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Metasurface Device Enables Twin-Layer Guard Against Counterfeiting

A metasurface device that can show three different types of images based on the illumination source has been created by researchers.

28 Sep 2022

McCrone Presents Range of Linkam Temperature-controlled Stages at AMS 2022

McCrone Microscopes & Accessories will present a range of Linkam’s leading temperature and environment-controlled stages at booth #1134, AMS 2022.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 26 Sep 2022

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry Helps Quantify Nanoparticles

Researchers have presented a model that estimates the number of nanoparticles in water. Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to create and analyze citrate-capped gold nanoparticles.

12 Sep 2022

Evaluating the Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Cr-Doped MoO3 Microrods

Researchers have used scanning electron microscopy (SEM), an impedance analyzer of 1 MHz - 3 GHz, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to investigate the microstructure and optical and dielectric properties of synthesized Cr-doped MoO3 samples.

8 Sep 2022

ZnO Nanorod-Coated Optical Fiber Sensor for Diabetes Detection

A ZnO-coated optical fiber sensor for detecting a volatile organic compound biomarker for diabetes has been recently demonstrated in a study published in Sensors. The researchers used a coreless silica fiber (CSF) coupled with single-mode fiber (SMF) at both ends to synthesize the SMF-CSF-SMF structure.

23 Aug 2022

Researchers Improve Silicon's Opto-Electrical Properties

In an article published in Energies, researchers presented a novel approach to improve the optoelectrical properties of silicon (Si), including optical conductivity and bandgap, by applying the direct ultrafast pulsed nanostructure formation (DUPNF) technique.

22 Aug 2022

New Method to Pattern Gold Nanorods Using Deep-UV Lithography

In an article published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, the researchers presented a novel method to pattern gold nanorods' (GNRs) assemblies on substrates and studied the near-field coupling induced by the aggregation of the nanoparticles.

11 Aug 2022

Identifying Bacteria Using Optical Properties of Nanometer-Scaled Metal-Organic Hybrids

A recent study published in Analytical Chemistry proposes a strategy for optical detection of multiple bacterial species based on the optical properties of nanohybrid structures of polymer-coated metal nanoparticles.

2 Aug 2022

High Magnification Beam Expander for Small Aperture Applications

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has developed a new compact beam expander that uniquely delivers high magnification (x30) from small aperture (2 mm) high power laser beam lines.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 27 Jul 2022