Increasing the refractive index of dielectric particles creates intense and narrow photonic nanojets of radiation that allow super subwavelength imaging The post Photonic nanojets achieve super-resolution appeared first on Physics World.
Mar 7, 2019
Researchers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have developed a unique new device using the wonder material graphene that provides the first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular l...
Mar 7, 2019
A breakthrough in quantum dot technology may one day lead to much more cost-effective infrared cameras -- which in turn could enable infrared cameras for common consumer electronics like phones, as well as sensors to help autonomous cars see their...
Mar 7, 2019
Researchers have developed a unique new device using the wonder material graphene that provides the first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular level with near perfect efficiency.
Mar 7, 2019
Touted as Asia’s largest trade fair for the photonics industry, LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2019 will run March 20-22, 2019, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. This year’s theme is “Intelligent Manufacturing with Light” and focuses...
Mar 7, 2019
Spider silk is a self-assembling biopolymer with hydrogen bonds underlying its chemical structure, yet despite weak chemical bonding it outperforms most materials relative to mechanical performance. The biopolymer is produced from the spider major...
Mar 7, 2019
From the wind-whipped surface of the open ocean, to trillions of tiny water drops in clouds, the air-water interface—water's skin— is the site for crucial natural processes, including ocean-atmosphere exchange and cloud acidification. The air...
Mar 7, 2019
To safeguard graphene from performance-weakening wrinkles and contaminants that deface its surface during device fabrication, MIT scientists have sought the use of an ordinary material: wax....
Mar 7, 2019
To protect graphene from performance-impairing wrinkles and contaminants that mar its surface during device fabrication, MIT researchers have turned to an everyday material: wax.
Mar 7, 2019
Scientists from the Higher School of Economics, Manchester University, the Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel technology that combines the fabrication p...
Mar 7, 2019