Ultrathin bismuthene islands on graphite slide freely in one direction and pause unpredictably, revealing new ways to control friction in nanoscale materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Friction at small ...

PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning solutions, provides one of the most advanced multi-axis nanopositioning systems in the world, the P-562.6CD ...

Researchers at the University of Southern California and Brown University say they have achieved near-frictionless motion in water by using lasers to spin a molecule like a propeller. Free rotation ...

A technological advancement from Tel Aviv University has, for the first time, enabled the application of the scientific phenomenon of superlubricity in electronic components. As a result, the research ...

PI, a global leader in precision motion control and air bearing motion systems, offers the A-688 rotary stage, an advanced motorized, air-bearing based rotation stage, engineered for nanometer-scale ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Perpetual motion is forbidden by the laws of classical physics, but in the quantum realm frictionless motion is possible. For instance, a closed loop of superconducting wire can ...

This cover art highlights the near-frictionless motion of particle-coated pico- to nanoliter droplets (“micro liquid marbles”) on solid surfaces. This is enabled by liquid-repellent particle coating ...

Engineered for cutting-edge applications in photonics, semiconductor metrology, super-resolution microscopy and nanomanufacturing this advanced motion system delivers nanometer-level accuracy, ...

PI, a global leader in precision motion control and air bearing motion systems, offers the A-688 rotary stage, a groundbreaking motorized, air-bearing based rotation stage, engineered for ...