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November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — A new method enables researchers to analyse magnetic nanostructures with a high resolution. The new method achieves a resolution of around 70 nanometers, whereas normal light microscopes have a ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — It is the computational processing of images that reveals the finest details of a sample placed under all kinds of different light microscopes. Even though this processing has come a long way, there is still room for increasing for example image ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog without any energy input. The design of the novel type of smart crystals, which the researchers named Janus ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 — Alongside carbon dioxide, methane is a key driver of global warming. To detect and monitor the climate pollutants in the atmosphere precisely, ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — Quantum-science advances using AI can measure very small surfaces and distances -- opening a world of medical, manufacturing and other ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — 'Cool' white lights -- such as those in modern car headlights -- endanger moths by causing them to fly erratically, new research ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — For a wide variety of emerging quantum technologies, such as secure quantum communications and quantum computing, quantum entanglement is a prerequisite. Scientists have now demonstrated a ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening new possibilities for technologies that could use a laser beam to control ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — X-rays are a common component of diagnostic testing and industrial monitoring, used for everything from monitoring your teeth to scanning your suitcase at the airport. But the high-energy rays also ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Completely artificial proteins that produce bioluminescence can serve as a non-invasive method for bioimaging, diagnostics, drug discovery, and ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A research team has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able to emulate natural ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals ---- exotic materials that exponentially amplify ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — When active filaments are exposed to localized illumination, they accumulate into stable structures along the boundaries of the illuminated area. Based on this fact, researchers developed a model ...
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Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed PanoRadar, a new tool to give robots superhuman vision by transforming simple radio waves into detailed, 3D views of the ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? Researchers report on experiments to come closer to an answer. They gained insight ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new photocatalyst that could render steam methane reforming entirely emissions-free and extend catalyst ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A team develops high-speed rotational scanning PACT system for monitoring whole-body ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers now reveal how various physical manipulations of graphene, such as layering and twisting, impact its optical properties and ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be measured, ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — A research team unveils a next-generation transparent cooling film using the principles of radiative ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — Hydrogen, a promising fuel, has extensive applications in many sectors. However, its safe and widespread use necessitates reliable sensing methods. While tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — Enough landmines are buried underground worldwide to circle Earth twice at the equator, but the identification and removal of these explosives is costly and time-consuming. New research could help ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — Singlet fission (SF) is an exciton amplification phenomenon in which two triplet excitons are generated from a singlet exciton produced by the absorption of a single photon in chromophores. A team of ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have come up with a way to turn silicon into a direct bandgap semiconductor, opening the door to the manufacture of ultrathin silicon solar ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — A research team developed a new paradigm for the control of quantum emitters, providing a new method for modulating and encoding quantum photonic information on a single photon light ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have synthesized a conducting polymer, polyaniline, exhibiting perfect diamagnetic properties, which eliminate external magnetic fields within the material. These properties are typically ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new imagining system to monitor pluripotent stem cells during incubation. The new device -- INSPCTOR -- uses lens-free imaging technology integrated with thin-film ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers created a synthetic magnetic field using a superconducting quantum processor, which could enable them to precisely study complex phenomena in materials, like phase changes. This could ...
Oct. 29, 2024 — Researchers designed tiny particles that can be implanted at a cancer tumor site, where they deliver two types of therapy: heat and ...
Oct. 29, 2024 — Approximately 50 percent of global final energy consumption is dedicated to heating. Yet, the utilization of solar power in this sector remains relatively low compared to fossil energy sources. An ...
Oct. 29, 2024 — A research team has developed a deep skin-stimulating LED mask which has been verified in clinical trials to improve dermis elasticity by ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data
- Fermium Studied at GSI/FAIR: Researchers Investigate Nuclear Properties of Element 100 With Laser Light
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Physics With a Twist: New Findings on Graphene
- Astrophysicists Use Echoes of Light to Illuminate Black Holes
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Research Uses Lasers to Detect Landmines, Underground Objects
- Improving Energy Production by Boosting Singlet Fission Process
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor
- A New Paradigm for Control of Quantum Emitters
- Successful Development of a Perfect Diamagnetic Conducting Polymer
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Laser Measurements to Track Space Debris and Observe Water Masses
- Keeping Close Watch on Stem Cells
- Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-Performance Electronics
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Implantable Microparticles Can Deliver Two Cancer Therapies at Once
- Paving the Way for Harvesting and Storing Solar Energy Efficiently
- Face-Conforming LED Mask Showing 340% Improved Efficacy in Deep Skin Elasticity
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Potential of MXenes for Nanotech Applications
- Improving Biosensors: Turning Up the Signal
- Ultraprecise Method of Aligning 3D Semiconductor Chips Invented
Friday, October 25, 2024
- A New Spectroscopy Reveals Water's Quantum Secrets
- New Optical Technique Could Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Quantum Experiments and High-Performance Computing: New Methods Enable Complex Calculations to Be Completed Extremely Quickly
- Researchers Improve Speed and Accuracy of 3D Surface Measurements
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Taking the 'vibrational Fingerprints' Of Molecules Got 100 Times Faster
- Femtosecond-Fieldoscopy Accesses Molecules Fingerprints at Near-Infrared Spectral Range
- New Method for Producing Innovative 3D Molecules
- A Multi-Level Breakthrough in Optical Computing
- Ultra-Small Spectrometer Yields the Power of a 1,000 Times Bigger Device
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory
- How Fast Is Quantum Entanglement?
