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Published Nanophysics: The right twist - Nanophysics: The Right Twist


Stacked layers of ultrathin semiconductor materials feature phenomena that can be exploited for nove...
Published New material transforms light, creating new possibilities for sensors - New Material Transforms Light, Creating New Possibilities for Sensors



A new class of materials that can absorb low energy light and transform it into higher energy light...
Published Unleashing a new era of color tunable nano-devices -- smallest ever light source with switchable colors formed


New research has achieved a significant breakthrough in color switching for nanocrystals, unlocking...
Published Superlensing without a super lens: Physicists boost microscopes beyond limits



Attempts to break the diffraction limit with 'super lenses' have all hit the hurdle of extreme visua...
Published Achieving large and uniform particle sizes



Dispersions of polymer particles in a liquid phase (latexes) have many important applications in coa...
Published Bowtie resonators that build themselves bridge the gap between nanoscopic and macroscopic



Two nanotechnology approaches converge by employing a new generation of fabrication technology. It c...
Published How black silicon, a prized material used in solar cells, gets its dark, rough edge



Researchers have developed a new theoretical model explaining one way to make black silicon. The new...
Published Exploring the effect of ring closing on fluorescence of supramolecular polymers



The properties of supramolecular polymers are dictated by the self-assembled state of the molecules....
Published Chameleon-inspired coating could cool and warm buildings through the seasons


As summer turns to fall, many people will be turning off the air conditioning and firing up heaters...
Published Water droplet spun by sound screens for colon cancer



Mechanical engineers have devised a diagnostic platform that uses sound waves to spin an individual...
Published Researchers create faster and cheaper way to print tiny metal structures with light



Researchers have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is 480 t...
Published 'Hot' new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves



A team of researchers has built a prototype microscope that does not rely on backscattered radiation...
Published Polaritons open up a new lane on the semiconductor highway



On the highway of heat transfer, thermal energy is moved by way of quantum particles called phonons....
Published Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech



Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that...
Published Micro-Lisa! Making a mark with novel nano-scale laser writing



High-power lasers are often used to modify polymer surfaces to make high-tech biomedical products, e...
Published Diamond glitter: A play of colors with artificial DNA crystals



Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanome...
Published Blueprints of self-assembly



Scientists have taken a step closer to replicating nature's processes of self-assembly. The study de...
Published Shining a light on molecules: L-shaped metamaterials can control light direction



Polarized light waves spin clockwise or counterclockwise as they travel, with one direction behaving...
Published Microbeads with adaptable fluorescent colors from visible light to near-infrared



Researchers have successfully developed an environmentally friendly, microspherical fluorescent mate...
Published How a tiny device could lead to big physics discoveries and better lasers



Researchers have fabricated a device no wider than a human hair that will help physicists investigat...