Sep 15, 2025 A light-responsive surface encrypts data by coupling structural color with programmable shape change, enabling secure and reversible information storage without electronics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The lines between physical matter and digital information are becoming harder to draw. Across labs and industries, materials are no longer just containers, supports,...
Quantum spin effect survives in ten-nanometer magnetic films
Sep 14, 2025 A rare spin effect once limited to large crystals is now seen in ultrathin magnetic films, pointing to new ways of building faster, more stable, and miniaturized spin-based devices. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The effort to build smaller, faster, and more stable computing devices has exposed a growing problem...
Electric fields create working logic circuits from atomically thin materials
Sep 14, 2025 Electric-field-assisted assembly enables scalable, lithography-free fabrication of logic circuits using 2D semiconductors. It provides a practical route to high-performance electronics beyond conventional silicon processing. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The future of computing may hinge on how precisely we can place atomically thin materials. As the components of microprocessors continue...
Indoor solar and sensor performance gets a single-molecule boost
Sep 13, 2025 A minimalist molecular coating enables organic devices to generate power and detect light indoors, resolving a materials interface problem while improving efficiency, scalability, and cost. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Indoor electronics are becoming more intelligent, more connected, and more invisible. Smart sensors track motion, light, temperature, and biometrics in...
Astronomers confirm wandering black hole in nearby dwarf galaxy
Sep 12, 2025 A wandering black hole in a dwarf galaxy 230 million light-years away, offset from the center and launching jets, offers clues to black hole growth beyond nuclei. (Nanowerk News) Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to "reside" at the centers of galaxies. However, a research team led...
Atom-thin crystals offer a new route to efficient computer memory
Auburn University. "Atom-thin crystals offer a new route to efficient computer memory." Nanowerk, 12 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67621.php. Auburn University. (2025, September 12). Atom-thin crystals offer a new route to efficient computer memory. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67621.php Auburn University, "Atom-thin crystals offer a new route to efficient computer memory," Nanowerk, September 12, 2025,...
Microscopes can now watch materials go quantum with liquid helium
Sep 12, 2025 A new specimen holder gives scientists more control over ultracold temperatures, enabling the study of how materials acquire properties useful in quantum computers. (Nanowerk News) Scientists can now reliably chill specimens near absolute zero for over 10 hours while taking images resolved to the level of individual...
Nano-switch achieves first directed, gated flow of chargeless quantum information carriers
Sep 12, 2025 Moving excitons with light and a nano-ridge could help bridge optics and electronics, enabling new devices and faster, more efficient communication. (Nanowerk News) A new nanostructure acts like a wire and switch that can, for the first time, control and direct the flow of quantum quasiparticles called...
Scientists develop ‘molecular magnifying glass’ to help identify diseases earlier
Rice University. "Scientists develop 'molecular magnifying glass' to help identify diseases earlier." Nanowerk, 12 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67625.php. Rice University. (2025, September 12). Scientists develop 'molecular magnifying glass' to help identify diseases earlier. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67625.php Rice University, "Scientists develop 'molecular magnifying glass' to help identify diseases earlier," Nanowerk, September 12, 2025,...
Nanoscale images of a blood clotting protein complex reveal a secret to the clotting chain reaction
University of Michigan. "Nanoscale images of a blood clotting protein complex reveal a secret to the clotting chain reaction." Nanowerk, 12 September 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67626.php. University of Michigan. (2025, September 12). Nanoscale images of a blood clotting protein complex reveal a secret to the clotting chain reaction. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67626.php University of...