New quantum dots study uncovers implications for biological imaging

Dec 06, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A new study involving researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago achieved a milestone in the synthesis of multifunctional photonic nanomaterials. In a paper published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Nano Letters ("Parabolic Potential Surfaces Localize Charge Carriers in Nonblinking Long-Lifetime “Giant” Colloidal Quantum Dots"),...

Robots can identify and remove space junk

Dec 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) There is a lot of space junk orbiting the Earth. Norwegian researchers believe that in the future, there will be a market for its removal and have developed an entirely new type of robot vision that will make this possible. This has stimulated the interest...

Scientists develop novel hyperspectral surface plasmon resonance microscopy system

Dec 05, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Hyperspectral surface plasmon resonance microscopy (HSPRM) is an advanced analytical technique for spectral imaging and chemical and biological sensing, which enables high-resolution visualization and precise quantification of chemical and biological analytes.  A study published in Nature Communications ("Flexible hyperspectral surface plasmon resonance microscopy") describes a...