Mar 18, 2025 Van der Waals forces, once deemed too weak for structural integrity, have been shown to create stable, highly porous frameworks with exceptional thermal resilience and reversible assembly, paving the way for scalable and recyclable materials. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from Kyoto University have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in...
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Deep dive into space turns up new Spitzer bubbles
Mar 17, 2025 Using AI image recognition, deep learning model efficiently and accurately finds structures related to star formation. (Nanowerk News) To learn more about the deepest reaches of our own galaxy and the mysteries of star formation, Japanese researchers have created a deep learning model. The Osaka Metropolitan University-led...
A ‘surprisingly large’ disk galaxy discovered in the early universe
Mar 17, 2025 An international team has discovered a giant spiral disk galaxy in the early cosmos which is three times larger than similar galaxies at the same epoch. (Nanowerk News) An international team has discovered a giant spiral disk galaxy in the early cosmos which is three times larger...
Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers
Mar 17, 2025 Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties. (Nanowerk News) By taking two flakes of special materials that are just one atom thick and twisting them at high angles, researchers at the University of...
‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones
Mar 17, 2025 Thanks to self-bending ultrasonic beams, it may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without wearing headphones. (Nanowerk News) It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people...
Scientists tune in to rhombohedral graphene’s potential
Mar 17, 2025 Scientists are investigating how structures made from several layers of graphene stack up in terms of their fundamental physics and their potential as reconfigurable semiconductors for advanced electronics. (Nanowerk News) University of Texas at Dallas scientists are investigating how structures made from several layers of graphene stack...
Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots
Mar 17, 2025 Engineers developed a way to grow artificial tissues that look and act like their natural counterparts. (Nanowerk News) We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync. While some muscles align in one direction, others form intricate patterns, helping parts...
Self-powered microneedle patches offer a new approach to wrinkle treatment
Mar 17, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Skin aging caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation presents a complex challenge for medical researchers and cosmetic scientists alike. Since the 1980s, approaches to treating photoaging have evolved from simple topical retinoids to sophisticated energy-based devices, yet all have faced a common obstacle: the skin's protective...
Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots
Mar 17, 2025 Researchers developed a single-cell green microalgae coated with magnetic nanoparticles. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart developed a biohybrid micro swimmer covered with magnetic material, whose swimming ability is largely unaffected by the coating. The team...
Artificial cytoskeletons to build synthetic cells (w/video)
Mar 17, 2025 Scientists use RNA origami to fold biomolecules into nanotubes, forming cytoskeleton-like structures, advancing synthetic biology toward artificial cells. (Nanowerk News) With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality...