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Mar 25, 2025 Engineered for cutting-edge applications in photonics, semiconductor metrology, super-resolution microscopy and nanomanufacturing this advanced motion system delivers nanometer-level accuracy, repeatability, and very high dynamic performance with millisecond responsiveness across six degrees of freedom (X, Y, Z, pitch, roll, yaw). (Nanowerk News) PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader...

Mar 25, 2025 Metals like silver, gold and copper can kill bacteria and viruses. An electric current can also eliminate microorganisms. A team of researchers combined the two approaches and created a new type of antimicrobial surface. (Nanowerk News) Metals like silver, gold and copper can kill bacteria and viruses....

Mar 25, 2025 A flower-shaped structure only a few micrometres in size made of a nickel-iron alloy can concentrate and locally enhance magnetic fields. (Nanowerk News) A flower-shaped structure only a few micrometres in size made of a nickel-iron alloy can concentrate and locally enhance magnetic fields. The size of...

Mar 25, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cancer treatments have traditionally involved a difficult balance between effectiveness and side effects. For skin cancers, this challenge is particularly pronounced. Researchers have worked to find ways to selectively target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue, but progress has been limited by several persistent obstacles....

Mar 25, 2025 First experimental proof of a new quantum phenomenon. (Nanowerk News) A previously unseen quantum phenomenon first predicted several years ago has been experimentally demonstrated by an international research team, including DESY scientists, at PETRA III. The team observed a tornado-like quantum structure in a semimetal compound, tantalum...

Mar 25, 2025 Breakthrough allows researchers to create materials with tailored properties, unlocking unprecedented control over their optical and electronic properties. (Nanowerk News) Imagine building a Lego tower with perfectly aligned blocks. Each block represents an atom in a tiny crystal, known as a quantum dot. Just like bumping the...

Mar 24, 2025 Webb's exquisite details reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. (Nanowerk News) Craving an ice cream sundae with a cherry on top? This random alignment of Herbig-Haro 49/50 — a frothy-looking outflow from a nearby protostar — with a multi-hued...

Mar 24, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The human brain effortlessly converts spoken words into meaning, requiring minimal energy while achieving remarkable accuracy. Replicating this feat in artificial systems has proved challenging. Although speech recognition technology has advanced significantly, the underlying computing architectures remain fundamentally inefficient, demanding considerable power and computational resources....

Mar 24, 2025 Researchers have developed a new nanostructured material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants. Created through a combination of soft...

Mar 24, 2025 Phasons, low-temperature quasiparticles found in crystal lattices, help interlayer excitons move at ultra-low temperatures, offering insights for materials science and potential boosts to quantum tech stability. (Nanowerk News) A moiré pattern appears when you stack and rotate two copies of an image with regularly repeating shapes, turning...