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within 2.2 milliseconds, then classifies the contact to decide whether the stop should remain engaged.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:45:00 GMT Archimedes' screw made from a single molecule https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70467.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70467.php An electrically driven molecular machine spins in a controllable direction, increasing conductivity up to 100-fold and opening possibilities for future molecular electronics.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:16:58 GMT Nanometer-thin iron films lose magnetism 75% more easily under laser pulses https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70466.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70466.php Iron films just two nanometers thick show 75% stronger laser-induced demagnetization than thicker layers, revealing how nanoscale interfaces influence magnetism and could advance ultrafast data storage.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:30:39 GMT Nanostructured silicon chip uses slow light to speed data transmission and cut energy use https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70465.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70465.php Tiny holes in silicon slow down light, enabling a compact optical modulator to transmit data at up to 200 Gb/s while dramatically reducing energy consumption.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:15:12 GMT World's first touchscreen woven into clothing using electronic fibers https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70464.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70464.php A washable, flexible garment integrates thousands of microchips into touch-sensitive fibers, creating a wearable screen that displays videos, responds to touch and connects wirelessly to devices.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:06:23 GMT 3D-printed nanoscale color routers improve low-light photography without wasting light https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70463.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70463.php Researchers develop 3D-printed nanoscale color routers that direct light to individual sensor pixels instead of absorbing it, enabling sharper, brighter images with shorter exposures in low-light conditions.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:56:45 GMT Magnetic and sound waves could make computers 1,000 times more efficient https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70461.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70461.php A transistor alternative that uses coupled magnetic and sound waves to process information could potentially enable computers that operate faster and consume far less energy.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:37:07 GMT Magnetic probes reveal chemical interactions inside nanoporous materials https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70460.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70460.php Researchers develop a magnetic probe technique to measure chemical interactions inside nanometer-sized pores, revealing properties of covalent organic frameworks important for filtration and catalysis.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:25:36 GMT Atomic defects give photodetectors a memory https://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=70459.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=70459.php Light and low voltage reprogram native defects in a simple photodetector, creating persistent positive and negative responses that could move image processing closer to the sensor.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:11 GMT Ultrafast laser pulses control magnetism without heating the material https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70458.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70458.php Researchers demonstrate how laser pulses manipulate magnetization in a ferromagnetic semiconductor on trillionth-of-a-second timescales without heating, revealing a new mechanism for ultrafast magnetic control.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:18:19 GMT Liquid membranes bend 100 times more easily than cell membranes https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70457.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70457.php Researchers discover that liquid-based membranes are 100 times more flexible than conventional lipid membranes, revealing unusual bending behavior with implications for understanding primitive cell-like structures.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:10:05 GMT Nanomaterial-coated locusts become living sensors for detecting trace chemicals https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70455.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70455.php Researchers equip locusts with plasmonic nanomaterial foams, combining biological smell detection with chemical analysis to improve identification of trace substances, including explosives.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:11:01 GMT Generative AI search finds stiffer nano-architectures by relearning as it goes https://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=70453.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=70453.php An AI design system that relearns as it searches finds nano architectures 18 to 23 percent stiffer than comparable designs missed by a fixed model.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:21:10 GMT New self-assembly method creates highly aligned soft quasicrystals https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70450.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70450.php Researchers discover a hidden molecular assembly pathway that produces highly aligned soft quasicrystals over millimeter-scale regions, enabling greater control over complex material structures.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:08:38 GMT Scientists build nanoscale logic circuits using salt crystals as switches https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70449.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70449.php A new ionic switch uses reversible salt crystallization inside nanochannels to control electrical current and perform logic operations, offering a potential foundation for brain-inspired computing.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:59:51 GMT Quantum physics offers a new way to transfer energy without transferring entropy https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70448.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70448.php A theoretical breakthrough shows how quantum superposition could enable predictable energy transfer without transferring entropy, opening new possibilities for harvesting energy from fluctuating sources.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:51:39 GMT New method enables faster, more sensitive measurements of 2D quantum devices https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70446.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70446.php A tunable capacitor overcomes electrical resistance barriers in 2D quantum devices, enabling sensitive high-frequency charge detection and advancing the development of quantum computer components.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:28:08 GMT AI speeds up the search for sound-absorbing textile designs https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70445.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70445.php AI-assisted simulations rapidly identify promising woven structures for sound absorption, dramatically reducing the need to test countless textile patterns individually.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:16:13 GMT Scientists create lead-free ferroelectric vortices directly on silicon https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70444.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=70444.php Scientists demonstrate ordered ferroelectric vortices in lead-free oxide superlattices grown on silicon, opening a path toward integrating complex polarization patterns into semiconductor technologies.]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:17:37 GMT