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Capturing ultrafast light-induced phenomena on the nanoscale: development of a novel time-resolved atomic force microscopy technique

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have successfully developed a new time-resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique, integrating AFM with a unique laser technology. This method enables the measurement of ultrafast photoexcitation phenomena in both conductors and ...

Jan 31, 2024

Machine learning guides carbon nanotechnology

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow on metal surfaces. The new approach will make it easier to exploit the unique chemical versatility of carbon nanotec...

Jan 31, 2024

How to make bright quantum dots even brighter

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum dots are a kind of artificial atom: just a few nanometers in size and made of semiconductor materials, they can emit light of a specific color or even single photons, which is important for quantum technologies. The discoverers and pioneer...

Jan 31, 2024

Scientists make breakthrough in quantum materials research

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The advance will allow researchers to transform everyday materials into conductors for use in quantum computers.

Jan 31, 2024

How to make bright quantum dots even brighter

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using chemical methods and quantum mechanical effects, researchers have significantly improved the brightness of quantum dots made of lead halide perovskites.

Jan 31, 2024

Will Quantum Computers Upend Cryptography as We Know It?

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on.

Jan 31, 2024

Scientists develop antiviral color nanocoating technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Since the onset of COVID-19, we've become accustomed to seeing antiviral films attached to elevator buttons and public transportation handles. However, conventional antiviral films are made by mixing antiviral metal particles with polymers. D...

Jan 31, 2024

Nanosheet Material Outperforms Most COF-based Photocatalysts

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have published a study that outlines a novel strategy for the rational design of an ionic-type covalent organic framework (CoTPP-CoBpy3) that has atomic ultrathin nanosheet morphology, high water-affinity, effective charge separation, ...

Jan 31, 2024

Machine learning guides carbon nanotechnology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow on metal surfaces. The new approach, developed by researchers at Japan's Tohoku University and China's Sha...

Jan 31, 2024

Short-Wave Infrared Imaging Reshapes Nanoparticle Research

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technique for imaging nanoparticles has been created by a team led by Professors Jinyang Liang and Fiorenzo Vetrone from the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre at the Institut national de la research scientifique (INRS).

Jan 31, 2024

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