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Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2-D material

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An international research team reports that light confined in the nanoscale propagates only in specific directions along thin slabs of molybdenum trioxide, a natural anisotropic 2-D material. Besides its unique directional character, this nanoligh...

Oct 25, 2018

Where Deep Learning Meets Metamaterials

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Breakthroughs in the field of nanophotonics — how light behaves on the nanometer scale — have paved the

Oct 25, 2018

Tiny device speeds up the internet 100 times over by reading "twisted" light

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Light is the fastest thing we know of, so it makes sense to tap into it for ultra-fast communication systems. Fiber optics do just that, allowing us to precisely guide where we want to send messages, but speed isn't the only factor – ...

Oct 25, 2018

Nanotubes may give the world better batteries

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Rice University scientists use thin films of multiwalled carbon nanotubes to keep lithium metal from sprouting dendrites, tentacle-like growths that can cause batteries to fail. The strategy could be key to developing batteries that hold more ener...

Oct 25, 2018

CCNY study breaks Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) distance limit

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Using engineered nanocomposite structures called metamaterials, a City College of New York-led research team reports the ability to measure a significant increase in the energy transfer between molecules. Reported in the journal ACS Photonics, thi...

Oct 25, 2018

Artificial intelligence controls quantum computers

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Neural networks enable learning of error correction strategies for computers based on quantum physics

Oct 25, 2018

Invention by NUS chemists opens the door to safer and less expensive X-ray imaging

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Professor Liu Xiaogang from the National University of Singapore led a team to develop novel lead halide perovskite nanocrystals that are highly sensitive to X-ray irradiation.

Oct 25, 2018

Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2D material

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have discover squeezed light at the nanoscale that propagates only in specific directions along thin slabs of molybdenum trioxide. Besides its unique directional character, this nanolight lives for an exceptionally long time, and thus ...

Oct 24, 2018

Deep Learning Approach Streamlines the Design of Metamaterials

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A technique for streamlining the process of designing and characterizing nanophotonic metamaterials, based on deep learning, could make the design, fabrication, and characterization of these elements easier. A Tel Aviv University (TAU) team has sh...

Oct 24, 2018

Wood sponge soaks up oil from water

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Oil spills and industrial discharge can contaminate water with greasy substances. Although it's true that oil and water don't mix, separating and recovering each component can still be challenging. Now, researchers have created sponges m...

Oct 24, 2018

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