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Low-loss, all-fiber system for strong and efficient coupling between distant atoms

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Scientists developed a coupled-cavities quantum electrodynamics (QED) system, in which two nanofiber cavity-QED systems are coherently connected by a meter-long, low-loss optical fiber. This may be an important step towards the physical implementa...

Mar 29, 2019

New way of optical visualization of nano objects proposed

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High-resolution optical microscopy methods promise breakthroughs in materials science, biology, and medicine. Today, their possibilities basically reach those of scanning electron microscopy.

Mar 29, 2019

Just add heat to open this tiny box

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Researchers have designed two types of nano-sized building blocks that can automatically connect into cubes and scramble back into individual components based on the temperature of their environment. This accomplishment is another step towards che...

Mar 29, 2019

Long Travel Linear Motor Stage - 32" Travel, Nanometer Resolution

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The new linear translation stage from PI is engineered for industrial applications with high demands on dynamics, precision, smooth scan motion, short settling times, and low tracking error.

Mar 28, 2019

Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team has developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that one day could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems and optoelectronic devices.

Mar 28, 2019

A nanomagnet compass pointing West

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered a special phenomenon in magnets. This phenomenon takes place at the nanoscale and enables magnets to be assembled in unusual configurations, which could also be useful for computer technology and data storage.

Mar 28, 2019

Superconducting nanowires could shed light on dark matter – Physics World

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Prototype detector has already put meaningful bounds on dark matter The post Superconducting nanowires could shed light on dark matter appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 28, 2019

Manufacturing Method for Green LEDs Delivers Light Output for MicroLED Displays

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Plessey, a developer of microLED technology for the augmented reality and display markets, has introduced a 2D planar gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) process to emit green light without the need for color conversion techniques. To produce...

Mar 28, 2019

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

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A new class of biomaterial developed by researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria -- a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and polio vacci...

Mar 28, 2019

Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions: In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range

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Physicists have performed the first run of a new experiment to detect axions -- hypothetical particles that are predicted to be among the lightest particles in the universe. The team reports that in the first month of observations, the experiment ...

Mar 28, 2019

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