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Nanoantenna Lighting-Rod Effect Allows Speedy Optical Switches

A team of researchers, led by the University of Southampton, have built a fast nanoscale optical transistor using gold nanoantenna assisted phase transition.

24 Oct 2016

Behavior of Electrons in Graphene Similar to Light but Much Better

Negative refraction for electrons traveling across a boundary between two regions in a conducting material has been discovered by a team of researchers.

6 Oct 2016

Sandia Nanophotonics Researcher Awarded 2016 Outstanding Young Professional Award by IEEE-HKN

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Salvatore Campione has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Young Professional Award by IEEE honor society Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN).

23 Sep 2016

Nano-Optical Researchers Provide Insights into Performance of Newly Developed Plasmonic Grating Structures

University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that a newly developed plasmonic fabrication capability and design can improve the performance of biosensors, solar cells and photodetectors.

22 Sep 2016

Nickel, Graphene Serve as Promising New Material for Flexible Electronics Devices

In a new computational study published in The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, University of Arkansas engineering researchers found that nanocomposites composed of layers of nickel and graphene — a promising new material for flexible electronics devices — can be tuned for optimal fracture strength by manipulating the structural arrangement of the graphene sheets.

20 Sep 2016

Primoceler Brings Expertise to Micro-Optics, Microfluidics Markets Through Privanet’s VC Investment

Microfabrication leader Primoceler is preparing for a surge in production volume, all thanks to a venture capital (VC) investment from Privanet, An online marketplace for unlisted securities.

15 Sep 2016

Researchers Harness STEM’s Electron Beams to Create Nanoscale Templates

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are the first to harness a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) to directly write tiny patterns in metallic "ink," forming features in liquid that are finer than half the width of a human hair.

12 Sep 2016