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Vibrating nanoparticles interact
Like a tuning fork struck with a mallet, tiny gold nanodisks can be made to vibrate at resonant frequencies when struck by light. In new...
Oct 16, 20173 min read
Breath instead of a blood test
Experts advise anyone looking to shed extra kilos to eat less and exercise more. One way is with endurance training, during which the...
Oct 10, 20174 min read
Prototype shows how tiny photodetectors can double their efficiency
Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a photodetector - a device that senses light - by combining two...
Oct 9, 20174 min read
Ultra-fast and ultra-sensitive hydrogen sensor
A KAIST-UC Irvine team developed a hydrogen gas sensor which can detect the hydrogen levels under 1 percent in less than 7 seconds using...
Sep 28, 20172 min read
Sensing with a twist: A new kind of optical nanosensor uses torque for signal processing
The world of nanosensors may be physically small, but the demand is large and growing, with little sign of slowing. As electronic devices...
Sep 15, 20173 min read
Quantum sensors decipher magnetic ordering in a new semiconducting material
For the first time, physicists have successfully imaged spiral magnetic ordering in a multiferroic material. These materials are...
Sep 14, 20173 min read
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