On this illustrated silicon chip (grey), electrical data (white) travels through the Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based electro-optical modulators, encoding electrical data into the optical domain…
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The team of scientists worked together with Eli Stavitski (left) and Yonghua Du (right) to “see” the lighter elements in their catalyst at the Tender…
Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method…
With wall thicknesses of about 160 nanometers, a closed-cell, plate-based nanolattice structure designed by researchers at UCI and other institutions is the first experimental verification…
Researchers pushing the limits of magnets as a means to create faster electronics published their proof of concept findings on April 10, 2020, in the…
A look inside the Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE). This machine was used to grow nanowires with hexagonal silicon-germanium shells. The emission from this…
The nanoscale terahertz wave generator can be implemented on flexible substrates. Credit: EPFL / POWERlab Researchers at EPFL have developed a nanodevice that operates more…
A recent discovery by University of Arkansas physicists could help researchers establish the existence of quantum spin liquids, a new state of matter. They’ve been…
Phage shell docks on and inhibits the influenza virus. Credit: Barth van Rossum / FMP A new approach brings the hope of new therapeutic options…
Universal Novel Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Protects Against 6 Influenza Viruses in Mice A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in…
The ultrathin arrayed camera. Credit: Professor Ki-Hun Jeong, KAIST Ultrathin but fully packaged high-resolution camera. The unique structures of biological vision systems in nature inspired…
Optical Illusion Created by Butterflies’ Wing Scales Is Secret to Ultra-Black, Lightweight Materials
The black patches on the wings of some butterflies are 10 to 100 times darker than everyday black objects. Clockwise from top left: Catonephele numilia,…
Synthesis process of nanocarbon adsorbent. Credit: Nagahiro Saito Nanocarbons for purifying water get a lot more efficient by exposing a precursor mixture to high voltage.…
This film derived from fish scales could someday be used in flexible electronic devices. Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09880 Flexible temporary electronic…
(Click image for full view.) Single molecules of proteins or virus-like particles rotating around the commercially available Orbitrap analyzer to determine their exact mass. Credit:…
This is a schematic illustration of the Kondo cloud detection. Credit: Jeongmin Shim Physicists have been trying to observe the quantum phenomenon Kondo cloud for…
A new graphene amplifier has been able to unlock hidden frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum. Researchers have created a unique device that will unlock the…
An optical image of the graphene device on a silicon dioxide/silicon chip. Shining metal wires are connected to gold electrodes for electrical measurement. Credit: Guorui…
The animation shows the vibration energy of the silicon atom in the graphene crystal. Credit: D. Kepaptsoglou, SuperSTEM Scientists working at the frontier of nanotechnology…
Electron microscopy image of topological photonic crystals in a perforated slab of silicon. The top and bottom crystal structures differ slightly; along the boundary between…