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Engineering nano-clouds that can change color, temperature and outwit heat sensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight––or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus clouds, gray storm systems, and even the hollow hairs of polar bears offer remarkable lessons in balancing temperature, color ...

Jun 30, 2025

Mucoadhesive nanoplatforms enable precision imaging of bladder cancer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A mucoadhesive nanoplatform improves bladder cancer imaging by selectively targeting tumors and enhancing visualization for more precise non-invasive diagnosis.

Jun 30, 2025

Magnetic 1D van der Waals heterostructure

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers synthesize and image single-walled CrI3 magnetic nanotubes, marking a key advance in quantum materials and low-dimensional magnetism.

Jun 30, 2025

Bio-inspired metasurfaces enable daytime cooling, heating, and thermal camouflage in a single solution

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers invent nano-clouds that can change colour, temperature and outwit heat sensors.

Jun 30, 2025

A breath of fresh tech—carbon nanotube sensors sniff out gases with unprecedented precision

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers at IMDEA Nanociencia institute and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has unveiled a new class of gas sensors based on MINT-functionalized carbon nanotubes, offering unprecedented precision in detecting and distinguishing v...

Jun 27, 2025

Self-lighting chip uses quantum tunneling to spot a trillionth of a gram

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Imagine detecting a single trillionth of a gram of a molecule—like an amino acid—using just electricity and a chip smaller than your fingernail. That’s the power of a new quantum-enabled biosensor developed at EPFL. Ditching bulky lasers, it taps ...

Jun 27, 2025

This breakthrough turns old tech into pure gold — No mercury, no cyanide, just light and salt

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from our mounting piles of e-waste. By using a compound normally found in pool disinfectants and a novel polymer that can be reus...

Jun 27, 2025

High-performance water-soluble memory devices tackle e-waste

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Transparent, flexible electronics made from biodegradable polymers disappear in water within three days.

Jun 27, 2025

New tool sheds light on where RNA is found in cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New method maps RNA in cells at native locations, revealing spatial responses to signals and offering insight into disease mechanisms and treatment targets.

Jun 27, 2025

New electronic nose sniffs out gases with unprecedented precision

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon nanotube sensor array detects VOCs below 100 ppb with high selectivity, enabling electronic nose applications for precise chemical vapor identification.

Jun 27, 2025

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