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Apr 18, 2025 Scientists are giving immune cells the ability to distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells. (Nanowerk News) One of the most exciting developments in cancer treatment is a wave of new cell therapies that train a patient’s immune system to attack cancer cells. Such therapies have saved the...

Apr 18, 2025 Researchers developed a novel 3D-printed graphene/polymer double-layer composite with high anisotropic thermal conductivity, offering enhanced photothermal and electrothermal performance for advanced ice control applications. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Prof. WANG Zhenyang at the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science...

Apr 17, 2025 Light-activated copper microrobots use single-atom catalysis and peroxide to penetrate biofilms, generate reactive oxygen species, and eliminate MRSA infections. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Bacterial biofilms pose one of the most intractable challenges in medicine. These tightly organized microbial communities adhere to surfaces such as wound beds, catheters, and implants....

Apr 17, 2025 The compound becomes only the second known metallic system with confirmed one-dimensional magnetism. (Nanowerk News) A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) has found a rare form of one-dimensional quantum magnetism in the metallic compound Ti₄MnBi₂, offering...

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...