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New Method to Prepare Hybrid Nanoparticles with Extraordinary Luminescence

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science of the University of Valencia (ICMol), led by Professor Julia Pérez-Prieto, have developed a method for preparing methylammonium-lead bromide (CH3NH3PbBr3) hybrid nanoparticles with extraordinary luminescence.

11 Feb 2015

Confocal Microscope Helps Predict Non-Linear Optical Properties of Metamaterials

Researchers at the University of California Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) used a new theory for non-linear light scattering to show that non-linear optical properties of metamaterials can be predicted easily. The study has been described in the journal Nature Materials.

10 Feb 2015

Specially Engineered Catalysts Provide More Options in Turning Color of Light-Emitting Nanowires

A novel approach to growing nanowires promises a new means of control over their light-emitting and electronic properties. In a recent issue of Nano Letters, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) demonstrated a new growth technique that uses specially engineered catalysts.

9 Feb 2015

Scientists Explain Why Lifetime of Polaritons in Lowest Lying Energy State is Longer

Light and matter can be so strongly linked that their characteristics become indistinguishable. These light-matter couplings are referred to as polaritons. Their energy oscillates continuously between both systems, giving rise to attractive new physical phenomena.

6 Feb 2015

Army Research Office Grant Help UT Arlington to Complete Complex Nano-Scale Research and Manufacturing

A University of Texas at Arlington researcher will use an Army Research Office grant to purchase a micro-optics assembly and characterization system that will usher in more intricate nanoscale-related research and manufacturing in the College of Engineering.

5 Feb 2015

Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop Nano-Sized Optical Antenna Capable of Enhancing Spontaneous Light Emission

Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a nano-sized optical antenna that can greatly enhance the spontaneous emission of light from atoms, molecules and semiconductor quantum dots. This advance opens the door to light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that can replace lasers for short-range optical communications, including optical interconnects for microchips, plus a host of other potential applications.

4 Feb 2015

Study Helps Control Light at Nanoscale Using Random Crystal Lattice Structures

Researchers from Columbia University, UCLA and other institutions have conducted a study on controlling the light at very small wavelengths of around 500nm, smaller than the wavelength of light itself, using random crystal lattice structures as a means of preventing the diffraction of light. This research could enable precise transfer of information in new optical materials for lasers and light emission, and computer chips, paving the way for advancement in laser collimation field.

From University of California, Los Angeles 4 Feb 2015

EPFL Scientists Create Blue Laser Using Photonic Crystal Nanocavities

Scientists of EPFL have developed blue laser that could be used in nano-scale spaces. The laser, which operates at room temperature, could be used to modify brain functions or even the interior of cells.

31 Jan 2015

Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Computer Simulations Help Study Fundamental Chemical Processes on Sub-Picosecond Timescales

Chemists at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with colleagues at the Central Laser Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) and Heriot-Watt University (HWU), can now follow chemical reactions in liquids with unprecedented, atomically resolved detail on sub-picosecond timescales (1 picosecond = 10-12s) – matching the time intervals between molecular collisions.

31 Jan 2015

NanoART Contest of Nanoscopic Images Receives Additional Support of OCSiAl

With the additional support of OCSiAl USA, the competition here to fore restricted to the European Union has expanded to a global level from January 2015. In 2014, OCSiAl accepted the invitation of nRai® to become a juror for NanoART – an international online competition of nanoscopic images organized with the Nanosciences Foundation, in Grenoble (France).

21 Jan 2015

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

New Method to Prepare Hybrid Nanoparticles with Extraordinary Luminescence

Confocal Microscope Helps Predict Non-Linear Optical Properties of Metamaterials

Specially Engineered Catalysts Provide More Options in Turning Color of Light-Emitting Nanowires

Scientists Explain Why Lifetime of Polaritons in Lowest Lying Energy State is Longer

Army Research Office Grant Help UT Arlington to Complete Complex Nano-Scale Research and Manufacturing

Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop Nano-Sized Optical Antenna Capable of Enhancing Spontaneous Light Emission

Study Helps Control Light at Nanoscale Using Random Crystal Lattice Structures

EPFL Scientists Create Blue Laser Using Photonic Crystal Nanocavities

Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Computer Simulations Help Study Fundamental Chemical Processes on Sub-Picosecond Timescales

NanoART Contest of Nanoscopic Images Receives Additional Support of OCSiAl

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

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Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

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