AZoOptics speaks to Professor David Amabilino about recent breakthrough research looking at how self-made fibers guide molecular movement using light.
By Laura Thomson
20 Oct 2021
The most powerful lasers in the world can reach up to 10 petawatts (10 quadrillion, or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 watts) of emitted light. They are used to study extreme plasmas and other rare phenomena in the universe. Scientists are also planning to build a 100 petawatt laser that will be used to tear energy from matter in empty space.
By Ben Pilkington
20 Oct 2021
Proteins are a common target in cancer therapies, as they are the biomolecules responsible for carrying out most biological processes. The ability to perform high throughput measurements with mass spectrometry has made it a popular tool in clinical proteomics and, in some cases, mass spectrometry is replacing antibody testing as the diagnosis of choice for different types of cancers.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
20 Oct 2021
Here, we look at why lipidomics is important and how advances in mass spectrometry have helped to further this field of science.
By Sarah Moore
19 Oct 2021
In August 2022, NASA will launch its Psyche mission, marking the space agency’s first exploration of a unique asteroid that is predicted to be richer in metal than rock or ice. The findings could help scientists understand how asteroids evolved. The mission will rely on advanced technology in the form of a magnetometer, a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, and a multispectral imager.
By Sarah Moore
19 Oct 2021
A team at HZB has presented an X-ray tomography method that achieves unprecedented speeds. Tomoscopy is set to make an entry into the toolkit of material scientists and companies in the next few years.
By Reginald Davey
18 Oct 2021
A team based at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been using ultrafast electron microscopy to investigate tHE strong couplings that arise between gold nanoparticles and layers of graphene. The research will give rise to sensor and quantum device development in the future.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
18 Oct 2021
A team of researchers at Nagoya University has found a way to create light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that will emit chiral valley polarized light and operate at room temperature.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
15 Oct 2021
Examples of how photonics technology can be leveraged into applications that will impact climate change were presented at the LASER World of PHOTONICS. Here, we discuss these examples and outline how they will contribute to delivering a minimum of 11% of the globally agreed carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions by 2030.
By Sarah Moore
15 Oct 2021
In a recent Communications Biology study, researchers discuss the development of a novel imaging approach using 3D microscopy that allows for both molecular and cellular features of human organs to be studied in the third dimension. AZoOptics takes a closer look at its applications.
By Benedette Cuffari
13 Oct 2021