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Biochemistry Aug 2, 2024

Novel system for highly sensitive detection of small molecule pollutants in food and the environment

A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a novel competitive dual-channel color-tone change fluorescent immunochromatographic assay (CFICA).

Quantum Physics Jul 25, 2024

Somersaulting spin qubits for universal quantum logic could enhance control in larger arrays

Researchers at QuTech developed somersaulting spin qubits for universal quantum logic. This achievement may enable efficient control of large semiconductor qubit arrays. The research group published their demonstration of ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 9, 2024

Moving from the visible to the infrared: Developing high quality nanocrystals

Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor nanocrystals are so small—on ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 9, 2024

Photons from quantum dot emitters violate Bell inequality in new study

A new study in Nature Physics demonstrates a novel method for generating quantum entanglement using a quantum dot, which violates the Bell inequality. This method uses ultra-low power levels and could pave the way for scalable ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 8, 2024

Super-resolution machining of single crystalline sapphire by femtosecond laser-induced, plasma-assisted ablation

A new study in Opto-Electronic Advances discusses super-resolution machining of single crystalline sapphire by GHz burst mode femtosecond laser-induced plasma assisted ablation.

Optics & Photonics Jul 8, 2024

Boosting UV light absorption in 2D semiconductor with quantum dot hybrids for enhanced light emission

A new publication in Opto-Electronic Science discusses boosting UV light absorption in a 2D semiconductor with quantum dot hybrids for enhanced light emission.

Optics & Photonics Jul 8, 2024

New shapes of photons open doors to advanced optical technologies

Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have gained important insights into photons, the elementary particles that make up light. They 'behave' in an amazingly greater variety than electrons surrounding ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 3, 2024

Scientists achieve first intercity quantum key distribution with deterministic single-photon source

Conventional encryption methods rely on complex mathematical algorithms and the limits of current computing power. However, with the rise of quantum computers, these methods are becoming increasingly vulnerable, necessitating ...

Nanophysics Jul 2, 2024

Novel method enhances size-controlled production of luminescent quantum dots

Luminescence refers to the result of a process in which an object absorbs light at one wavelength and then re-emits it at another wavelength. Through light absorption, electrons in the ground state of the material are excited ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 28, 2024

Researchers develop technology to mass produce quantum dot lasers for optical communications

South Korean researchers have successfully developed technology to mass-produce quantum dot lasers, widely used in data centers and quantum communications. This breakthrough paves the way for reducing the production cost ...

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