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Two-Dimensional Optical Platform Made from Four Components

A two-dimensional alloy with an optical bandgap capable of being tuned by the temperature used to grow it has been discovered by Rice University scientists.

21 Sep 2017

Metallic Nanostructures Could Triple the Efficiency of Solar-Based Hydrogen Fuel Generation

Hydrogen gas is a vital synthetic feedstock that is set to contribute considerably in renewable energy technology. While this is true, its capabilities are underplayed because most of this gas is presently being sourced from fossil fuels, for example natural gas.

29 Aug 2017

New Technique to Create Semiconducting Nanocrystals for LED Displays

LMU researchers have made it possible to tweak the color of light emitted by an LED by modifying the size of their semiconductor crystals. They recently discovered a clever and cost-effective way of accomplishing this, which lends itself to mass-scale production.

8 Aug 2017

Researchers Realize Direct Writing of Silver Nanostructures Using an Electron Beam

An international team, for the very first time, realized direct writing of silver nanostructures by using an electron beam applied to a substrate. Silver nanostructures are capable of concentrating visible light at the nanoscale.

25 Jul 2017

$Physicists Look for Materials with High Refractive Index for Developing Nanoantennas$

Physicists Look for Materials with High Refractive Index for Developing Nanoantennas

Physicists from MIPT and ITMO University have performed a comparative analysis of a wide array of materials to ascertain whether they can be used for dielectric nanophotonics.

24 Jul 2017

Metal Nanoparticles Could Boost Efficiency of LEDs and Creation of Invisibility Cloaks

A team of Researchers from the University of Michigan have come up with a new method that peppers metallic nanoparticles into semiconductors. This progress could increase the efficiency of LED lighting by 50 % and even facilitate the creation of invisibility cloaking devices.

20 Jul 2017

Researchers Discover Nanoscale Particles that Ordinary Light Sources can Set Spinning

Science fiction deals with a number of fanciful devices that permit light to interact in a forceful manner with matter, from photon-drive rockets to light sabers. In the past few years, science has indeed begun to catch up; a few results hint at attractive real-world interactions between light and matter at atomic scales, and devices such as vortex beams, tweezers, and optical tractor beams have been developed by researchers.

3 Jul 2017

Novel Nanostructures Developed to Distinguish Between Tiny Differences in Wavelengths of Light

A team of Engineers from Caltech have for the first time created a light detector that integrates two disparate technologies—nanophotonics, which regulates light at the nanoscale, and thermoelectrics, which translates temperature differences straightaway into electron voltage—to differentiate different wavelengths of light, including both infrared and visible wavelengths, at high resolution.

29 Jun 2017

Titanate Nanotubes Integrated with Cuprous Oxide Exhibit Better Photocatalytic Activities

What is the reason behind constructing nanocomposite for the photocatalytic oxidation desulfurization?

21 Jun 2017

Insights into Opto-Electrical Properties of Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Nanocrystals synthesized through wet-chemical process have already been used in applications such as background lighting in new-generation flat panel displays. Their futuristic application would be as active elements for producing better color brilliance. They are even applied for medical diagnosis and treatment.

9 Jun 2017

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Two-Dimensional Optical Platform Made from Four Components

Metallic Nanostructures Could Triple the Efficiency of Solar-Based Hydrogen Fuel Generation

New Technique to Create Semiconducting Nanocrystals for LED Displays

Researchers Realize Direct Writing of Silver Nanostructures Using an Electron Beam

Physicists Look for Materials with High Refractive Index for Developing Nanoantennas

Metal Nanoparticles Could Boost Efficiency of LEDs and Creation of Invisibility Cloaks

Researchers Discover Nanoscale Particles that Ordinary Light Sources can Set Spinning

Novel Nanostructures Developed to Distinguish Between Tiny Differences in Wavelengths of Light

Titanate Nanotubes Integrated with Cuprous Oxide Exhibit Better Photocatalytic Activities

Insights into Opto-Electrical Properties of Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals

How Piezo Controller Design Influences Thermal Stability

Novel Nanomaterials for Improved Food Safety

Generating New Size-Specific Nanoparticles Within a Day

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Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

1 UNF-MSERF Houses State-of-the-Art TESCAN Biological Microscope for Cancer-Fighting Research

2 Phosphorus-Encapsulated Carbon Nanotubes Enhance Performance of Li-Ion Batteries

3 Flow Synthesis of Novel Nanomaterials

4 New Method Manipulates Electrical Conductivity of Graphene with Pressure

5 Innovative Thin-Film Device for Converting Electronics' Waste Heat into Energy

6 Two-Dimensional Cadmium Telluride Naturally Folds into Nanoscrolls

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