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Photonic nanojets achieve super-resolution – Physics World

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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

New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors

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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

Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras: Quantum dots could make technology available for self-driving cars, consumer electronics

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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

New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors: Device could detect disease biomarkers at the molecular level and lead to new sensor technology

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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

LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2019

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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 dragline silk as torsional actuator driven by humidity for applications as artificial muscle

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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

Probing water's skin

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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

Coating Graphene with Wax Reduces Contamination During Device Manufacturing

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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

Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing

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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

Graphene quantum dots for single electron transistors

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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

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