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Flat optics metasurfaces enable enhanced, compact, and versatile quantum light sources for applications in quantum communication, sensing, and imaging.
Apr 25th, 2024
Researchers have created ultra-porous, lightweight polymer nanostructures with the highest surface area to date, enabling advances in catalysis, energy and optics.
Apr 6th, 2024
The first self-powered programmable metasurfaces for wireless communications harvest ambient energy, adaptively tuning signals without external power cords.
Mar 4th, 2024
A trailblazing metasurface computer architecture solves intricate matrix equations orders of magnitude faster than conventional processors by performing complex math intrinsically using scattered light waves.
Jan 12th, 2024
Researchers design novel meta-atoms with tailored responses that enable nearly ideal transparency customizable to arbitrary shapes across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Dec 16th, 2023
Researchers have developed a dramatically faster, simpler nanoparticle assembly technique using an ultrasonic spray nozzle to generate a nanoparticle-laden aerosol. This facilitates rapid fabrication of highly ordered nanoparticle monolayers over large surface areas, unlocking applications from flexible electronics to next-gen solar cells.
Dec 9th, 2023
Researchers develop a crystalline porous metal-organic framework that precisely mimics origami folding patterns, introducing stimuli-responsive materials that reversibly change shape at molecular dimensions.
Dec 8th, 2023
Ingenious auxetic shape-memory alloy wire lattice textile realizes zone-specified actuation to convey readily discerned complex tactile sensations, enabling intuitive navigation when immersed in virtual environments.
Nov 25th, 2023