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Researchers measure giant light-conversion effect in chiral carbon nanotubes
A sheet of twisted carbon nanotubes has revealed a hidden talent scientists suspected for decades but had never managed to measure.
May 203 min read
Making ‘light’ work of computing
Penn physicists led by Bo Zhen have created hybrid light-matter particles that interact strongly enough to compute, pointing toward ultrafast, low-energy optical AI hardware.
May 192 min read
Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light
MIT engineers have developed a way to generate 3D photonic devices with nanoscale features, by shrinking them after fabrication. In their new study, they created devices in a variety of shapes, including helices and a shape inspired by the wing of a butterfly.
May 144 min read
Light responsive hydrogels enable fast and precise control of soft materials
Light-responsive hydrogels are attractive materials for mimicking dynamic microstructures in nature, providing platform for tunable devices in photonics, sensing, and biomedicine.
Apr 292 min read
Twisted nanoparticles sorted by light
Light near the surface of ultra-thin optical fibers allows sorting of chiral nanoparticles based on their handedness
Apr 243 min read
Bright quantum light emission achieved at room temperature in 2D semiconductors
Nanohole-induced confinement and charge neutralization deliver bright, stable quantum emission without electrical gating
Apr 145 min read
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