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Optics & Photonics Sep 9, 2025

Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible optics problem

The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable—dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths.

Nanophysics Sep 8, 2025

From layered transition metal oxide to 2D material: Scientists make 2H-NbOâ‚‚ discovery

2H-NbO₂—a novel van der Waals oxide synthesized by researchers from Japan—exhibits strongly correlated electronic properties with two-dimensional flexibility. By chemically extracting lithium ions from the layered sheets ...

Condensed Matter Aug 29, 2025

Interface-controlled antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions offer new path for next-gen spintronics

A research team led by Prof. Shao Dingfu at the Institute of Solid State ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµics, the Hefei Institutes of ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has unveiled a new mechanism for achieving strong spin polarization ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 27, 2025

MRI technology inspires quantum advancement with 2D materials

The same technology behind MRI images of injury or disease also powers nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, which is used to analyze biological molecules for research on diseases and therapeutics. While NMR spectroscopy ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 19, 2025

Ultra-thin materials twist light into optical vortices for faster data transmission

Imagine a whirlpool spinning in a river, or a tornado swirling through the sky. They don't just spin on the spot: they travel forward while maintaining that spiraling motion inside them. These twisting motions, called vortices, ...

Nanomaterials Aug 18, 2025

Scientists develop new method to create novel layered inorganic materials

A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new way to "edit" the internal layers of certain advanced ...

Condensed Matter Aug 14, 2025

Researchers observe evidence of hyperbolic exciton polaritons

The ability to move electron-hole pairs—called excitons—in desired directions is important for generating electricity and creating fuels. This happens naturally in photosynthesis, making it a source of inspiration to ...

Space Exploration Aug 14, 2025

Cleaning up space with gecko technology

Old satellites and debris pose a danger to space travel. An international research team with participation from Würzburg is working on a satellite that cleans up space—inspired by the animal kingdom.

Nanophysics Aug 11, 2025

Wave-like domain walls drive polarization switching in sliding ferroelectrics, study finds

Sliding ferroelectrics are a type of two-dimensional (2D) material realized by stacking nonpolar monolayers (atom-thick layers that lack an electric dipole). When these individual layers are stacked, they produce ferroelectric ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 4, 2025

Ionic-electronic photodetector brings in-sensor vision closer to reality

In an advance at the intersection of neuromorphic engineering and photonics, researchers have developed an ionic-electronic photodetector that not only detects light but also performs in-sensor image processing, offering ...

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