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Nanomaterials Jul 4, 2024

A new blue: Mysterious origin of the ribbontail ray's electric blue spots revealed

Researchers have discovered the unique nanostructures responsible for the electric blue spots of the bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), with possible applications for developing chemical-free coloration. The team ...

Condensed Matter Jul 4, 2024

Physicists develop method to detect single-atom defects in semiconductors

One of the challenges of cramming smarter and more powerful electronics into ever-shrinking devices is developing the tools and techniques to analyze the materials that make them up with increasingly intimate precision.

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 ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 2, 2024

Making glucose measurement in food easier with deep learning

A collaborative research team has recently developed a new method for measuring glucose using deep learning technology. Their research was published in Laser & Photonics Reviews.

Optics & Photonics Jul 2, 2024

Dual-laser approach could lower cost of high-resolution 3D printing

Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less expensive, helping it find wider ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 2, 2024

Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock

For nearly 50 years, physicists have dreamed of the secrets they could unlock by raising the energy state of an atom's nucleus using a laser. The achievement would allow today's atomic clocks to be replaced with a nuclear ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 2, 2024

Scientists crack new method for high-capacity, secure quantum communication

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating a new method for transmitting quantum information using particles of light called qudits. These qudits promise a future quantum internet that is both secure and ...

Nanophysics Jul 2, 2024

The demonstration of vacuum levitation and motion control on an optical-electrostatic chip

The levitation of microscopic objects in vacuum and the control of their movements while they are suspended was first demonstrated several decades ago. Since then, various research groups have been working on new approaches ...

Biochemistry Jul 1, 2024

Tannic acid-coated magnetic beads could facilitate early cancer diagnosis

Researchers have synthesized tannic acid-coated magnetic beads capable of extracting membrane vesicles called "exosomes" from biological fluids with 60% efficiency. This novel method will make it easier and faster to isolate ...

Biotechnology Jul 1, 2024

Giant clams may hold the answers to making solar energy more efficient

Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new Yale-led study.

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