A research team led by Hong Jiawang and Wang Xueyun from Beijing Institute of Technology has secured a significant breakthrough in the realm of strain gradient regulation of magnetic domains. Their groundbreaking findings, titled "Strain Gradient Induced Skyrmion in a van der Waals Magnet by Wrinkling," were recently featured in the prestigious international journal Advanced Materials. The team tackled the limitations of traditional magnetic fields and currents in generating magnetic skyrmions by developing a novel strategy for mechanically regulating magnetic domains through strain gradients. By employing wrinkling to introduce strain gradients, they successfully achieved asymmetric modulation of the magnetic microstructure in van der Waals magnetic materials, presenting a novel method for skyrmion generation without the need for external fields. This accomplishment not only unveils the microscopic mechanism by which mechanical loads impact magnetic microstructures but also pioneers a new avenue for developing skyrmion storage technology that is independent of external field driving and compatible with flexible devices.