May 31, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Self-assembly, the spontaneous organization of molecules into ordered structures, has long captivated scientists with its elegance and potential. By harnessing the same principles that shape cellular membranes and crystalline materials, researchers aspire to craft advanced functional materials from the bottom up. Among the most sought-after...
On-chip GHz time crystals enable new physics and optoelectronics
May 31, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have for the first time observed a time crystal on a microscale semiconductor chip oscillating at a rate of several billion times per second, unveiling exceptionally high non-linear dynamics in the GHz range. The results of the experiment, published in Science ("Solid-state continuous time...
Computational lens unmasks hidden 3D information from a single 2D micrograph
May 31, 2024 (Nanowerk News) National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a computational imaging technique to extract three-dimensional (3D) information from a single two-dimensional (2D) electron micrograph. This method can be readily implemented in most transmission electron microscopes (TEMs), rendering it a viable tool for rapidly imaging large...
World record reduction in photon emission
May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team of chemists, mathematicians, physicists and nano-engineers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands developed the ultimate device to control the emission of photons with unprecedented precision. This technology could lead to more efficient miniature light sources, sensitive sensors, and stable quantum bits...