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Nanometric Light Modulators Used to Study Deep Regions of the Brain

Scientists can depend on a formidable tool—light when it comes to recording and stimulating brain activity.

4 Mar 2022

Enhancing Anticounterfeiting Strategies in Banknotes

Researchers have developed a new film that can help to enhance anticounterfeiting strategies.

4 Mar 2022

Researchers Aim to Tune the Emission of Molecules Dispersed in the Liquid Crystal

The current research by Erik van Heijst and colleagues (PSN) has been chosen as a featured article and journal cover in the previous issue of the Journal of Applied Physics and a SciLight article was written by the American Institute of Physics.

3 Mar 2022

Vertical, Atomic Engineering Could Redesign Optical Devices

A group of researchers recently demonstrated the effectiveness of atomic level height steps in strongly scattering the mid-infrared acoustic graphene plasmons (AGPs).

2 Mar 2022

Borophene Oxide-Derived Liquid Crystals Could Expedite Modern Optoelectronic Devices

Liquid crystals resulting from borophene have increased in popularity, due to their vast applicability in photonic and optoelectronic devices.

25 Feb 2022

Nanodiamond Helps to Tighten Lasers for Advanced Bioimaging

A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Nano Letters that demonstrated the effectiveness of fluorescent nanodiamond (FND)-based biocompatible nanoprobe to map the subwavelength features of tightly...

25 Feb 2022

See Live Demos of PI’s Photonics / SiP / Fiber Alignment Technology at OFC in San Diego, Starting March 8

Key industry players in optical networking will be gathering in San Diego to share their research, new ideas, and experience the latest advancements their field has to offer. PI engineers are on-hand to answer questions and propose precision motion solutions relating to photonics automation.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 23 Feb 2022

Researchers Develop Dynamically Tuneable Plasmonic Nanoantennas from Conducting Polymer

Linköping University’s researchers have developed optical nanoantennas, which could be switched on/off and slowly tuned with the application of electrical potentials.

18 Feb 2022

Gold Nanoparticles to Enable Ultrafast Photonics

The effectiveness of microfiber-based InSe-Au saturable absorber (SA) for ultrafast photonics in the mid- and near-infrared regions has been investigated.

15 Feb 2022

Unveiling Quantum Shifting to Advance Nanophotonic Devices

A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Science Advances that demonstrated the effectiveness of supramolecular systems developed from oligoamide sequences (OSs) in reversibly switching the plasmonic nanogaps between the quantum and classical tunneling regime.

11 Feb 2022