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New Optical Imaging Technique can Target Cancer Cells

Dr. Ning Fang from Georgia State University’s Chemistry Department has developed a new optical imaging method, Single Particle Orientation and Rotational Tracking (SPORT), to view rotational motions in live cells and eventually target cancer cells.

17 Oct 2017

Researchers Create Compact Mass Spectrometer Capable of Analyzing Mars' Atmosphere

BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars’ atmosphere — and that’s just one of its myriad possible uses.

1 Sep 2017

Synchronized Emissions from Anapole Nanolaser can Generate Ultrafast Light Pulses

A simulation study headed by KAUST researchers reveal that a cost-effective, reinvented laser source storing light energy inside nanoscale disks could be capable of strengthening the development of optically powered neurocomputers.

18 Jul 2017

New Photodetector can Overcome Obstacles to Increase Performance in Optoelectronic Devices

Manufacturers, in today’s increasingly powerful electronics, call for tiny materials as they seek to optimize performance without any bulk addition.

10 Jul 2017

Researchers Monitor the Scattering Behavior of Electrons in a Non-Conducting Material

The scattering behavior of electrons in a non-conducting material has been monitored in real-time by an international team of physicists. Their insights could be of efficient use in radiotherapy.

23 May 2017

Researchers Develop a Novel Way to Determine Crystal Type Based on Optics

A novel analysis technique is expected to bring about advancements in the understanding of nanocrystal reactions and precision of nanocrystal engineering.

19 May 2017

Light-Matter Interaction Controlled by Photonic Hypercrystals

Control of light-matter interaction plays a significant role in fundamental phenomena and technologies such as solar cells, LEDs, lasers and photosynthesis.

8 May 2017

Scientists Develop New Technology to Secure Information by Introducing Chaos

A research aimed at controlling complex dynamics, such as chaos, of optical nonlinearities with optomechanical crystals and by altering the excitation laser’s parameters has been reported by scientists from Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia’s (ICN2) Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures (P2N) Group, from the UAB.

19 Apr 2017

New Approach Combines Sub-Wavelength Nanowire with Photonic Crystal Platform

Contrary to the tremendous success story of electronic integration, photonic integration is still in its infancy. One the most serious obstacles it faces is the need to use a variety of materials to achieve different functions -- unlike electronic integration.

4 Apr 2017

Controlling Surface Micro- and Nanoscale Structures Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses

The surface of a material includes minute micro- and nanoscale structures that cannot be seen by the naked eye. However, these structures play a big role in governing the chemical, physical, and biomedical characteristics of the material.

15 Mar 2017