Dec 05, 2025 Based on studies of leaping squirrels, students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch. (Nanowerk News) Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a candle to a squirrel, which can parkour...
AI-enhanced, wireless skin-patch lets people send and receive text through touch
Dec 05, 2025 A soft skin-like patch uses iontronic sensing, vibration feedback and synthetic-data learning to send and read all ASCII characters through touch, enabling a complete two-way tactile communication method. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Human touch can express subtle patterns of pressure, timing and movement. Digital devices capture only simple taps...
Long-standing puzzle in electron scattering deepens with new measurement
Dec 04, 2025 Physicists probed why lead's nucleus reacts unlike others when hit by electrons and found that instead of clarity, the puzzle is more complex than expected. (Nanowerk News) New result with the A1 spectrometers at the MAMI accelerator reveals unexpected behaviour in heavy nuclei and opens a path...
Quantum computers get a boost from a tiny material tweak
Dec 04, 2025 A small, counterintuitive tweak to advanced materials can improve how quantum computers hand off information inside their systems, making them more efficient, reliable and scalable. (Nanowerk News) In a paper recently published in Advanced Electronic Materials ("High Mobility and Electrostatics in GeSn Quantum Wells With SiGeSn Barriers"),...
Researchers create hydrogel platform for high-throughput extracellular vesicle isolation
Dec 04, 2025 A meso-macroporous hydrogel enables rapid, scalable extracellular vesicle isolation from diverse biofluids without preprocessing steps. (Nanowerk News) Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have rapidly emerged as one of the most promising frontiers in modern biology. These nano-sized messengers mediate communication between cells, tissues, and organs, influencing processes from immune...
Fullerenes for finer detailed MRI scans
University of Tokyo. "Fullerenes for finer detailed MRI scans." Nanowerk, 4 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68210.php. University of Tokyo. (2025, December 4). Fullerenes for finer detailed MRI scans. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68210.php University of Tokyo, "Fullerenes for finer detailed MRI scans," Nanowerk, December 4, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68210.php.
Ultrafast spin switching reveals a path to next generation magnetic memory
University of Tokyo. "Ultrafast spin switching reveals a path to next generation magnetic memory." Nanowerk, 4 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68211.php. University of Tokyo. (2025, December 4). Ultrafast spin switching reveals a path to next generation magnetic memory. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68211.php University of Tokyo, "Ultrafast spin switching reveals a path to next generation...
Silver atomic switches enable stable wiring for molecular-scale electronics
Dec 04, 2025 Researchers built a silver atomic switch that forms and breaks single-molecule junctions, enabling stable molecular wiring and advancing scalable, energy-efficient electronics. (Nanowerk News) Silver-based atomic switches that create stable electrical connections between individual molecules and electrodes have been developed by researchers from Japan, addressing a key challenge...
Supernova observations show how vital elements form in extreme stellar environments
Kyoto University. "Supernova observations show how vital elements form in extreme stellar environments." Nanowerk, 4 December 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=68212.php. Kyoto University. (2025, December 4). Supernova observations show how vital elements form in extreme stellar environments. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=68212.php Kyoto University, "Supernova observations show how vital elements form in extreme stellar environments," Nanowerk,...
The spider-web inspired fabric that moves sweat, harvests energy, and stops microbes
Dec 04, 2025 A spider-web Janus membrane combines directional moisture transport, heat modulation, triboelectric power generation and strong antibacterial activity in a flexible platform for next-generation wearable materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Research on advanced membrane materials has produced a range of approaches for controlling water, vapor, heat, and contaminants in thin...