In-depth articles written by our editorial team focusing on the latest developments in materials science and technology
Light is an oscillating electromagnetic field that can be decomposed into its electric and magnetic field components. The electric field oscillates perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the light. The behavior of this field through time and its orientation determines a property called the polarization of the light.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
20 Dec 2021
Researchers from the University of Washington and Princeton University have developed an ultra-compact camera the size of a coarse grain of salt that has surmounted micro-sized camera issues.
By Usman Ahmed
20 Dec 2021
A new AFM technique proposes to remove the cantilever step in favor of a flexible substrate bed beneath an array of probes.
By Ben Pilkington
17 Dec 2021
Wu, J. et al.'s study discusses a low-threshold on-chip perovskite polariton parametric oscillator using all-inorganic CsPbBr3 microcavities at ambient temperature.
By Laura Thomson
17 Dec 2021
A new technique has been developed to help overcome the current resolution limitations of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and make it suitable for biomolecular analysis.
By Ben Pilkington
16 Dec 2021
This article looks at the history of mass spectrometry and gas chromatography mass spectrometry, and shows how the technique is used today.
By Ben Pilkington
15 Dec 2021
Quantum Dice, a UK start-up that spun out of Oxford University’s quantum optics lab, is developing the world's first compact source-device independent quantum random number generator (QRNG).
Recent work published in Matter has looked at how to model structural flexibility using a number of techniques, including cryo-EM X-ray and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
14 Dec 2021
Researchers from Purdue University and Pennsylvania State University have recently developed tiny chip-based optical tweezers that levitate nanoparticles using a metalens in a vacuum.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
14 Dec 2021
A recent study used X-ray diffraction (XRD) to watch chemical reactions taking place under mechanical stresses as materials were crushed in a tiny grinding mill.
By Ben Pilkington
13 Dec 2021