Physicists unlocked a new level of nanotech control: by twisting anisotropic photonic gratings, they harnessed Casimir torque to make nanostructures autonomously self-align at specific angles. This paves the way for self-tuning nanophotonics without mechanical actuators.

Physicists unlocked a new level of nanotech control: by twisting anisotropic photonic gratings, they harnessed Casimir torque to make nanostructures autonomously self-align at specific angles. This paves the way for self-tuning nanophotonics without mechanical actuators.