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Ultrafast plasmon-enhanced magnetic bit switching at the nanoscale
Researchers from Max Born Institute have demonstrated a successful way to control and manipulate nanoscale magnetic bits—the building blocks of digital data—using an ultrafast laser pulse and plasmonic gold nanostructures. ...
Nanophysics
Apr 24, 2025
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Q&A: Microscopic 'traffic jams' solution inspires new insights into particle movement and drug delivery
From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can detect and break down microplastics, an emerging field called active matter is looking toward the microscale to solve ...
Nanophysics
Apr 22, 2025
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First-ever real-time visualization of nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology
Ultrasound imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine. Behind its noninvasive magic lies a class of materials known as piezoelectric single crystals, which can convert electrical signals into ...
Nanophysics
Apr 22, 2025
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Quantum confinement explains the dramatic rise of electrical resistivity in few-nanometers-thick silicon sheets
Consumer electronic devices are made from materials that we have been using for more than 60 years, mainly silicon, germanium and copper. Why have semiconductor electronics become increasingly fast over this time?
Earth's magnetic field impact on fluid flow revealed for the first time
The Earth's magnetic field quietly supports life on the planet and now, for the first time, its invisible powers have been used to create new nanoparticles and materials.
Nanophysics
Apr 15, 2025
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Microscopy method breaks barriers in nanoscale chemical imaging
Today's super-resolution microscopes have made it possible to observe the nanoscale world with unprecedented detail. However, they require fluorescent tags, which reveal structural details but provide little chemical information ...
Nanophysics
Apr 14, 2025
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Researchers develop full-color-emitting upconversion nanoparticle technology for ultra-high RGB display quality
Dr. Ho Seong Jang and colleagues at the Extreme Materials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed an upconversion nanoparticle technology that introduces a core@multi-shell nanostructure, ...
Nanophysics
Apr 11, 2025
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Reshaping quantum dots production through continuous flow and sustainable technologies
As the demand for innovative materials continues to grow—particularly in response to today's technological and environmental challenges—research into nanomaterials is emerging as a strategic field. Among these materials, ...
Nanophysics
Apr 11, 2025
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Chiral plasmonic nanostructures push the limits of light manipulation on the nanoscale
Researchers from ICMAB are revolutionizing how we manipulate light at the nanoscale using chiral plasmonic structures—nanomaterials designed to interact with polarized light in extraordinary ways.
Nanophysics
Apr 10, 2025
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Gold nanoclusters reveal magnetic spin's potential role in catalytic efficiency
Recently, a team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) consecutively removed the innermost atom and the outermost electron of a gold nanoparticle—without disturbing ...
Nanophysics
Apr 9, 2025
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Scientists modulate 2D material properties via bending-induced interlayer sliding
A research group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new strategy to precisely manipulate interlayer stacking orders and related properties ...
Nanophysics
Apr 9, 2025
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Nitrogen and argon plasma boosts performance of carbon-based supercapacitor electrodes
Scientists from Skoltech, the Institute of Nanotechnology of Microelectronics, RAS, and other research centers have refined the understanding of how plasma treatment of carbon-based electrodes affects the key characteristics ...
Nanophysics
Apr 3, 2025
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Nanostructuring MOF crystals unlocks their potential, retaining electrical properties with enhanced sensitivity
Scientists at IMDEA Nanociencia are working on the development of materials whose properties can change as easily as we flip a switch. They focus on joining molecular switching (spin transition), electrical transport properties ...
Nanophysics
Apr 3, 2025
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Doubling down on metasurfaces: Bilayer device can control many forms of polarized light
Almost a decade ago, Harvard engineers unveiled the world's first visible-spectrum metasurfaces—ultra-thin, flat devices patterned with nanoscale structures that could precisely control the behavior of light. A powerful ...
Nanophysics
Apr 1, 2025
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Controlling quantum light at room temperature with tunable nanostructures and low voltage
The ability to control the color, or emission wavelength, of light from quantum sources is central to the development of secure quantum communication networks and photonic-based computing. However, most systems capable of ...
Nanophysics
Apr 1, 2025
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Scientists merge two 'impossible' materials into new artificial structure
An international team led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has merged two lab-synthesized materials into a synthetic quantum structure once thought impossible to exist and produced an exotic structure expected ...
Nanophysics
Apr 1, 2025
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Artificial muscles spring into action with mandrel-free fabrication technique
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have invented a new, inexpensive method for fabricating artificial muscles for potential use in robots, in comfort-adjusting jackets that become more thermally insulating as ...
Nanophysics
Mar 31, 2025
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Three-site Kitaev chain enhances stability of Majorana zero modes
An international research team led by QuTech has realized a three-site Kitaev chain using semiconducting quantum dots coupled by superconducting segments in a hybrid InSb/Al nanowire. When comparing two-and three-site chains ...
Nanophysics
Mar 31, 2025
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Defect removal technique paves the way for faster, low-power semiconductors
A research team, led by Professor Jimin Kwon from the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Yong-Young Noh and his research team from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH, ...
Nanophysics
Mar 31, 2025
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Time-resolved photoluminescence unlocks nanoscale insights into surface-modified metal oxide semiconductors
In the quest for next-generation energy, sensing, and pigment technologies, semiconducting metal oxides like titanium dioxide (TiO₂) have emerged as essential materials due to their abundance, stability, and intriguing ...
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