Jan 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Invisibility devices may soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction. A new study published in the journal Nanophotonics ("Invisibility concentrator based on van der Waals semiconductor α-MoO3") by lead authors Huanyang Chen at Xiamen University, China, and Qiaoliang Bao, suggests the use of...
3D semiconductor particles offer 2D properties
Jan 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) When it comes to creating next-generation electronics, two-dimensional semiconductors have a big edge. They’re faster, more powerful and more efficient. They’re also incredibly difficult to fabricate. Three-dimensional semiconductor particles have an edge, too – many of them – given their geometrically varied surfaces. Cornell researchers...
Speeding up directed evolution of molecules in the lab
Jan 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Natural evolution is a slow process that relies on the gradual accumulation of genetic mutations. In recent years, scientists have found ways to speed up the process on a small scale, allowing them to rapidly create new proteins and other molecules in their lab. This...
Pushing the boundaries of optics
Jan 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Quantum mechanically entangled light particles break down the boundaries of conventional optics and allow a glimpse into previously invisible wavelength ranges, thus bringing about new possibilities for imaging techniques, microscopy and spectroscopy. Unearthing these possibilities and creating technological solutions was the goal of the Fraunhofer...