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Nanophysics Apr 27, 2020

Photonic metasurfaces provide a new playground for twistronics

Quantum optics, spintronics and diffraction-free imaging with low loss are among the technologies that may benefit from recently predicted effects in twisted bilayer photonic structures. The work takes inspiration from a ...

Nanomaterials Apr 22, 2020

Scientists devise method for gentle laser processing of perovskites at nanoscale

Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in partnership with colleagues from ITMO University, and universities in Germany, Japan, and Australia, have developed a method for precise, fast and high-quality laser ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 15, 2020

A quantum metasurface that can simultaneously control multiple properties of light

Metasurfaces are artificial materials designed at the nanoscale, which can control the scattering of light with exceptionally high precision. Over the past decade or so, these materials have been used to create a variety ...

Plasma Physics Apr 7, 2020

Bending microwaves and forbidding frequencies with simulated metamaterials

Using plasma to control microwaves for beaming direct energy toward a specific point is explored for their durability in high-energy electric fields and their reconfigurable structure. High power microwave beams, similar ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 27, 2020

Researchers catch light in a funnel

Professor Ronny Thomale holds a chair for theoretical condensed matter physics, the TP1, at the Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg. The discovery and theoretical description of new quantum states of matter is a prime ...

Nanomaterials Mar 13, 2020

Graphene solar heating film offers new opportunity for efficient thermal energy harvesting

Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Translational Atomaterials have developed a highly efficient solar absorbing film that absorbs sunlight with minimal heat loss and rapidly heats up to 83°C in ...

Materials Science Mar 10, 2020

Researchers create a new acoustic smart material inspired by shark skin

From the headphones we use to listen to our favorite songs or podcasts, to sonic camouflage employed by submarines, how we transmit and experience sound is an essential part of how we engage with our surrounding world. Acoustic ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 3, 2020

Virtualized metamaterial opens door for acoustics application and beyond

Playing back recorded audio from digital storage allows us to enjoy music without the physical presence of a musical instrument to generate resonating sound. In a seemingly unrelated area called metamaterials, scientists ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 25, 2020

Team demos breakthrough in analog image processing

A research team of Vanderbilt engineers that includes a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated a new ultrathin filter, based on metamaterials, that allows for analog optical image processing. Their work, ...

Materials Science Feb 18, 2020

When less is more: Designer slits make glasslike materials much stronger

By making specially designed slits in Plexiglas, Danish researchers have made it stronger, lighter and more flexible. The new knowledge could be used to make microchips, for example, much more durable.

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