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High-quality nanodiamonds offer new bioimaging and quantum sensing potential
Quantum sensing is a rapidly developing field that utilizes the quantum states of particles, such as superposition, entanglement, and spin states, to detect changes in physical, chemical, or biological systems. A promising ...
Nanophysics
Dec 23, 2024
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Advancing light control: New opportunities for metasurfaces in optoelectronics
A global review of advancements in integrating metasurfaces—thin planar arrays of nanostructures—into optoelectronic devices highlights their potential to transform technologies such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 20, 2024
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Fluorination strategy unlocks graphene's potential for optoelectronic and energy applications
Researchers from Tohoku University and collaborators have developed a weak fluorination strategy to address the zero-bandgap limitation of graphene. Details of the research were published in the journal Applied Physics Letters.
Nanophysics
Dec 18, 2024
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Tiny particle, huge potential: Scientists discover new type of quasiparticle present in all magnetic materials
Researchers recently made a groundbreaking discovery on the nanoscale: a new type of quasiparticle found in all magnetic materials, no matter their strength or temperature. These new properties shake up what researchers previously ...
Nanophysics
Dec 17, 2024
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Light-driven hybrid nanoreactor offers cost-effective hydrogen production
The University of Liverpool has reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural efficiency ...
Nanophysics
Dec 17, 2024
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2D materials boost p-type transistor performance, paving way for future tech
After dominating the electronics industry for decades, conventional silicon-based transistors are gradually approaching their limits, which is preventing engineers from further reducing their size without affecting their ...
Research explores nanobubble stability and its real-world implications
Gases are essential for many chemical reactions, and bubbles are one way for these gases to be held in solution. When compared to larger bubbles, nanobubbles have increased stability—meaning that they can remain in a solution ...
Nanophysics
Dec 16, 2024
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Femtosecond lasers and ordered nanopillars: A new path for high-speed electron control
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Australian National University, Canberra has demonstrated a novel way of steering a beam of relativistic electron pulses produced by an ultrahigh ...
Nanophysics
Dec 16, 2024
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Nanopatterned graphene enables infrared 'color' detection and imaging
University of Central Florida (UCF) researcher Debashis Chanda, a professor at UCF's NanoScience Technology Center, has developed a new technique to detect long wave infrared (LWIR) photons of different wavelengths or "colors."
Nanophysics
Dec 12, 2024
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New methods generate and supercharge magnetism of 2D materials
At just a few atoms of thickness, 2D materials offer revolutionary possibilities for new technologies that are microscopically sized but have the same capabilities as existing machines.
Nanophysics
Dec 11, 2024
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Scientists develop coating for enhanced thermal imaging through hot windows
A team of Rice University scientists has solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot windows. Imaging applications in a range of fields—such as security, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2024
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Graphene stacking discovery could herald new era for quantum applications
Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional properties: incredible strength (about 200 times stronger than steel), light weight, flexibility, and ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2024
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Silver nanocubes enable nanolaser light generation
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers, and scientists from Japan have developed a unique nanolaser. Although the dimensions of this laser are so small that its structure can only be seen through a powerful ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2024
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Vortex electric field discovery could impact quantum computing
A new vortex electric field with the potential to enhance future electronic, magnetic and optical devices has been observed by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and local partners.
Nanophysics
Dec 8, 2024
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Thin coating of MXene material could replace thick layers of insulation
Materials that conduct electricity well, like metals, also tend to conduct heat. For instance, a metal spoon left in a hot cup of tea will get hot, while the ceramic mug remains cool. This is because good electrical conductors ...
Nanophysics
Dec 5, 2024
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Physicists take a step closer to controlling single-molecule chemical reactions
Controlling matter at the atomic level has taken a major step forward, thanks to nanotechnology research by an international team of scientists led by physicists at the University of Bath.
Nanophysics
Dec 3, 2024
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New method realize ohmic contacts in n-type MoS₂ transistors at cryogenic temperatures
Semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of layered materials exhibiting unique optoelectronic properties that could be leveraged to develop transistors, sensors and other nanoelectronics. Despite ...
Tellurium nanowires show potential for room-temperature ferroelectricity and data storage
A discovery by an international team of scientists has revealed room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires, paving the way for advancements in ultrahigh-density ...
Nanophysics
Nov 29, 2024
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New imaging platform advances 3D visualization of cellular structures at the nanoscale
A team of researchers led by Anna-Karin Gustavsson at Rice University has developed an innovative imaging platform that promises to improve our understanding of cellular structures at the nanoscale.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 27, 2024
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A pathway toward new quantum devices: Electrically defined quantum dots in zinc oxide
Researchers have successfully created electrically defined quantum dots in zinc oxide (ZnO) heterostructures, marking a significant milestone in the development of quantum technologies.
Nanophysics
Nov 26, 2024
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