Month: October 2026

Oct 30, 2026 Six-axis magnetically levitated linear, rotary, and AFM stages bring nanometer stability and in-process error correction to bonding, inspection, and metrology. (Nanowerk News) PI (Physik Instrumente) introduced several magnetic levitation motion technology demonstrators at SEMICON West 2026. The platforms combine contact-free positioning with active control of all six...

Oct 30, 2026 Adding titanium to chromium nitride suppresses atomic defects and improves electron transport, producing thermoelectric thin films with a 250-fold higher power factor than undoped material. (Nanowerk News) Every electronic device, factory and vehicle generates heat that often goes to waste. What if that energy could be recovered...

Oct 30, 2026 Researchers detect a distinctive magnetic handedness in manganese telluride, providing direct evidence for altermagnetism, a third form of magnetism with potential applications in advanced electronics. (Nanowerk News) For decades, physicists recognized only two types of magnetism that occur in materials without external influence: ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. In...

Oct 30, 2026 Researchers develop a 5-micrometer LED with a record 2.75 GHz modulation bandwidth for quantum-well LEDs, consuming just 25 milliwatts and offering a potential low-power alternative to laser-based data links. (Nanowerk News) A collaboration between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering and the University of...

Oct 30, 2026 Customizable nanoparticles displaying cancer antigens at controlled densities strengthen immune responses and improve protection against melanoma and colon tumors in mice. (Nanowerk News) A nanoscale particle with a unique structure, developed at MIT, holds potential as a customizable delivery vehicle for personalized cancer vaccines. The backbone of...

Oct 30, 2026 A glass chip just centimeters across successfully combines starlight from two telescopes, replacing bulky optical components and detecting fainter stars than the previous system. (Nanowerk News) The CHARA Array is one of the world's leading facilities for high-resolution astronomy and consists of six telescopes that can be...

Oct 30, 2026 Researchers develop a light-responsive gelatin hydrogel that allows precise control of cell growth direction and shape in three dimensions, potentially advancing tissue engineering and disease modeling. (Nanowerk News) Soft, flexible hydrogels have enabled significant advancements in engineering biological tissue by mimicking the natural scaffolding that provides structure...

Oct 30, 2026 Researchers use salt additives to reduce defects during perovskite crystal growth, achieving 26.5% solar cell efficiency and 26.1% LED external quantum efficiency. (Nanowerk News) Crystals in the lab aren’t gemstones. They’re materials built from atoms arranged in precise, repeating patterns. That atomic order lets crystals absorb light,...

Oct 30, 2026 Researchers use AI to rediscover overlooked MXenes and develop new compositions, demonstrating a synthesis method that produces these ultrathin materials in seconds without external heating. (Nanowerk News) “We need to look both backwards and forwards to accelerate materials science. There’s so much information in the literature that...

Oct 29, 2026 Combined observations from NASA's Chandra and James Webb telescopes reveal young stars within a ghost-shaped cloud of gas and dust in the Carina Nebula. (Nanowerk News) An eerie structure resembling a ghostly figure has been captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope. Unlike...