- Novel 2D Electro-Polaritonic Platform for Future Miniaturized Spectrometers
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- New Method for Measuring Luminescence Lifetime Offers Breakthrough in Scientific Imaging
- Quantum Research Breakthrough Uses Synthetic Dimensions to Efficiently Process Quantum Information
- Visible Light Energy Yields Two-for-One Deal When Added to CO2 Recycling Process
- The Expansion of Turbid Drops in Water
- Material Stimulated by Light Pulses Could Be Leap Toward More Energy-Efficient Supercomputing
- Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Rewriting the Future: New Molecules Reversibly Change With Light and Heat
- Researchers Develop Janus-Like Metasurface Technology That Acts According to the Direction of Light
- Invention Quickly Detects Earliest Sign of Heart Attack
- Engineers Set New Record on How Fast Data Can Be Sent Wirelessly
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Monday, October 14, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Illuminating Quantum Magnets: Light Unveils Magnetic Domains
- Engineering Perovskite Materials at the Atomic Level Paves Way for New Lasers, LEDs
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Breakthrough in Soft Robotics: First Toroidal Micro-Robot to Swim Autonomously in Viscous Liquids
- Holographic 3D Printing Has the Potential to Revolutionize Multiple Industries
Monday, October 7, 2024
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Logic With Light: Introducing Diffraction Casting, Optical-Based Parallel Computing
- Engineers Create a Chip-Based Tractor Beam for Biological Particles
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- New Security Protocol Shields Data from Attackers During Cloud-Based Computation
- Researchers Observe Hidden Deformations in Complex Light Fields
- Squid-Inspired Fabric for Temperature-Controlled Clothing
- Researchers Integrate Fast OCT System Into Neurosurgical Microscope
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Scientists Uncover Light Absorbing Properties of Achiral Materials
- Medical Imaging Breakthrough Could Transform Cancer and Arthritis Diagnosis
Friday, September 27, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Revolutionary Visible-Light-Antenna Ligand Enhances Samarium-Catalyzed Reactions
- Coronavirus Spike Proteins Can Be Selectively Detected in 5 Minutes
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- An OLED for Compact, Lightweight Night Vision
- New Technology Produces Ultrashort Ion Pulses
- In Step Toward Solar Fuels, Durable Artificial Photosynthesis Setup Chains Two Carbons Together
Monday, September 16, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Invisibility Cloaks? Wave Scattering Simulation Unlocks Potential for Advanced Metamaterials
- Hair-Thin Wire to Help Simulate Cosmic Conditions
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Microscale Robot Folds Into 3D Shapes and Crawls
- Unique Nanodisk Pushing Photonic Research Forward
- Cooling Positronium With Lasers
- Wearable Brain Imaging Device Shines a Light on How Babies Respond in Real-World Situations
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Electrically Modulated Light Antenna Points the Way to Faster Computer Chips
- Now Live: Living Cells Can Be Seen With Infrared Light
Friday, September 6, 2024
- Atoms on the Edge
- Researchers Create a One-Dimensional Gas out of Light
- Shining Light on How Solar Power and Farming Can Coexist
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Major Leap for Nuclear Clock Paves Way for Ultraprecise Timekeeping
- Fungus-Controlled Robots Tap Into the Unique Power of Nature
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Engineers Develop All-in-One Solution to Catch and Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
- Breaking Open the AI Black Box, Team Finds Key Chemistry for Solar Energy and Beyond
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Monday, August 26, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- AI Tackles One of the Most Difficult Challenges in Quantum Chemistry
- Physicists Shine New Light on Ultra-Fast Atomic Processes
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Freeze-Frame: World's Fastest Microscope That Can See Electrons in Motion
- Chalk-Based Coating Creates a Cooling Fabric
- Quality Control: Neatly Arranging Crystal Growth to Make Fine Thin Films
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Explanation Found for X-Ray Radiation from Black Holes
- Scientists Harness Quantum Microprocessor Chips for Revolutionary Molecular Spectroscopy Simulation