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A Standardized 3D Format for AFM in Structural Biology

The innovative AFM file format enhances compatibility with structural biology, enabling detailed quantitative analysis and integration into existing workflows.

7 Nov 2025

Scientists Discover Breakthrough Materials to Enhance Light-Based Computers

Researchers have been developing computers that deploy light, or photons, rather than electricity to power storage and calculations.

7 Nov 2025

Study Shows Light Can Reshape Atom-Thin Semiconductors for Next-Generation Optical devices

Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have discovered that light can trigger a physical shift in their atomic lattice, creating a tunable way to adjust the materials’ behavior and properties.

6 Nov 2025

Assessing LLM Agents for Autonomous AFM and Lab Safety

AILA integrates large language models to streamline atomic force microscopy, optimizing high-resolution imaging and surface analysis in nanotechnology.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 5 Nov 2025

Hair-Thin Fiber Optic Enables Reconfigurable Deep Brain Stimulation

A team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis' McKelvey School of Engineering and WashU Medicine has developed a new type of fiber-optic device that can influence neuronal activity deep within the brain.

5 Nov 2025

Connecting Rio with the World’s First Optical Mesh Network

Today, as part of an announcement from The City of Rio de Janeiro and X, The Moonshot Factory, Taara announced a trailblazing new partnership to deploy the world’s first mesh network of high-speed wireless optical links to deliver fast, abundant and secure connectivity to schools, hospitals and city offices in Rio.

From Taara 5 Nov 2025

Global Initiative Advances Next-Generation Light Sensors Based on Emerging Materials

A global team of experts from academia and industry has joined forces in a landmark ‘Consensus Statement’ on next-generation photodetectors based on emerging light-responsive materials, which could accelerate innovative applications across healthcare, smart homes, agriculture, and manufacturing.

5 Nov 2025

Scientists Create Eco-Friendly Laser Entirely from Biomaterials

Umeå University physicists collaborated with Chinese researchers to produce a laser manufactured completely from biomaterials, including birch leaves and peanut kernels.

4 Nov 2025

First Quantum Spectroscopy Demonstration on a Single Antiproton Spin

Advanced quantum spectroscopy at RIKEN reveals insights into antiproton properties, potentially challenging CPT invariance and our understanding of physics.

4 Nov 2025

Hitachi High-Tech Announces the SU9600: Next-Generation Ultrahigh-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope with High Throughput

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation ("Hitachi High-Tech"), has launched the Ultrahigh-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope SU9600, which allows for highly accurate and precise observation of substances down to the sub-nano level.

From Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH 3 Nov 2025