Oct 01, 2025 Scientists are closer to creating a quantum spin liquid, a state where electron spins stay dynamic even at near absolute zero, key for future quantum computing. (Nanowerk News) The future of computing lies in the surprising world of quantum physics, where the rules are much different from...
Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67784.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, October 1). Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67784.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Researchers uncover how diamond fails under extreme electrical fields," Nanowerk,...
AI-generated electron microscope images speed atomic scale materials research
Oct 01, 2025 A new AI model generates realistic synthetic microscope images of atoms, providing scientists with reliable training data to accelerate materials research and atomic scale analysis. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The structure of matter, down to the level of atoms, determines how technologies function. The arrangement of atoms governs how...
Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics
Graz University of Technology. "Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67787.php. Graz University of Technology. (2025, October 1). Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67787.php Graz University of Technology, "Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics," Nanowerk, October 1, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67787.php.
Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. "Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67790.php. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. (2025, October 1). Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67790.php Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, "Graphene steers electrons in femtoseconds," Nanowerk, October 1, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67790.php.
Potential smoking gun signature of supermassive dark stars found in JWST data
Oct 01, 2025 JWST observations suggest the universe's first stars, formed from hydrogen and helium after the Big Bang, may have differed from familiar fusion stars. (Nanowerk News) The first stars in the universe formed out of pristine hydrogen and helium clouds, in the first few hundred million years after...
Wearable, self-healing MXene sensor that dissolves after use
Oct 01, 2025 A starch and MXene hydrogel combines stretchability, self-healing, conductivity, and biodegradability, enabling wearable sensors that track motion, support communication, and decompose safely in soil after disposal. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A patch of soft material clings to the bend of a wrist. It stretches with every flick, heals itself...
Researchers identify fractional electron transfer that enables catalysis
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. "Researchers identify fractional electron transfer that enables catalysis." Nanowerk, 1 October 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67791.php. University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. (2025, October 1). Researchers identify fractional electron transfer that enables catalysis. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67791.php University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering,...
Enceladus emits organic compounds
Oct 01, 2025 Cassini data show Enceladus ejects ice from its ocean containing intermediates of biologically relevant organics, first found in an ocean beyond Earth. (Nanowerk News) Saturn’s moon Enceladus continuously ejects vast quantities of ice particles into space, originating from its subsurface ocean. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart...
Twisted graphene reveals exotic superconductivity
Oct 01, 2025 Physicists have directly observed and controlled a rare double-dome pattern of superconductivity in twisted trilayer graphene, shedding light on how exotic quantum states emerge and interact in engineered materials. (Nanowerk News) Superconductivity is a phenomenon where certain materials can conduct electricity with zero resistance. Obviously, this has...