Researchers combine metalens with an artificial muscle (w/video)
Artificial eye automatically stretches to simultaneously focus and correct astigmatism and image shift.
Feb 23rd, 2018
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Attoseconds break into atomic interior
A newly developed laser technology has made it possible to observe the interaction of multiple photons in a single such pulse with electrons in the inner orbital shell of an atom.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreOpening windows for new spintronic studies
A surprising discovery about spin-electron interactions in a specialized semiconductor material - a 'sandwich' of layers with different properties, buffered by a graphene nanoribbon - could potentially offer major advantages in speed, heat dissipation and power consumption in electronic devices.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreNanomushroom sensors: One material, many applications
Scientists have developed new innovative biosensing material for counting dividing cells and detecting biomolecules.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreChiral magnets show bulk diode effect due to spin fluctuations
Materials with left- and right-handed responses to current exhibit an intriguing diode effect.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreAtomic design by water
Scientists show how geometric structures at surfaces can be formed with atomic precision by water.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreGiant intrinsic chirality from planar dielectric nanostructures
Researchers have developed a metasurface, comprised of a single planar layer of nanostructures, which exhibits strong optical chirality in transmission.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreLuminescent nano-architectures of gallium arsenide
Scientists have succeeded in growing nanocrystals of gallium arsenide on tiny columns of silicon and germanium. This enables extremely efficient optoelectronic components for important frequency ranges to be realised on silicon chips.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Read moreRemembering really fast
Colossal magnetoresistance at terahertz frequencies in thin composites boosts novel memory devices operated at extremely high speed.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreUsing light and gold for targeted, non-invasive drug delivery
The new method uses a unique polymer coating that contains nanoscale gold particles, in addition to the drug itself. The drug only releases when a light shines on the gold particles, causing the polymeric coating to melt.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreConcrete infused with wood nanocrystals is stronger
Researchers studying whether concrete is made stronger by infusing it with nanocrystals from wood are moving from the laboratory to the real world with a bridge that will be built in California this spring.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreResearchers turn light upside down
A new metasurface for infrared light is based on boron nitride, a graphene-like 2D material, and was selected because of its capability to manipulate infrared light on extremely small length scales, which could be applied for the development of miniaturized chemical sensors or for heat management in nanoscale optoelectronic devices.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreStiffness matters for nanomedicine
Nanomedicine entry into cancer cells can be tuned by modulating the stiffness of the plasma membrane.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreImaging individual flexible DNA 'building blocks' in 3-D
Researchers generate first images of 129 DNA structures.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreFaster data transfer through plasmons
A transducer that converts electrical signals directly into surface plasmons could allow rapid data transfer and link photonic devices to electronics.
Feb 22nd, 2018
Read moreFlat-packed optical components
Nanostructured thin-films that can bend light by large angles could be a replacement for bulky glass optical components.
Feb 22nd, 2018
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