Mar 27, 2026 Multi-channel driver delivers precise control for a wide range of piezoelectric devices - including scanner tubes, shear, and XYZ actuator - in both static and dynamic applications. (Nanowerk News) PI’s piezo design and manufacturing division, PI Ceramic, offers a comprehensive portfolio of standard, custom, and value-added piezoelectric...
Researchers create optical phenomenon inspired by the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects
Mar 27, 2026 Researchers have successfully transferred the topological quantum Hall and spin Hall effects to a hybrid light-matter system using targeted material design. (Nanowerk News) In a groundbreaking advance in quantum physics, researchers at the Würzburg site of the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat have succeeded in transferring the topological...
All-optical neuron breaks the nanosecond barrier using tellurium phase transition
Mar 27, 2026 A tellurium thin film that briefly melts under laser pulses delivers the first sub-nanosecond all-optical neuron, operating 100 times faster than previous designs. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Photonic neural networks should be able to run artificial intelligence at the speed of light. Optical waveguides can carry out the heavy...