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Novel Technique for Scalable Fabrication of Photonic Devices

Our world needs reliable telecommunications more than ever before. However, classic devices have limitations in terms of size and cost and, especially, power consumption - which is directly related to greenhouse emissions. Graphene could change this and transform the future of broadband.

12 Feb 2021

SUTD Team Extends Applications of High-Resolution 4D Printing to Nanophononics

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and its research collaborators have successfully demonstrated the four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers in submicron dimensions which are comparable to the wavelength of visible light. This novel development has allowed researchers to now explore new applications in the field of nanophotonics.

25 Jan 2021

New Method Could Transform Clarity, Precision of Super-Resolution Imaging

A groundbreaking new method developed by researchers from the University of Exeter could transform the clarity, accuracy, and precision of super-resolution imaging systems.

22 Jan 2021

Novel Optical Tweezers for Trapping Nanoscale Particles

Optical tweezers are a rapidly growing technology, and have opened up a wide variety of research applications in recent years. The devices operate by trapping particles at the focal points of tightly focused laser beams, allowing researchers to manipulate the objects without any physical contact.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers Measure Light-Matter Interactions in Nanophotonic Materials

Physicists at the University of Konstanz, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), and the University of Regensburg have been successful in proving that ultrashort electron pulses undergo a quantum mechanical change in phase when they interact with light waves in nanophotonic materials.

25 Nov 2020

New Method to Study Interaction of Infrared Nanolight with Molecular Vibrations

Scientists from CIC nanoGUNE BRTA (San Sebastian, Spain), together with the Donostia International Physics Center (San Sebastián, Spain) and the University of Oviedo (Spain), applied a spectroscopic nanoimaging method to explore the interaction between infrared nanolight—in the form of phonon polaritons—and molecular vibrations.

24 Nov 2020

Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light On Small-Molecule Drugs in Cells

Successful drug development has a significant impact on people's quality of life worldwide. Being able to track how molecules get into target cells, and observing what they do when they are inside, is key to identifying the best candidates.

19 Nov 2020

Achieving Attosecond Time Resolution in a Transmission Electron Microscope

Electron microscopes provide deep insight into the smallest details of matter and can reveal, for example, the atomic configuration of materials, the structure of proteins or the shape of virus particles.

12 Nov 2020

Light-Driven Nanomotors Chart Their Own Path

Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS) have designed novel linear nanomotors that can be moved in controlled directions using light. This work opens the way for new microfluidics, including lab-on-a-chip systems with optically actuated pumps and valves.

5 Nov 2020

University of Freiburg and Park Systems Europe Announce the 4th NanoScientific Forum Europe on September 15-17, 2021

After the successful 3rd virtual edition of the 2020 NSFE, we are excited to invite researchers from all fields of Scanning Probe Microscopy to the fourth edition of the NanoScientific Forum Europe as a live event in the charming city of Freiburg, Germany.

5 Nov 2020