Explore the fascinating world of nanophotonics and learn how controlling light at the nano-scale leads to breakthroughs in technology and medicine, from ultra-efficient solar panels to advanced medical diagnostics.
Nov 26th, 2023
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Polymer-DNA hybrid nanostructures emerge as a viable update to monoclonal antibodies, offering enhanced spatial control in drug activity.
Nov 24th, 2023
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A recent study introduces a groundbreaking peptide sequencing method using host-guest interaction-assisted nanopore sensing. The article discusses the evolution of protein sequencing since the 1950s and highlights the potential of this new technique in transforming proteomics and clinical diagnostics.
Nov 24th, 2023
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Physicists have developed a concept to induce and directly quantify spin splitting in two-dimensional materials. By using this concept, they have experimentally achieved large tunability and a high degree of spin-polarisation in graphene.
Nov 24th, 2023
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Researchers achieve a world first by manufacturing the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells.
Nov 23rd, 2023
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Hopfions, magnetic spin structures predicted decades ago, have become a hot and challenging research topic in recent years. Now, researchers present the first experimental evidence.
Nov 23rd, 2023
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A new open-access review article overviews optical trapping of optical nanoparticles.
Nov 22nd, 2023
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Researchers developed a molecular multiple access protocol enabling scaling up in-body molecular communication networks to multiple transmitters, bringing practical nano-networks for advanced medical apps closer. The protocol leverages dynamics of molecular diffusion to address challenges like packet detection and channel estimation.
Nov 22nd, 2023
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CRISPR-powered optothermal nanotweezers" (CRONT) integrate optical trapping with CRISPR-based DNA cleavage to enable precise manipulation and sequence-specific identification of individual DNA strands and nanoparticles.
Nov 22nd, 2023
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Microprocessor-scale transistors detect and respond to biological states and the environment.
Nov 22nd, 2023
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Guided by machine learning, chemists designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material. A supercapacitor made with the new material could store more energy - improving regenerative brakes, power electronics and auxiliary power supplies.
Nov 22nd, 2023
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Researchers have developed flexible thermoelectric generators with record 35% stretchability using mechanical metamaterials in gaskets to prevent heat loss.
Nov 21st, 2023
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Scientists developed new methods to quantify and understand the disordered atomic structure in glass, revealing structural regularities and advancing the knowledge of material phase-transitions and design.
Nov 21st, 2023
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Researchers have developed sophisticated methods that allow directly observing individual nanoparticles during a chemical reaction. This enables to see how the activity changes at different locations on these nanoparticles during the course of the reaction.
Nov 20th, 2023
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Stretchable gold nanowire circuits that can sense and process data could enable smart wearables to detect health changes and autonomously intervene, advancing personalized medicine.
Nov 20th, 2023
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Researchers have superposed two light beams twisted in the clockwise direction to create anti-clockwise twists in the dark regions of the resultant superposition. This discovery has implications for the study of light-matter interactions and represents a step towards the observation of a peculiar phenomenon known as a quantum backflow.
Nov 20th, 2023
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