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General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 19, 2025

Small-scale laser systems enable high energy proton accelerator on a table-top

Laser ion acceleration uses intense laser flashes to heat electrons of a solid to enormous temperatures and propel these charged particles to extreme speeds. These have recently gained traction for applications in selectively ...

Bio & Medicine May 13, 2025

Biosensor uses pH-responsive DNA nanoswitches for highly sensitive bladder cancer detection in urine

A study published in ACS Nano presents a novel biosensor for the isothermal, highly sensitive detection of bladder cancer biomarkers—miRNAs, short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression—using programmable pH-responsive ...

Nanomaterials May 12, 2025

Controlling contaminants inside nanopores holds promise for desalination, carbon dioxide storage and porous catalysts

Natural and engineered systems have a whole world of chemistry inside their tiny pores—known as nanopores—that changes depending on the chemical functional groups inside.

Nanophysics Apr 24, 2025

Ultrafast plasmon-enhanced magnetic bit switching at the nanoscale

Researchers from Max Born Institute have demonstrated a successful way to control and manipulate nanoscale magnetic bits—the building blocks of digital data—using an ultrafast laser pulse and plasmonic gold nanostructures. ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 22, 2025

Light fields with extraordinary structure: Plasmonic skyrmion bags

A research group at the University of Stuttgart has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties. The researchers have published their findings in Nature Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics.

Bio & Medicine Apr 16, 2025

Golden eyes: How gold nanoparticles may one day help to restore people's vision

A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles—microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair—might one day be used to help restore vision in people with macular degeneration ...

Nanophysics Apr 10, 2025

Chiral plasmonic nanostructures push the limits of light manipulation on the nanoscale

Researchers from ICMAB are revolutionizing how we manipulate light at the nanoscale using chiral plasmonic structures—nanomaterials designed to interact with polarized light in extraordinary ways.

Polymers Apr 1, 2025

Illuminating single atoms for sustainable propylene production

More than 150 million metric tons of propylene are produced annually, making it one of the most widespread chemicals used in the chemical industry.

Nanophysics Mar 25, 2025

Ultra-precision sensor technology developed for single-molecule detection

A research team affiliated with the Nano Optics Group within the Department of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics at UNIST has announced the successful implementation of a plasmonic structure capable of precisely adjusting nanometer-sized gaps in response ...

Condensed Matter Mar 24, 2025

Looking for elusive quantum particles? Try a bad metal, researchers suggest

Metals, as most know them, are good conductors of electricity. That's because the countless electrons in a metal like gold or silver move more or less freely from one atom to the next, their motion impeded only by occasional ...

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