Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines

Scientists show that there is indeed an 'entropy' of quantum entanglement

Researchers confirm entropy rule in quantum entanglement to enhance understanding and future quantum computers.

May 1, 2024 Read more

Light-directed invisible ink unlocks unbreakable anti-forgery protection

Scientists have developed a new light-controlled fluorescent ink that enables unbreakable anti-counterfeiting protection through secure multicolor printing inside polymer films.

May 1, 2024 Read more

Nature-inspired geometric designs for economical self-assembling materials

Geometric motifs from nature shape new efficient self-assembling spongy materials with precise structural control.

April 30, 2024 Read more

Smart learning algorithm achieves first high-res 3D chemical imaging at one-nanometer scale

By leveraging knowledge of the imaging process and taking a new approach to tomographic reconstruction, researchers are now able to simultaneously image structure and chemical composition with high resolution in 3D.

April 30, 2024 Read more

Nanoprinting turns textiles into multipurpose health monitoring devices

Researchers have developed a method for integrating functional nanopatterns with comfortable textiles, enabling applications like non-invasive glucose sensing and light-activated antimicrobial masks.

April 30, 2024 Read more

Tracking the dynamics of biomolecules with optofluidic antennas

Physicists have improved a photonic structure known from quantum optics - the planar optical antenna - for use in aqueous media to monitor dynamic processes. This enables conformational changes of individual biomolecules to be observed with the highest temporal resolution.

April 30, 2024 Read more

Lead-vacancy centers in diamond as building blocks for large-scale quantum networks

Researchers have developed a lead-vacancy center in diamond. This innovative color center exhibits a sharp zero-phonon-line and emits photons with specific frequencies.

April 30, 2024 Read more

Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers

Researchers created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Quantum fiber optics in the brain enhance processing, may protect against degenerative diseases

A new study reports the discovery of a distinctly quantum effect in biology that survives warm, chaotic conditions and may also present a way for the brain to protect itself from degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Graphene-infused glass fiber fabric bridges conductivity with electromagnetic transparency

Researchers develop graphene glass fiber fabric that combines high electrical conductivity, low electromagnetic reflectivity, and high electromagnetic transmissivity.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Atomic nucleus excited with laser: a breakthrough after decades

The 'thorium transition', which has been sought after for decades, has now been excited for the first time with lasers. This paves the way for revolutionary high precision technologies, including nuclear clocks.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Physicists show that light can generate electricity even in translucent materials

Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, contrary to previous assumptions.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Bacteria 'nanowires' could help develop green electronics

Engineered protein filaments originally produced by bacteria have been modified by scientists to conduct electricity.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Switching a 2D metal-organic framework from an insulator to a metal

Scientists have found unusual insulating behaviour in a new atomically-thin material - and the ability to switch it on and off.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Contactless interactive displays respond to finger movements and breath via humidity sensing

A new contactless user-interactive sensing display responds to finger movements and breath via humidity, enabling dynamic multicolor visuals for human-machine interactions.

April 27, 2024 Read more

From disorder to order: flocking birds and 'spinning' particles

Research demonstrates a new mechanism of order formation in quantum systems, with potential applications for quantum technology.

April 26, 2024 Read more