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Could a 10-Centimeter Glass Metalens Revolutionize Astronomy?

Researchers have unveiled a 10-centimeter-diameter glass metalens capable of taking high-resolution images of celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and distant nebulae.

18 Jan 2024

Presenting the World’s Fastest Photonics Alignment Systems for SiPh Chips at Photonics West

Auburn, MA – With its proprietary Fast Multi-Channel Photonics Alignment Algorithm (FMPA) and specialized high-precision mechanics, PI helps customers to improve production economics to participate in the rapidly g...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Jan 2024

Removing Impurities from Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Strong, lightweight materials that can tolerate very high temperatures have the potential to improve existing technologies, pave the way for the creation of novel biomedical imaging or hydrogen storage applications, or even usher in the next generation of spacecraft.

17 Jan 2024

Taking a Nanoscale Approach to Avoid Allergic Reactions

The first selective treatment to stop allergic responses has been created by Northwestern University researchers. These reactions can range in severity from watery eyes and itchy hives to breathing difficulties and even death.

17 Jan 2024

nEDC300 by EDWARDS VACUUM – The Latest Generation Dry Claw Vacuum Pump

The nEDC300 from EDWARDS VACUUM is the latest iteration of mono claw vacuum pumps which boasts a range of inventive attributes that not only boost performance but also minimize noise levels, improve reliability, and facilitate on-site maintenance.

From Edwards Vacuum 17 Jan 2024

Intelligent Laser Wound Soldering Using Nanothermometers

Suturing a wound with a needle and thread was invented by man more than 5,000 years ago. This surgical premise has not altered much since then: incisions or tears in the tissue can be put together more or less properly depending on the fingertip sensation of the person doing the surgery and the instruments.

16 Jan 2024

Scientists Create Anti-Icing and De-Icing Surface From Nanorods

A research team at KAIST has created a film coating technique that can be used to apply the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles to industrial locations.

16 Jan 2024

Nanorobots Facilitate a 90% Decrease in Bladder Tumor Size

A recent study published in Nature Nanotechnology describes how urea-powered nanorobots helped a research team shrink the growth of bladder tumors in mice by 90%.

16 Jan 2024

Introducing the J. A. Woollam Alpha 2.0 Ellipsometer

J. A. Woollam introduces the alpha 2.0, the second generation of the alpha-SE, which was first developed in 2003 and was created to provide researchers with an ellipsometer that was budget-friendly, reliable, robust, and...

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 15 Jan 2024

Catalytic Combo Effectively Produces Carbon Nanofibers from CO2

Researchers at Columbia University and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have created a method for turning carbon dioxide (CO2), a powerful greenhouse gas, into carbon nanofibers—materials with a variety of special qualities and several long-term applications.

12 Jan 2024

In Vivo Neural Recording with Nanoporous Graphene Microelectrodes

An inventive graphene-based neurotechnology with the potential to revolutionize neuroscience and medical applications is presented in a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology.

12 Jan 2024

3D Integration of 2D Field-Effect Transistors

The number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, according to Moore’s Law, a key scaling concept for electronic devices, guaranteeing increasing processing power—but there is a limit.

12 Jan 2024

Upconversion Plasmonphore Platform Controls Isotropic Upconversion Nanoparticles

To provide exact control over the polarization of isotropic upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an upconversion plasmonphore platform.

11 Jan 2024

Infrared Nanospectroscopy Sees Single Protein's Vibrational Spectra

A single protein’s infrared vibrational spectrum is seen utilizing modern measuring techniques based on near-field optical microscopy.

11 Jan 2024

Graphene Quantum Dots for Chemodynamic Cancer Therapy

A metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots for extremely effective tumor chemodynamic treatment has been developed by a research team headed by Prof. Hui Wang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

11 Jan 2024