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Nanophysics 12 hours ago

European XFEL elicits secrets from an important nanogel

An international team at the world's largest X-ray laser European XFEL at Schenefeld near Hamburg has scrutinized the properties of an important nanogel that is often used in medicine to release drugs in a targeted and controlled ...

Optics & Photonics 12 hours ago

Compact quantum light processing: New findings lead to advances in optical quantum computing

An international collaboration of researchers, led by Philip Walther at University of Vienna, have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum technology, with the successful demonstration of quantum interference among ...

Nanophysics 18 hours ago

Comprehensive model unravels quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films

EPFL researchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar fuels and batteries.

General Physics 21 hours ago

Ghost particle on the scales: Research offers more precise determination of neutrino mass

What is the mass of a neutrino at rest? This is one of the big unanswered questions in physics. Neutrinos play a central role in nature. A team led by Klaus Blaum, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics ...

Condensed Matter Apr 17, 2024

Dual-beamline photoelectron momentum microscopy upgrade advances valence orbital analysis

The world's first dual-beamline photoelectron momentum microscope has been developed at the UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Japan. This innovative experimental station brings breakthroughs in studying the behavior of electrons ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 17, 2024

Improved mid-infrared nanoscopy enables 30 times clearer view of the insides of bacteria

A team at the University of Tokyo have constructed an improved mid-infrared microscope, enabling them to see the structures inside living bacteria at the nanometer scale. Mid-infrared microscopy is typically limited by its ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 16, 2024

Gigahertz-rate switchable wavefront shaping by LNOI-empowered metasurface

Over the past decade, metasurfaces deploying two-dimensional artificial nanostructures have emerged as a groundbreaking platform to manipulate light across various degrees of freedom. These metasurfaces exhibit significant ...

Quantum Physics Apr 16, 2024

Crucial connection for 'quantum internet' made for the first time

Researchers have produced, stored, and retrieved quantum information for the first time, a critical step in quantum networking.

Optics & Photonics Apr 16, 2024

Attosecond imaging made possible by short and powerful laser pulses

Extremely short pulses of laser light with a peak power of 6 terawatts (6 trillion watts)—roughly equivalent to the power produced by 6,000 nuclear power plants—have been realized by two RIKEN physicists. This achievement ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 15, 2024

Research revives 1800s photos

Researchers from Western University developed techniques for creating images from old, badly tarnished photographs. These techniques could also be used to study other historic artifacts and fossils and prevent corrosion ...

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