Fiber-optic probe can see molecular bonds
Date | 10th, Jun 2019 |
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Source | EurekAlert - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Engineers at UC Riverside have developed the world's first portable, inexpensive, optical nanoscopy tool that integrates a glass optical fiber with a silver nanowire condenser. The device is a high-efficiency round-trip light tunnel that squeezes visible light to the very tip of the condenser to interact with molecules locally and send back information that can decipher and visualize the elusive nanoworld.