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'Like uprooting tree stumps'—pulling nanoscale anchors creates tiny pores that could speed biosensor manufacturing
Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-75538-z A new manufacturing method could help move the production of nanoscale sensors from specialized fabrication facilities to conventional semiconductor manufacturing plants.
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Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have introduced a manufacturing technique that pulls nanoscale anchors to create tiny pores, a process they compare to uprooting a tree stump with a rope. The method could enable the production of nanoscale sensors to shift from specialized fabrication facilities to standard semiconductor manufacturing plants.
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