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Scientists invent smallest known way to guide light

2D optical waveguides could point way to new technology.

August 11, 2023 Read more

New technique enables precise atomic-scale manufacturing using electron beams

Researchers develop novel technique combining top-down electron beam control with bottom-up atomic self-assembly, enabling major advancements in automated, reproducible atomic-scale manufacturing.

August 11, 2023 Read more

Ribbons of graphene push the material's potential

A new technique offers a systematic evaluation of twist angle and strain in layered 2D materials.

August 11, 2023 Read more

Simple ballpoint pen can write custom LEDs

Researchers have developed ink pens that allow individuals to handwrite flexible, stretchable optoelectronic devices on everyday materials including paper, textiles, rubber, plastics and 3D objects.

August 11, 2023 Read more

Turning ChatGPT into a 'chemistry assistant' for text mining and predicting MOF synthesis

Scientists used prompt engineering to guide ChatGPT in the automation of text mining of metal-organic framework (MOF) synthesis conditions from diverse formats and styles of the scientific literature.

August 10, 2023 Read more

Making molecules dance to our tune reveals what drives their first movements

Bringing ultrafast physics to structural biology has revealed the dance of molecular 'coherence' in unprecedented clarity.

August 10, 2023 Read more

Researchers discover a potential application of unwanted electronic noise in semiconductors

Random telegraph noises in vanadium-doped tungsten diselenide can be tuned with voltage polarity.

August 10, 2023 Read more

Mirror, mirror, who is the most efficient semiconductor of them all?

Researchers may have solved the 'mirror twins' defect plaguing the next generation of 2D semiconductors.

August 9, 2023 Read more

Technology advance could expand the reach of 3D nanoprinting

Simple, inexpensive printing system precise enough to create microlenses and metamaterials.

August 9, 2023 Read more

Quantum material exhibits 'non-local' behavior that mimics brain function

Creating brain-like computers with minimal energy requirements, known as neuromorphic computing, would revolutionize nearly every aspect of modern life.

August 8, 2023 Read more

A nanocapsulation strategy for facile analysis and processing of insoluble aromatic polymers in water

Researchers have developed a new, environmentally benign methodology for the water-solubilization of such polymers utilizing bent aromatic amphiphiles. The solubilization enables not only structural and spectroscopic analysis of the polymers but also their facile processing into various thin films.

August 8, 2023 Read more

New nanopore tool provides greater accuracy for medical biosensors

Researchers develop an innovative method using nanopores to help scientists advance their discoveries in neuroscience, other medical applications.

August 8, 2023 Read more

The nanoscale magic of structural colors

Discover the nanoscale science behind nature's vivid structural colors. This article unravels how nanostructures like photonic crystals manipulate light without pigments to generate colors in organisms. Learn how researchers apply these bioinspired designs to develop advanced optical technologies.

August 8, 2023 Read more