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Gold nanopillar waveguide boosts quantum sensing with boron nitride spin defects

Gold nanopillars on a microwave waveguide combine plasmonics and strain to push hBN quantum sensor sensitivity near the best values on record.

March 30, 2026 Read more

Quantum microscope captures electron interactions in graphene at room temperature

Scientists developed a new device capable of directly observing hidden electron interactions in graphene at room temperature.

March 30, 2026 Read more

Pairs of atoms observed existing in two places at once for the first time (w/video)

Quantum physicists observed atoms entangled in motion for the first time, using helium atoms with mass and gravity, opening new ways to explore how quantum mechanics interacts with gravity.

March 30, 2026 Read more

Researchers solve the mystery of ultrafast quantum decoherence in solids

A research team has identified environmental interactions as the cause of ultrafast electronic decoherence in solids, a long-standing open question in quantum physics.

March 30, 2026 Read more

Quantum dot sensor detects circularly polarized light from UV to infrared

Researchers developed a quantum-dot circularly polarized light sensor using chiral charge transport layers, spanning ultraviolet to short-wave infrared wavelengths.

March 30, 2026 Read more

The 3-in-1 neuromorphic image sensor that works more like a retina than a camera

A nanowire diode with a built-in electron trap senses, denoises, and classifies images without separate processing hardware, mimicking the retina and opening a path to smarter edge computing.

March 29, 2026 Read more

Adding letters to the DNA alphabet expands nanotechnology's design options

Artificial DNA letters beyond A, T, G, C break a fundamental pairing rule to produce nanostructures with new shapes, far greater durability, and an unexpected ability to self-sort.

March 28, 2026 Read more

Breakthrough microscopy sheds light on the behavior of metallic nanoframes

Ultrafast microscopy reveals how light triggers electron oscillations in metallic nanoframes, enabling advances in biosensing, catalysis and quantum tech.

March 27, 2026 Read more

All-optical neuron breaks the nanosecond barrier using tellurium phase transition

A tellurium thin film that briefly melts under laser pulses delivers the first sub-nanosecond all-optical neuron, operating 100 times faster than previous designs.

March 27, 2026 Read more

Atomic-resolution electron magnetic circular dichroism unveils hidden magnetic structures in antiferromagnets

Atomic-scale EMCD imaging reveals antiferromagnetic order in single atomic columns, detects ultrathin interfacial 'dead' layers, and advances high-density spintronic design.

March 27, 2026 Read more

Researchers create optical phenomenon inspired by the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects

Researchers have successfully transferred the topological quantum Hall and spin Hall effects to a hybrid light-matter system using targeted material design.

March 27, 2026 Read more

6-Channel piezo driver for piezo stacks, transducers, scanner tubes, and precision actuators

Multi-channel driver delivers precise control for a wide range of piezoelectric devices - including scanner tubes, shear, and XYZ actuator - in both static and dynamic applications.

March 27, 2026 Read more

Flower-shaped carbon particles tell biomarkers apart without antibodies

Spray-coated carbon flower sensors on stretchable substrates detect six biomarkers at sub-nanomolar levels and distinguish them in multi-analyte mixtures for wearable monitoring.

March 26, 2026 Read more

New insights into optical switching processes through extremely rapid light-matter interactions

Researchers use field-resolved techniques to study how light interacts with nanocrystals, revealing ultrafast optical switching behavior on femtosecond timescales.

March 26, 2026 Read more

Transistor-inspired triboelectric nanogenerator powers human-machine interfaces without batteries

Researchers developed an air-breakdown triboelectric nanogenerator that harvests skin static electricity to power ultrathin keyboards and remote controls without batteries.

March 26, 2026 Read more

Programmable metasurface achieves beam scanning and multi-band radar cross-section reduction

A new programmable metasurface performs dynamic beamforming and radar cross-section reduction across five frequency bands in a design 87% thinner than conventional approaches.

March 26, 2026 Read more