By demonstrating a new type of laser that amplifies light with sound waves in a silicon chip, the team's research represents a significant advance in the field of silicon photonics.
Jun 8th, 2018
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Extremely short mid-infrared laser pulses will help scientists explore ultrafast processes in atoms.
Jun 8th, 2018
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Nanoparticles avoid deactivation and convert biomass-derived gas into methane.
Jun 8th, 2018
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Light focused into nano-grooves in a gold film bonded to an atomically thin crystal flake produces a remarkable frequency doubling effect.
Jun 8th, 2018
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Direct nanoscale patterning of LED surfaces brings new possibilities for the control of light.
Jun 8th, 2018
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A recent study reveals that double-layered porous nanotubes with spatially separated photoredox surfaces that were synthesized by self-template strategy showed enhanced photocatalytic activity toward hydrogen production.
Jun 7th, 2018
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Researchers have shown in a model system that small emulsion droplets can be used as smart carriers. They have developed a method for producing self-propelled liquid droplets capable of providing spatially and temporally controlled delivery of a molecular load.
Jun 7th, 2018
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A reserach team shows that it is possible to estimate how nanoconfinement affects the number of contacts formed by two materials placed in intimate contact and, hence, the interfacial interactions.
Jun 7th, 2018
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Researchers demonstrate silver-based electrode films that could be used for flexible touch displays, televisions and solar cells.
Jun 7th, 2018
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Quantum interference may be key to smaller insulators.
Jun 6th, 2018
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Scientists have proposed a method to improve the resolution of optical microscopes operating in the reflection mode, i.e. visualizing materials not transmitting light.
Jun 6th, 2018
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A recent review paper systemtatically introduce the classification, mechanism and applications of density gradient ultracentrifugation with various separation examples, demonstrating the versatility of such an efficient separation technique.
Jun 6th, 2018
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Scientists have turned an abstract theory about the quantum properties of magnets into a testable hypothesis about a new kind of light.
Jun 6th, 2018
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Using a nanometric transport platform on plants that was previously utilized for targeted drug delivery, researchers increased the penetration rate of nutrients into the plants, from 1% to approximately 33%.
Jun 6th, 2018
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Scientists discovered the first example of an effective gene therapeutic against lethal bacterial infections using a nanotherapeutic to deliver short interfering RNA (siRNA) that targets immune system cells.
Jun 6th, 2018
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Researchers are looking at a highly durable organic pigment, used by humans in artwork for hundreds of years, as a promising possibility as a semiconductor material.
Jun 5th, 2018
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