Researchers at the University of Ottawa have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless in photonics—the science and technology of light—with their findings, recently published in Nature Communications, expected to lead to many applicati...
Mar 18, 2021
Researchers have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless in photonics - the science and technology of light - with their findings, expected to lead to many applications in the field of nanophotonics.
Mar 18, 2021
Neural network training could one day require less computing power and hardware, thanks to a new nanodevice that can run neural network computations using 100 to 1000 times less energy and area than existing CMOS-based hardware.
Mar 18, 2021
Electrical current and laser light combine at a gold nanogap to prompt a dramatic burst of light. The phenomenon could be useful for nanophotonic switches in computer chips and for advanced photocatalysts.
Mar 18, 2021
The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its behavior holds clues to new ways to store digital... The post Catching Electrons in Action in an Antiferromagnetic Nanowire for Ultrahigh-Density Data Storage...
Mar 18, 2021
The research team led by Prof. Yang Lihua from Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Scien...
Mar 18, 2021
If you want to build a fully functional nanosized robot, you need to incorporate a host of capabilities, from complicated electronic circuits and photovoltaics to sensors and antennas.
Mar 18, 2021
Precision motion control and nanopositioning equipment developer Physik Instrumente (PI) acquired P·G·W-Precision Granite W Co. Ltd. The acquired company, based in Gifu, Japan, is a manufacturer of high-flatness granite base plates, supporting app...
Mar 18, 2021
Water containing suspended nanobubbles is utilized in many biological and medical applications. For example, nanobubbles increase the efficiency of drug and gene delivery. Water containing oxygen nanobubbles is used in wastewater treatment, to pro...
Mar 18, 2021
Due to their tissue-like mechanical properties, hydrogels are being increasingly used for biomedical applications; a well-known example are soft contact lenses. These gel-like polymers consist of 90 percent water, are elastic and particularly bioc...
Mar 18, 2021
