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Mar 19, 2026 A 3D-printed hydrogel wound dressing loaded with MXene and carbonized polymer dots kills drug-resistant MRSA and speeds healing in diabetic mice. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a 3D-printed hydrogel wound dressing infused with two advanced nanomaterials to treat chronic wounds infected by multidrug-resistant bacteria. The dressing, designated...

Mar 18, 2026 Researchers demonstrate acoustic wave control of mechanical kinks in topological metamaterials, enabling remote manipulation with potential for nanoscale applications. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego, University of Michigan, and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at Laboratory...

Mar 18, 2026 Clearest evidence yet that giant planets spin faster than their cosmic lookalikes. (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have struggled to differentiate giant planets from brown dwarfs, a class of objects more massive than planets but too small to ignite nuclear fusion like true stars. Through a telescope, these cosmic...

Mar 18, 2026 A new study suggests that collapsing plasma clouds during galaxy formation could explain how galaxies build large-scale magnetic fields far faster than existing theories predict. (Nanowerk News) How fast can a galaxy build ordered magnetic fields spanning thousands of light-years? Existing theories say several billion years, but...

Mar 18, 2026 A vanadium MXene nanoparticle uses gene editing to strip tumors of heat resistance, then kills them with laser-triggered free radicals while activating immunity. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When doctors heat a tumor with laser light, the precision is remarkable. The energy concentrates at the tumor site, sparing surrounding tissue...

Mar 18, 2026 A cell-mimicking nanosensor uses lubricin and SERS to detect drugs in whole blood in real time, resisting fouling for over 10 hours of continuous monitoring. (Nanowerk News) A team led by La Trobe University has drawn inspiration from nature to develop a breakthrough sensor that can rapidly...

Mar 18, 2026 A flat, flexible wearable thermoelectric generator converts body heat into electricity by redirecting thermal flow through a dual conductivity substrate. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Seoul National University have developed a flat, flexible wearable thermoelectric generator that converts body heat into electricity without requiring any bending or bulky...

Mar 18, 2026 Researchers combine numerical modeling with neural networks to show how nanodiamond aggregation, magnetic fields, and surface waviness jointly shape nanofluid heat transfer. (Nanowerk News) A study published in Sustainable Carbon Materials ("Machine learning analysis of oscillatory-turbulent heat transfer using carbon-based diamond nanofluids over MHD nonlinear wavy surfaces")...

Mar 18, 2026 Researchers demonstrated a method to convert terahertz spin waves into charge signals via an optical intermediate step, advancing magnon-based spintronics. (Nanowerk News) Physicists have demonstrated a method to convert terahertz spin waves into charge-compatible signals, bringing magnon-based data processing closer to integration with existing computer technology. The...

Mar 18, 2026 Researchers found friction can arise without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics, and doesn't always increase with load but peaks when magnetic ordering becomes frustrated. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any...