Nov 10, 2025 Rapid carbothermal shock processing converts shredded wind turbine blade waste into high-purity silicon carbide and graphene, achieving tunable structures, strong performance, and major environmental and cost savings. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Global wind power expansion has created a new industrial waste stream that is difficult to manage. Wind turbine...
Photoinduced non-reciprocal interactions in magnetic metals
Institute of Science Tokyo. "Photoinduced non-reciprocal interactions in magnetic metals." Nanowerk, 10 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68068.php. Institute of Science Tokyo. (2025, November 10). Photoinduced non-reciprocal interactions in magnetic metals. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68068.php Institute of Science Tokyo, "Photoinduced non-reciprocal interactions in magnetic metals," Nanowerk, November 10, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68068.php.
Hydrogel robots deliver millions of living bacteria to attack tumor targets
Nov 09, 2025 Magnetic soft robots deliver and release tens of millions of probiotic bacteria with timed control, disrupt tumor spheroids in vitro, and demonstrate a potential strategy for targeted cancer treatment. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Efforts to turn bacteria into targeted cancer treatments have tested the limits of both microbiology and...
Nanovaccine shows great promise for treating HPV-related cancers
UT Southwestern Medical Center. "Nanovaccine shows great promise for treating HPV-related cancers." Nanowerk, 8 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68065.php. UT Southwestern Medical Center. (2025, November 8). Nanovaccine shows great promise for treating HPV-related cancers. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68065.php UT Southwestern Medical Center, "Nanovaccine shows great promise for treating HPV-related cancers," Nanowerk, November 8, 2025,...
Electron flow-driven phase transitions in solids
Nov 08, 2025 A light pulse redirects electrons in an ultrathin layered material, creating a stable new state without heat or damage and suggesting a low energy route to faster electronics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Most attempts to control the electronic behavior of materials depend on relatively blunt tools: raising the temperature,...
Metallic nanotubes made with salt unlock potential for faster, efficient tech
Nov 07, 2025 Scientists create stable niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes using table salt, paving the way for superconducting wires, advanced electronics, and quantum devices. (Nanowerk News) For the first time, researchers have made niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science. According to...
3D chip encrypts image data as soon as it is captured
Nov 07, 2025 A stacked chip captures, encrypts, and searches image data directly on hardware, combining photodetection, memory, and key generation for secure real-time processing in connected devices. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Smart devices are embedded in everyday environments. Doorbells recognize visitors, streetlights count traffic, factory cameras monitor equipment, and phones track...
Black hole flare blazes brighter than 10 trillion suns
Nov 07, 2025 A massive star was torn apart by a supermassive black hole, producing the most powerful and distant flare ever observed, glowing with the light of 10 trillion suns. (Nanowerk News) The most massive stars in the universe are destined to explode as brilliant supernova before collapsing into...
Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision
SPIE. "Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision." Nanowerk, 7 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68059.php. SPIE. (2025, November 7). Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68059.php SPIE, "Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision," Nanowerk, November 7, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68059.php.
Brain-inspired AI moves closer as researchers build high-yield memristor chips
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. "Brain-inspired AI moves closer as researchers build high-yield memristor chips." Nanowerk, 7 November 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68060.php. Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. (2025, November 7). Brain-inspired AI moves closer as researchers build high-yield memristor chips. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=68060.php Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and...