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Vacuum cleaner-effect in fungi can hold nanoplastics at bay

Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers have investigated the effect of tiny polystyrene particles on bacteria and fungi. While these nanoplastics reduced both bacterial and fungal growth, the fungus actually managed to 'clean up' their surroundings, thereby easing the effect of the plastics.

Oct 9th, 2023

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Efficient perovskite cells with a structured anti-reflective layer

Perovskite-based solar cells are viewed as potential successors to the prevalent silicon cells because of their cost-effectiveness and outstanding performance. Recent research has showcased perovskite photovoltaic cells with enhanced optoelectronic properties. One of the main obstacles to their wider adoption is reducing optical losses in these next-generation cells.

Oct 6th, 2023

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Observation of left and right at nanoscale with optical force

Scientists successfully observed the left and right handedness of material structures at the nanoscale, by illuminating chiral gold nanostructures with circularly polarized light and detecting the optical force acting on a probe near the nanostructures. This result demonstrated that it is possible to analyze the chiral structure of matter at the nanoscale using light.

Oct 5th, 2023

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Generating circularly polarised light

Researchers developed a semiconductor that efficiently generates light and simultaneously gives that light a certain spin. This chiral perovskite material has great technological potential that can be used for applications in optoelectronics, telecommunications, and information processing.

Oct 5th, 2023

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