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Rewritable Optical Components Developed for 2D Lightwaves

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A team from Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has developed rewritable optical components for surface lightwaves. When a wave of light is confined on a 2D plane by certain materials, it become...

Nov 8, 2019

A new quantum data classification protocol brings us nearer to a future 'quantum internet'

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Quantum-based communication and computation technologies promise unprecedented applications, such as unconditionally secure communications, ultra-precise sensors, and quantum computers capable of solving specific problems with a level of efficienc...

Nov 8, 2019

Transparent Displays Become More Affordable, Flexible

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Researchers from Zhejiang University in China and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden report that they have fabricated meter-scale transparent conductive circuits based on silver nanowire networks, demonstrated in both rigid and flexib...

Nov 8, 2019

Self-assembled microspheres of silica to cool surfaces without energy consumption

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Researchers from the ICN2 and the ICMM-CSIC have developed a new material able to cool another one by emitting infrared radiation. The results are published in Small and are expected to be used in devices where an increase in temperature has drast...

Nov 8, 2019

Strain-induced isomerization of molecular chains

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National University of Singapore scientists have demonstrated a strain-induced structural rearrangement of one-dimensional (1D) metal-organic molecular chains for potential use in fabricating functional nanostructures.

Nov 8, 2019

Self-assembled microspheres of silica to cool surfaces without energy consumption

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Researchers have developed a new material able to cool another one by emitting infrared radiation. The results are expected to be used in devices where an increase in temperature has drastic effects on performance, like solar panels and computer s...

Nov 8, 2019

Team uses golden 'lollipop' to observe elusive interference effect at the nanoscale

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Researchers used a nanoscale electron probe to directly observe infrared plasmonic Fano antiresonances.

Nov 8, 2019

Team uses golden 'lollipop' to observe elusive interference effect at the nanoscale

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Electrons in atoms are pretty talented. They can form chemical bonds, get kicked out of the atom and even "jump" to different locations based on their energetic states.

Nov 8, 2019

Laser pulses create topological state in graphene

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Discovering ways to control the topological aspects of quantum materials is an important research frontier because it can lead to desirable electrical and spin transport properties for future device technologies. Now MPSD (Max Planck Institute fo...

Nov 8, 2019

Strain-induced isomerisation of molecular chains

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have demonstrated a strain-induced structural rearrangement of one-dimensional (1D) metal-organic molecular chains for potential use in fabricating functional nanostructures.

Nov 8, 2019

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