100-nanometer-long “meta-atom” of gold and silicon oxide is capable of straightening and speeding up light waves.
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Nanostructured system combines nanotechnology with artificial opals
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Zinc oxide can be used for UV lasers, LEDs
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Fluorescent Sensors – Free Access to Recent Highlights
A special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications highlights recent advances related to the synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymeric materials for fluorescence sensor applications.
Tunable Harvard thin films mimic tear drops
Tunable material system designed by Harvard team is easily adaptable for diverse applications in fuel transport, textiles, optical systems, and more.
Ultrafast logic gate from quantum dots
Researchers working to harness the quantum nature of light and semiconductors develop new logic system.
Carbon nanotubes could be the "bits" of quantum computers
Munich-based team show how nanotubes can store information in the form of vibrations.
New bulk silicon nanosystem for electro-photonic applications
Research enables bulk silicon to emit broad-spectrum, visible light, opening the possibility of devices that have both electronic and photonic components.
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