Jun 02, 2026 Frictionless motion with excellent velocity constancy for high-end test and manufacturing. (Nanowerk News) PI, a global leader in precision motion control and air bearing positioning systems, offers the A-123 air bearing linear slide, a high-performance air bearing linear translation stage designed for ultra-precise scanning, metrology, inspection, and...
An ultra-stretchable anti-freezing hydrogel electrolyte based on liquid metal
Jun 02, 2026 The device retains 98% of its performance even after 45,000 charge-discharge cycles, demonstrating excellent long-term stability. (Nanowerk News) The research group led by Prof. Sungjune Park from the Department of Chemical Engineering has developed an ultra-stretchable, anti-freezing hydrogel electrolyte using liquid metal particles. The material can stretch...
Strange winds reveal strongest hints yet of magnetic activity in exoplanets
Jun 02, 2026 Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that some planets outside our Solar System may have magnetic fields. (Nanowerk News) By measuring the strength of the invisible magnetic fields of seven ultra-hot Jupiters, astronomers have taken a major step toward understanding planets beyond our Solar System. A...
Vacuum channel transistor suppresses gate leakage to enter chip circuits
Jun 02, 2026 A vacuum channel transistor controls electrons at the cathode to suppress gate leakage, letting it work inside amplifiers and NAND and NOR logic gates. (Nanowerk News) A research team in China has built a vacuum channel transistor that works inside functional integrated circuits, clearing a flaw that...
Microrobots repair spinal cord
Jun 02, 2026 Researchers developed a novel approach to treating spinal cord injuries: controllable microrobots deliver stem cells directly to the site of an injury, where they promote nerve cell regeneration. In animal experiments, this approach significantly improved mobility. (Nanowerk News) Spinal cord injuries can have devastating consequences for those...
New phase analysis maps confined polaritons in atomically thin silver dots
Jun 02, 2026 A phase-analysis method reveals mid-infrared polaritons inside atomically thin silver dots too small to show a complete wave pattern. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Infrared light is useful for sensing chemicals, reading heat, and probing material vibrations, but it comes with a size problem. Its wavelengths are measured in micrometers,...
controlled formation of protein networks
Jun 02, 2026 Researchers use the force of a focused laser beam to make precise models of cytoskeletons in living cells. (Nanowerk News) Networks of protein fibers play important roles in living cells. To understand the dynamical behavior of these networks, model networks are needed to perform in vitro studies....
Fewer animal experiments thanks to virtual mouse
Jun 02, 2026 Researchers have developed an AI-supported computer model of a mouse body that uses machine learning to predict how different nanomaterials are distributed in the mouse organism. (Nanowerk News) When a tumor manages to nestle itself in the brain of a living being, it has – from the...