Nov 19, 2025 Trace chloride alters gold surface chemistry by forming a short-lived covalent layer of chloride ions on gold atoms. (Nanowerk News) Cambridge researchers have uncovered a hidden layer of chemistry on gold nanoparticle surfaces that could transform the way sensors, catalysts, and medical diagnostic devices are designed and...
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Nanogel wipes out dangerous bacteria with exceptional precision
Swansea University. "Nanogel wipes out dangerous bacteria with exceptional precision." Nanowerk, 19 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68128.php. Swansea University. (2025, November 19). Nanogel wipes out dangerous bacteria with exceptional precision. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68128.php Swansea University, "Nanogel wipes out dangerous bacteria with exceptional precision," Nanowerk, November 19, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68128.php.
Molecular antennas power insulating nanoparticles to create ultra-pure infrared LEDs
University of Cambridge. "Molecular antennas power insulating nanoparticles to create ultra-pure infrared LEDs." Nanowerk, 19 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68124.php. University of Cambridge. (2025, November 19). Molecular antennas power insulating nanoparticles to create ultra-pure infrared LEDs. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68124.php University of Cambridge, "Molecular antennas power insulating nanoparticles to create ultra-pure infrared LEDs," Nanowerk,...
Self-repairing hydrogel boosts durability of water-based zinc batteries
Nov 19, 2025 A self-healing hydrogel improves zinc battery stability, limits corrosion and dendrites, and supports flexible cells that recover performance after cuts, advancing safer water-based energy storage. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Lithium-ion batteries power most portable electronics, but they rely on flammable organic liquids and materials that can be costly to...
Blocking space radiation threats with boron nitride nanotubes
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. "Blocking space radiation threats with boron nitride nanotubes." Nanowerk, 19 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68120.php. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. (2025, November 19). Blocking space radiation threats with boron nitride nanotubes. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68120.php Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, "Blocking space radiation...
Researchers boost biosynthetic capacity in yeast through extended lifespan
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Researchers boost biosynthetic capacity in yeast through extended lifespan." Nanowerk, 19 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=68121.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, November 19). Researchers boost biosynthetic capacity in yeast through extended lifespan. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=68121.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Researchers boost biosynthetic capacity in yeast through extended lifespan," Nanowerk,...
New study suggests chiral skyrmion flows can be used for logic nanodevices
Nov 18, 2025 Researchers find that magnetic skyrmions can behave like chiral fluids, which may be harnessed for fluidic logic in nanofabricated devices. (Nanowerk News) In magnetic materials with antisymmetric exchange interactions, novel particle-like spin textures called magnetic skyrmions can appear and be manipulated by electrons. First observed in 2009,...
An advanced fluorescence microscopy technique reveals how bacteria ‘feel’ surfaces
IMDEA Nanociencia. "An advanced fluorescence microscopy technique reveals how bacteria 'feel' surfaces." Nanowerk, 18 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68116.php. IMDEA Nanociencia. (2025, November 18). An advanced fluorescence microscopy technique reveals how bacteria 'feel' surfaces. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68116.php IMDEA Nanociencia, "An advanced fluorescence microscopy technique reveals how bacteria 'feel' surfaces," Nanowerk, November 18, 2025,...
Machine learning to scan for signs of extraterrestrial life
PNAS Nexus. "Machine learning to scan for signs of extraterrestrial life." Nanowerk, 18 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=68117.php. PNAS Nexus. (2025, November 18). Machine learning to scan for signs of extraterrestrial life. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=68117.php PNAS Nexus, "Machine learning to scan for signs of extraterrestrial life," Nanowerk, November 18, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=68117.php.
Watch cells trek along vesicle ‘breadcrumbs’ (w/video)
Nov 18, 2025 New technology illuminates the messages that cells leave behind. (Nanowerk News) In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots. Guided by the invisible chemistry of attraction, these microscopic travelers eventually group together to form perfectly round, glowing circles...