Month: August 2024

Home > Press > Researchers observe “locked” electron pairs in a superconductor cuprate Credit: DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Abstract:For the past century since their discovery, superconductors and their mysterious atomic properties have left researchers in awe. These special materials allow electricity to flow through them without any energy loss. They...

Home > Press > Nanobody inhibits metastasis of breast tumor cells to lung in mice: “In the present study we describe the development of an inhibitory nanobody directed against an extracellular epitope present in the native V-ATPase c subunit.” Figure 6: Administration of anti-V-ATPase nanobody does not affect intensity of...

Home > Press > New microscope offers faster, high-resolution brain imaging: Enhanced two-photon microscopy method could reveal insights into neural dynamics and neurological diseases A new two-photon fluorescence microscope can capture high-speed images of neural activity at cellular resolution thanks to a new adaptive sampling scheme and line illumination. The...

Home > Press > Enhancing electron transfer for highly efficient upconversion: OLEDs Researchers elucidate the mechanisms of electron transfer in upconversion organic light-emitting diodes, resulting in improved efficiency The findings deepen the understanding of electron transfer from CT to T1 state, paving the way toward efficient optoelectronic devices. Credit ...

Home > Press > Groundbreaking precision in single-molecule optoelectronics Precision in Single-Molecule Optoelectronics Credit © FHI Abstract:Nanoscale optoelectronics is a rapidly advancing field focused on developing electronic and photonic devices at the nanometer scale. These tiny devices have the potential to revolutionize technology, making components faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient....

Home > Press > Quantum pumping in molecular junctions The study focuses on the quantum pump effect in a benzenedithiol molecule connected to two copper electrodes and coupled with cavity photons. Credit Senior Lecturer Riku Tuovinen Abstract:Researchers have developed a new theoretical modelling technique that could potentially be...

Home > Press > Physicists unlock the secret of elusive quantum negative entanglement entropy using simple classical hardware While usual gapless points that are not geometrically defective i.e. Dirac points (Left column) possess only eigenvalues within [0, 1] (Bottom Left), defective exceptional points (Right column) also exhibit special isolated EB...

Home > Press > UC Irvine scientists create material that can take the temperature of nanoscale objects: The technology can track small temp changes in electronic devices, biological cells An artist’s rendering of the nanoscale thermometers developed in the Maxx Arguilla lab at UC Irvine. Credit: Advanced Materials Abstract:University...

Aug 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as locating leaks in gas pipelines. The new battery, which is 0.1 millimeters long and 0.002...

Aug 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A new scientific review (eLight, "Hot-electron dynamics in plasmonic nanostructures: fundamentals, applications and overlooked aspects") explores the exciting potential of hot carriers, energetic electrons generated by light in plasmonic nanostructures. These tiny structures hold immense promise for future technologies due to their unique way of...