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Janus-like metasurface technology that acts according to the direction of light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Metasurface technology is an advanced optical technology that is thinner, lighter, and capable of precisely controlling light through nanometer-sized artificial structures compared to conventional technologies. KAIST researchers have overcome the ...

Oct 16, 2024

Taking a major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics

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Active electronics — components that can control electrical signals — usually contain semiconductor devices that receive, store, and process information. These components, which must be made in a clean room, require advanced fabrication technology...

Oct 16, 2024

Silicon metasurfaces unlock broad-spectrum infrared imaging

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Infrared imaging technology is crucial for advancing our understanding of the world, from exploring biological specimens to inspecting complex materials and detecting hidden patterns in physical systems. Infrared light can penetrate fog and smoke,...

Oct 16, 2024

Graphene Manufacturing Group updates on THERMAL-XR commercialization progress

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Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has provided a commercialization update on its THERMAL-XR Powered by GMG Graphene technology, highlighting ongoing customer engagements, testing, and industry recognition.

Oct 16, 2024

Researchers discover tunable 2D electron gas at heterointerface of 5d iridates

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Recently, Professor Yang Xiaoping's research group at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered a tunable and controllable monoatomic layer two-dimensional elec...

Oct 15, 2024

Research team creates hybrid resonant metasurfaces with configurable structural colors

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"Color is crucial," as pop artist Roy Lichtenstein famously said, but the significance of color extends far beyond art. From the creation of Prussian blue—the first synthetic pigment—to quantum dots in modern display technology, colors a...

Oct 15, 2024

Computer simulations point the way towards better solar cells

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Halide perovskites is the collective name for a group of materials that are considered very promising and cost-effective for flexible and lightweight solar cells and various optical applications, such as LED lighting. This is because many of these...

Oct 15, 2024

3D printing method could improve micro energy storage

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One key to making portable devices more compact and energy efficient lies in the precise nanoscale form of energy-storing capacitors. Researchers in Sweden report they've cracked the challenge with a unique 3D printing method.

Oct 14, 2024

Nano-nutrients can blunt effects of soil contamination, boost crop yields

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One of the pressing problems that the world faces in the era of climate change is how to grow enough healthy food to meet the increasing global population, even as soil contamination rises. Research recently published in Nature Food by an internat...

Oct 14, 2024

A photonics breakthrough: Printing 3D photonic crystals that completely block light

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Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways. We can find natural examples in opals and the vibrant coloured shells of some insects. Even though these crystals are made of transparent m...

Oct 14, 2024

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