Search results for nanometer

Cell & Microbiology Aug 2, 2022

Analysis of molecular processes in living cells with sub-10 nm spatial resolution

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have developed "photoswitching fingerprint analysis"—a unique technology that for the first time allows the analysis of molecular processes and the regulation of individual proteins ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 1, 2022

Core components for the optical system of hyperspectral satellites

Pieces of plastic in the sea, chlorophyll content in bodies of water, the degree of drought in fields—since April 2022, the German environmental satellite EnMAP has been orbiting our Earth and will be collecting myriad ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 18, 2022

Novel SERS method developed to capture target molecules

By constructing a multilayer nanoparticle film, researchers led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) formed a natural gap of less than three nanometers ...

General Physics Jun 22, 2022

Following ultrafast magnetization dynamics in depth

The future development of functional magnetic devices based on ultrafast optical manipulation of spins requires an understanding of the depth-dependent spin dynamics across the interfaces of complex magnetic heterostructures. ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 15, 2022

All-optical switching on a nanometer scale

Ultrafast light-driven control of magnetization on the nanometer length scale is key to achieve competitive bit sizes in next generation data storage technology. Researchers at Max Born Institute in Berlin and of the large ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 14, 2022

Fluorescence microscopy shows how living cells form vesicles to transport cargo like growth factors

Cells have a clever way to transport cargos like growth factors across the cell membrane and into the cell. It is called clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Molecules of the protein clathrin gather on the inside of the cell membrane, ...

Nanophysics Jun 2, 2022

Using advanced microscopy to nanoengineer new materials for computing and electronics

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Korea's Sungkyunkwan University are using advanced microscopy to nanoengineer promising materials for computing and electronics in a beyond-Moore era.

Nanomaterials May 23, 2022

High-performance heaters based on nanoscale-thick graphite films

Combining multiple carbon nanomaterials in a single substance can yield surprising properties. KAUST researchers have created thin graphite films that could act as high-performance flexible heater panels, reaching several ...

Nanomaterials May 19, 2022

The small things make a big difference in the science of measurement

Scientists must make ever more sophisticated measurements as technology shrinks to the nanoscale and we face global challenges from the effects of climate change.

Optics & Photonics May 5, 2022

'Metalens' could disrupt vacuum UV market

Rice University photonics researchers have created a potentially disruptive technology for the ultraviolet optics market.

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