to remove salt from seawater
Anerican Chemical Society. "Spongy, loofah-inspired hydrogel material uses sunlight to remove salt from seawater." Nanowerk, 2 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=67145.php. Anerican Chemical Society. (2025, July 2). Spongy, loofah-inspired hydrogel material uses sunlight to remove salt from seawater. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=67145.php Anerican Chemical Society, "Spongy, loofah-inspired hydrogel material uses sunlight to remove salt...
Heat-flow modelling at the nanoscale
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. "Heat-flow modelling at the nanoscale." Nanowerk, 2 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67146.php. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. (2025, July 2). Heat-flow modelling at the nanoscale. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67146.php Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, "Heat-flow modelling at the nanoscale," Nanowerk, July 2, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67146.php.
Exoplanet sparks stellar fireworks
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam. "Exoplanet sparks stellar fireworks." Nanowerk, 2 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67147.php. Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam. (2025, July 2). Exoplanet sparks stellar fireworks. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67147.php Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam, "Exoplanet sparks stellar fireworks," Nanowerk, July 2, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67147.php.
Ultrafast laser nanofabrication advances manufacturing limits
Higher Education Press. "Ultrafast laser nanofabrication advances manufacturing limits." Nanowerk, 2 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67148.php. Higher Education Press. (2025, July 2). Ultrafast laser nanofabrication advances manufacturing limits. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67148.php Higher Education Press, "Ultrafast laser nanofabrication advances manufacturing limits," Nanowerk, July 2, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67148.php.
New tool allows researchers to track assembly of cells’ protein-making machines
Jul 02, 2025 By tracking the movement of RNA molecules inside the nucleolus using advanced imaging and genomics techniques, the new method allows researchers to watch these processes as they unfold without destroying the cell or its fragile components. (Nanowerk News) Proteins are the infinitely varied chemicals that make cells...
Researchers uncover new mechanism of ion transport in nanofiltration membranes
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Researchers uncover new mechanism of ion transport in nanofiltration membranes." Nanowerk, 2 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67151.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, July 2). Researchers uncover new mechanism of ion transport in nanofiltration membranes. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67151.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Researchers uncover new mechanism of ion transport in...