The internal clock of materials

Jan 26, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Physicists in Darmstadt are investigating ageing processes in materials. For the first time, they have measured the ticking of an internal clock in glass. When evaluating the data, they discovered a surprising phenomenon. In everyday life, we experience time as having only one direction. Who...

The most insane text-to-video AI system yet (w/video)

Jan 26, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Once simply science fiction fantasy, the capability to automatically generate fully formed, realistic videos from text prompts alone has inched closer to reality in recent years thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence. However, modeling the intricacy and fluidity of natural motion has persistently challenged...

New method flips the script on topological physics

Jan 25, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The branch of mathematics known as topology has become a cornerstone of modern physics thanks to the remarkable – and above all reliable – properties it can impart to a material or system. Unfortunately, identifying topological systems, or even designing new ones, is generally a...

Harnessing cellular scaffolding for microscopic railways in nanotechnology and medicine (w/video)

Jan 25, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform. The technique eventually could lead to advances in soft robotics, new medicines, and the development of synthetic systems for high-precision biomolecular...