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Nano antennas for data transfer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists from the University of Würzburg have converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a low-footprint optical antenna that is only 800 nanometers in size.

Jan 8, 2020

Nano antennas for data transfer

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

For the first time, physicists have successfully converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a low-footprint optical antenna that is only 800 nanometers in size.

Jan 8, 2020

Researchers create nanoscale sensors to better see how high pressure affects materials

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures. As the researchers reported in the journal Science, that matters because, "Pressure alters the physi...

Jan 8, 2020

Nano antennas for data transfer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For the first time, physicists have successfully converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a low-footprint optical antenna that is only 800 nanometres in size.

Jan 8, 2020

Nanobubbles in nanodroplets

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Freiburg researchers investigate ultrafast reaction of superfluid helium triggered by extreme ultraviolet laser pulses.

Jan 8, 2020

How rattlesnakes' scales help them sip rainwater from their bodies (video)

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

During storms in the southwestern US, some rattlesnakes drink rain droplets from scales on their backs. This unusual behavior could help them survive in a desert environment with infrequent rain. Now, researchers have figured out how the nanotextu...

Jan 8, 2020

Complete filling of batches of nanopipettes

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Analytical Chemistry an efficient method for filling a batch of nanopipettes with a pore opening below 10 nanometer. The method is based on the application of a temperature gradient to the nanopipette ...

Jan 8, 2020

Building a Quantum Computer From Off-the-Shelf Parts

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

University of Chicago researchers develop stable and possibly scalable qubits by creating defects in commercial silicon wafers

Jan 7, 2020

Quantum Dots Deliver Vaccines, Encode Vaccination History in the Skin

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Using fluorescent quantum dots, an MIT research team has created a way to administer vaccinations and record a patient’s vaccination history in the skin. The researchers developed a microneedle platform that can selectively deliver microparticles ...

Jan 7, 2020

New production method for single-walled carbon nanotubes gets green light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new method of producing carbon nanotubes has been given the green light by researchers, meaning work in this crucial field can continue.

Jan 7, 2020

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