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Doing the nano-shimmy
Imagine a single particle, only one-tenth the diameter of a bacterium, whose miniscule jiggles induce sustained vibrations in an entire...
Apr 10, 20183 min read


Basque researchers turn light upside down
Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain), in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC, San...
Feb 22, 20183 min read


Method uses DNA, nanoparticles and lithography to make optically active structures
Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials...
Jan 17, 20183 min read


Single metalens focuses all colors of the rainbow in one point
Metalenses -- flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light -- promise to revolutionize optics by replacing the bulky, curved...
Dec 25, 20173 min read


MIPT scientists revisit optical constants of ultrathin gold films
Researchers at MIPT have conducted highly precise measurements of the optical constants of ultrathin gold films with thicknesses ranging...
Oct 17, 20173 min read


Scientists demonstrated 1.3 μm submilliamp threshold quantum dot micro-lasers on Si
Decades ago, the Moore's law predicted that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two...
Sep 18, 20172 min read
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