Researchers have introduced a system of gold nanorods that acts like a tiny light-driven motor, with its direction of motion is determined by the orientation of the motors. This work may lead to smaller and more precise nanomachines.
Nov 4, 2020
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS) have designed novel linear nanomotors that can be moved in controlled directions using light. This work opens the way for new microfluidics, including lab-o...
Nov 4, 2020
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have designed linear nanomotors that can be made to move in controlled directions by laser light. The technology has applications in microfluidics, including lab-on-a-...
Nov 4, 2020
Researchers have taken an important step toward developing a communications network that exchanges information across long distances by using photons, mass-less measures of light that are key elements of quantum computing and quantum communication...
Nov 4, 2020
Researchers have developed a system of gold nanorods that acts like a tiny light-driven motor, with its direction of motion is determined by the orientation of the motors. This work may lead to smaller and more precise nanomachines.
Nov 4, 2020
The breadth of possible applications in photonics makes Jeremy Staffa excited to witness what he believes could be “one of the most influential fields of the next decade.” He is a doctoral student at the Institute of Optics at the University of Ro...
Nov 4, 2020
Fiber optics built into a chip can deliver all the laser light needed to control ions for quantum computing and sensing.
Nov 4, 2020
Novel technique yields a carbon nanotube forest of record length, potentially revolutionizing the future of many industries.
Nov 4, 2020
The right indoor lighting can help set the mood, from a soft romantic glow to bright, stimulating colors. But some materials used for lighting, such as plastics, are not eco-friendly. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have developed a bio-bas...
Nov 4, 2020
Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets called carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Features such ...
Nov 4, 2020
