A new special issue covers recent efforts in the rapidly expanding field of biomedical vibrational spectroscopy.
Optics
A Snapshot of Plasmonic Sensors
Modern nanofabrication schemes and other methodological advances enable new fascinating possibilities in the emerging area of biosensing.
Nanoparticles reach new peaks
Rice University researchers show short laser pulses selectively heat gold nanoparticles.
Wavelength-Dependent Shapeshifting: Plasmon-Mediated Growth Control
Selective growth of twinned silver nanocubes from high-energy incident light refined by Chad Mirkin and co-workers.
Modified silicon carbide crystals could be better than diamond
University of Würzburg physicists have modified silicon carbide crystals and found that they may have application in quantum computing.
Research creates 'recipe book' for building new materials
Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder open the door for the creation of a host of new materials with properties that do not exist in nature.
Metamaterials experts develops method to reduce electron mass
Researchers have come up with a theory for moving metamaterial patterning onto the quantum scale.
Maximum Resolution through Solid Immersion
Stefan Hell and co-workers have achieved maximum spatial resolution in far-field optical imaging by applying solid immersion lenses to stimulated emission depletion microscopy.
Multimode waveguides bring light around corners for compact photonic chips
Cornell and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers develop waveguide solution that could offer increased bandwidth for fiber-optic communication.
Asylum Research acquired by Oxford Instruments
Asylum Research has announced that it has been acquired by Oxford Instruments plc for an initial debt free, cash free consideration of US$32.0 million.
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