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Optics & Photonics 21 minutes ago

An on-chip photon-counting reconstructive spectrometer with tailored cascaded detector array

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) have been widely used in various applications requiring single photon detection thanks to their attractive performances. Since SNSPDs are thin films of serval nanometers ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 27, 2024

Unlocking visible femtosecond fiber oscillators: An advance in laser science

The emergence of ultrafast laser pulse generation, marking a significant milestone in laser science, has triggered incredible progress across a wide array of disciplines, encompassing industrial applications, energy technologies, ...

Materials Science Mar 23, 2024

Scientists develop ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that turn fabrics into wearable electronics

Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable electronics. Their work has been published in the journal Nature.

Materials Science Mar 21, 2024

A dynamically stable self-healable wire based on mechanical–electrical coupling

Highly flexible and conductive wires play a crucial role in integration and application of wearable devices. However, the frequent stress and deformation in practical use are prone to cause structural damage to these wires, ...

Polymers Mar 21, 2024

Researchers discover new route to recyclable polymers from plants

Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials. This is a key requirement to reduce the burden of plastic pollution in the ...

Polymers Mar 20, 2024

Hitting this stretchy, electronic material makes it tougher

Accidents happen every day, and if you drop your smartwatch, or it gets hit really hard, the device probably won't work anymore. But now, researchers report on a soft, flexible material with "adaptive durability," meaning ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 19, 2024

Molecular orientation is key: Shining new light on electron behavior using 2-photon photoemission spectroscopy

Organic electronics is a field that has garnered significant interest in academic and industrial circles due to its potential applications in OLEDs and organic solar cells, offering advantages such as lightweight design, ...

Nanomaterials Mar 19, 2024

Scientists develop tunable colored films for displays and sensors

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed flexible films that exhibit bright colors purely by virtue of their physical structure, without the need for any pigment. When stretched, the films exhibit ...

Nanomaterials Mar 18, 2024

Researchers develop novel 'super-tetragonal' sacrificial layer for freestanding oxide membranes

Researchers have developed a new water-soluble sacrificial layer, "super-tectragonal" Sr4Al2O7 (SAOT), with broad tunability in lattice constants, which can be used to prepare high-quality freestanding oxide membrane. Their ...

Nanomaterials Mar 18, 2024

Researchers discover tightest arrangement of bilayer alkali metals between graphene layers

Researchers at AIST, in collaboration with Osaka University, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Kyushu University, and National Tsing Hua University, have developed a technique to insert alkali metals into the interlayers of graphene, ...

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