Nanotechnology Spotlight – Latest Articles

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Multiplex modular nanorobots combine magnetic control with reusable catalysis

DNA base pairing snaps magnetic Janus nanoparticles and enzyme-loaded polymersomes into modular nanorobots that can be steered, tracked, and magnetically recovered for repeated catalytic cycles.

May 5, 2026

Modular transistor blocks snap together to form electronic skin that senses and learns

Self-adhesive polymer substrates turn independently optimized transistor modules into snap-together electronic skin that senses, learns, and computes without performance trade-offs.

April 25, 2026

Nanorobot kills superbugs and destroys their resistance genes

A biohybrid nanorobot pairs a bacterial virus with catalytic nanoparticles to destroy drug-resistant biofilms and shred the resistance genes they release.

April 21, 2026

Dynamic liquid crystal elastomers drive adaptive soft robotics at liquid interfaces

Dynamic liquid crystal elastomer composites enable a 3D-printed soft robot that switches between three propulsion modes on water and reshapes its body for complex tasks.

April 18, 2026

Glowing bacteria use their light to load and unload synthetic cargo

Glowing bacteria use bioluminescence to tell synthetic vesicles when to hitch a ride and when to let go, enabling fully autonomous cargo transport.

April 13, 2026

Biohybrid microrobot can execute continuous task sequences across unrelated fields

A single microrobot cleans pollutants from wastewater then repurposes them to kill cancer cells, executing both tasks in sequence without retrieval or reprocessing between jobs.

April 2, 2026

Magnetic microbots turn nanodiamonds into steerable quantum sensors

Nanodiamond quantum sensors mounted on magnetic microbots achieve coherent spin control while moving freely through fluid, a first for untethered quantum sensing.

March 15, 2026

From flat sheet to walking robot in minutes (w/video)

Magnetic graphene oxide sheets fold, move, sense motion, and switch function by swapping magnetic layers, offering a fast, reprogrammable platform for soft robots and other morphable structures.

November 3, 2025