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Ultrafast stimulated emission microscopy of single nanocrystals in Science

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ICFO researchers report on a new ultrafast stimulated emission microscopy technique that allows imaging of nano-objects and investigating their dynamics.

Dec 9, 2019

Nanowire detects Abrikosov vortices

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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the possibility of detecting Abrikosov vortices penet...

Dec 9, 2019

A tech jewel: Converting graphene into diamond film

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Can two layers of the "king of the wonder materials," i.e. graphene, be linked and converted to the thinnest diamond-like material, the "king of the crystals"? IBS scientists have reported the first experimental observation of ...

Dec 9, 2019

Speedy and precise multicolor imaging of biomolecules now possible

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For the first time, researchers can track biological molecules with unprecedented speed and precision thanks to the use of multi-metallic nanoparticles. The researchers published their results on October 17 in ACS Photonics, a journal of the Ameri...

Dec 9, 2019

Creating switchable plasmons in plastics

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Researchers in the Organic Photonics and Nano-optics goup at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed optical nanoantennas made from a conducting polymer. The antennas can be switched on and off, and will make possible a completely new...

Dec 9, 2019

Multiplexed C dots track different cancer targets to improve treatment

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For more than a decade, researchers have used glowing nanoparticles called Cornell dots, or C dots, to illuminate cancer cells, target tumors and even induce cell death.

Dec 6, 2019

Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells

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Scientists report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size -- even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

Dec 6, 2019

Nontoxic Material Used to Upconvert Low-energy Photons

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) and the University of Texas at Austin demonstrated the use of nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones. The use of nontoxic materials fo...

Dec 6, 2019

Novel nanopipette pH biosensor could help with cancer diagnosis and treatment

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Nanopipettes with zwitterionic membranes may offer improved monitoring of changes in pH surrounding living cells, which can indicate traits of invasive cancer cells and their response to treatment, report researchers at Kanazawa University in Natu...

Dec 6, 2019

A Playground for Exotic Physics, A Platform for Stable Quantum Computing

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Recent research settles a long-standing debate. Move over Godzilla vs. King Kong — this is the crossover event you’ve been waiting for. Well, at least... The post A Playground for Exotic Physics, A Platform for Stable Quantum Computing appeared f...

Dec 6, 2019

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