Sep 03, 2025 Scientitsts have now generated a mini-antibody that neutralizes a protein essential for the infection. (Nanowerk News) Burning, blisters, pain: More than 40 million people worldwide are infected with the herpes virus every year. The virus can pose a serious threat to newborns and people with weakened immune...
Hydrogen production gets a nanomaterial boost
Sep 03, 2025 A light-responsive material improves hydrogen production by combining porous frameworks with metal particles to guide energy flow more efficiently. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Sunlight can split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The reaction is conceptually simple but building materials that can drive it with real efficiency has proved remarkably...
Carbon nanotube electrodes promise safer brain interfaces and vision restoration
Seoul National University. "Carbon nanotube electrodes promise safer brain interfaces and vision restoration." Nanowerk, 3 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67547.php. Seoul National University. (2025, September 3). Carbon nanotube electrodes promise safer brain interfaces and vision restoration. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67547.php Seoul National University, "Carbon nanotube electrodes promise safer brain interfaces and vision restoration," Nanowerk,...
Solar flares over 6 times hotter than previously thought
University of St. Andrews. "Solar flares over 6 times hotter than previously thought." Nanowerk, 3 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67543.php. University of St. Andrews. (2025, September 3). Solar flares over 6 times hotter than previously thought. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=67543.php University of St. Andrews, "Solar flares over 6 times hotter than previously thought," Nanowerk,...
New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries
Sep 03, 2025 Researchers designed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery's life, allowing for easier recycling of components. (Nanowerk News) Today’s electric vehicle boom is tomorrow’s mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still...
Photonic skins enable underwater communication without electronics
Sep 03, 2025 Flexible photonic skins emit light when stretched, enabling real-time underwater signaling and leak detection. The 3D printed design conforms to curved surfaces and works autonomously. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Communication under water is difficult in ways that challenge even the most advanced technologies. Light signals scatter. Radio waves disappear...
Engineers unveil generative AI model that designs new antibiotics
Sep 02, 2025 Researchers use generative AI to design molecules that kill drug-resistant bacteria. (Nanowerk News) What if generative AI could design life-saving antibiotics, not just art and text? In a new Cell Biomaterials paper ("Generative latent diffusion language modeling yields anti-infective synthetic peptides"), Penn researchers introduce AMP-Diffusion, a generative...
Novel kiri-origami structures enable high-performance stretchable electronics
Sep 02, 2025 Researchers develop hybrid kiri-origami structures that enable the fabrication of high-performance stretchable electronics using non-stretchable materials. (Nanowerk News) Stretchable electronics are used in smartphones, smartwatches, curved displays, and wearable sensors. However, stretchable materials like elastomers have lower electrical performance than rigid materials such as metals or semiconductors,...
Researchers unlock new insights Into granular hydrogels for biomedical applications
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. "Researchers unlock new insights Into granular hydrogels for biomedical applications." Nanowerk, 2 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67538.php. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2025, September 2). Researchers unlock new insights Into granular hydrogels for biomedical applications. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67538.php University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, "Researchers unlock new insights Into granular hydrogels for...
Golden sandwich makes the tiniest nanoparticles visible with simple optics
University of Twente. "Golden sandwich makes the tiniest nanoparticles visible with simple optics." Nanowerk, 2 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67540.php. University of Twente. (2025, September 2). Golden sandwich makes the tiniest nanoparticles visible with simple optics. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67540.php University of Twente, "Golden sandwich makes the tiniest nanoparticles visible with simple optics," Nanowerk,...