Oct 02, 2025 A solar emulsion evaporator built with graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes adapts to oil, salt, and microbes, maintaining clean water production in harsh conditions. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Freshwater access has shaped the growth of societies for centuries. Coastal cities, deserts, and island communities often sit close to oceans...
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Most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ to date is discovered
Oct 02, 2025 Astronomers have found the most distant and powerful odd radio circle yet, a vast ring of radio emission possibly linked to merging supermassive black holes. (Nanowerk News) The most distant and most powerful 'odd radio circle' (ORC) known so far has been discovered by astronomers. These curious...
Heat-rechargeable DNA circuits power nanoscale molecular machines
Oct 02, 2025 Scientists have built DNA-based nanocircuits that reset with heat, enabling reusable molecular systems for tasks like cargo sorting and pattern recognition. (Nanowerk News) Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as...
The quest for quantum spin liquids
Oct 01, 2025 Scientists are closer to creating a quantum spin liquid, a state where electron spins stay dynamic even at near absolute zero, key for future quantum computing. (Nanowerk News) The future of computing lies in the surprising world of quantum physics, where the rules are much different from...
Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67784.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, October 1). Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67784.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields," Nanowerk,...
AI-generated electron microscope images speed atomic scale materials research
Oct 01, 2025 A new AI model generates realistic synthetic microscope images of atoms, providing scientists with reliable training data to accelerate materials research and atomic scale analysis. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The structure of matter, down to the level of atoms, determines how technologies function. The arrangement of atoms governs how...
Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics
Graz University of Technology. "Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67787.php. Graz University of Technology. (2025, October 1). Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67787.php Graz University of Technology, "Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics," Nanowerk, October 1, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67787.php.
Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. "Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67790.php. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. (2025, October 1). Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67790.php Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, "Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds," Nanowerk, October 1, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67790.php.
Potential smoking gun signature of supermassive dark stars found in JWST data
Oct 01, 2025 JWST observations suggest the universe's first stars, formed from hydrogen and helium after the Big Bang, may have differed from familiar fusion stars. (Nanowerk News) The first stars in the universe formed out of pristine hydrogen and helium clouds, in the first few hundred million years after...
Wearable, self-healing MXene sensor that dissolves after use
Oct 01, 2025 A starch and MXene hydrogel combines stretchability, self-healing, conductivity, and biodegradability, enabling wearable sensors that track motion, support communication, and decompose safely in soil after disposal. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A patch of soft material clings to the bend of a wrist. It stretches with every flick, heals itself...