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Apr 14, 2026 Fast, nanometer-precise XY motion enables active image and laser-beam stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution imaging in advanced optical systems. (Nanowerk News) Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in photonics, piezo and nanopositioning technologies, highlights its P-733 XY piezo scanning stage as a high-performance solution for applications that...

Apr 14, 2026 Graphene appears wetting transparent, yet mirrors substrate charges at the nanoscale, reshaping nearby water structure and enabling new control in membranes and energy systems. (Nanowerk News) Research on graphene, a single-atom-thick layer of carbon, has made great strides in recent years. However, to fully harness its potential...

Apr 14, 2026 Ferrocene-modified covalent organic frameworks combine sonodynamic therapy with immune activation to suppress primary breast tumors and bone metastasis in mice. (Nanowerk News) A nanoscale therapeutic platform that pairs ultrasound-activated cancer treatment with immune system reprogramming has shown strong results against both primary breast tumors and bone metastasis...

Apr 14, 2026 A wavy polymer membrane triples the output of ultrasound-driven triboelectric nanogenerators by channeling vibration into controlled zones, maintaining stable performance after 100 million cycles in living tissue. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When sound waves strike a boundary between two materials, some energy passes through and some bounces back. The...

Apr 14, 2026 Physicists are using quantum computers to simulate high-intensity electromagnetic interactions to test the limits of light and matter under extreme conditions. (Nanowerk News) For the last 80 years, the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes all electromagnetic interactions, has been a cornerstone of the standard model,...

Apr 14, 2026 Bacteria independently evolved similar RNA hairpin structures to fix a wasteful flaw in different CRISPR immune systems, revealing convergent evolution at work. (Nanowerk News) The CRISPR-Cas gene-editing system has long been the focus of research as a promising tool in genome editing. However, the emphasis has been...

Apr 14, 2026 A new growth method for boron nitride films produces single-photon emitters at room temperature by tuning argon flow, advancing scalable quantum photonics. (Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional materials are opening new possibilities for next-generation technologies, from electronics to quantum photonics. Among them, hexagonal boron nitride has emerged as a...

Apr 14, 2026 A 3D bimetallic MOF electrode on copper mesh kills over 99% of airborne bacteria at low voltage using electroporation and reactive oxygen species generation. (Nanowerk News) A research team at Ocean University of China has fabricated a three-dimensional bimetallic electrode from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — porous crystalline...

Apr 14, 2026 A single-atom nanozyme mimicking cytochrome c oxidase restores mitochondrial energy production in stem cells, shifting their metabolism to accelerate bone regeneration in critical-sized defects. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cells that build and repair tissue need fuel. That fuel is adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, and the machinery that produces it...

Apr 14, 2026 New nanotweezers rapidly trap and analyze tiny vesicles in their natural state, enabling faster detailed study of cell communication and advancing diagnostics and therapies. (Nanowerk News) Justus Ndukaife, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and Chancellor Faculty Fellow, and his team have developed next generation nanotweezers...