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Apr 17, 2025 Scientists identified a promising new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other retinal disorders. (Nanowerk News) A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles might one day be used to help restore vision in...

Apr 16, 2025 A 2D mechanically interlocked polymer mimicking chainmail shows high flexibility and stiffness, offering promise for lightweight protective and smart armor systems. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D...

Apr 16, 2025 Millirobots with tunable adhesive microstructures grip and release solids and liquids in both air and underwater environments using magnetic control. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Magnetic soft robots have attracted growing attention for their potential in manipulating objects across miniature and hard-to-reach environments. Unlike traditional machines that rely on mechanical...

Apr 15, 2025 Machine learning and nanophotonics combine to enable fast, energy-efficient computing and sensing with potential for transformative AI-driven technologies. (Nanowerk News) The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) with nanophotonics has received tremendous interests because of its potential to solve the most challenging problems in both areas. In photonics,...

Apr 15, 2025 AI is helping scientists design ultra-precise detectors for gravitational waves, exploring vast possibilities beyond human limits to solve this cosmic challenge. (Nanowerk News) Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves. Their discovery opened...

Apr 15, 2025 In this study, chiral gold nanoparticles with a concave vortex cube structure were employed as the chiral substrate, exhibiting highly tunable optical chirality and intriguing chiral-induced spin selectivity-like effects. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Controlling the electron spin of oxygen-containing intermediates is crucial for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis toward clean energy...

Apr 15, 2025 Researchers provide the first neutron diffraction proof of antiferromagnetism in an icosahedral quasicrystal, opening new paths in magnetic and spintronic research. (Nanowerk News) Quasicrystals (QCs) are fascinating solid materials that exhibit an intriguing atomic arrangement. Unlike regular crystals, in which atomic arrangements have an ordered repeating pattern,...

Apr 15, 2025 Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based material that makes it possible to engineer artificial skin tissues, which can serve as living three-dimensional models of human skin for better understanding and treating skin diseases. (Nanowerk News) The skin is the largest organ in the human body. It makes...

Apr 14, 2025 MXenes, promising 2D materials for lubrication and energy tech, can now be made safely using electricity instead of toxic acid, enabling scalable, clean production. (Nanowerk News) It is one of the most significant trends in materials science: materials that consist of only a single layer of atoms,...

Apr 14, 2025 A new family of enzymes enables precise cuts in single-stranded DNA, offering powerful new tools for genetic engineering and expanding possibilities in biotechnology. (Nanowerk News) A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific world. Developed from a...