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A composite material based on polymer miscospheres covered in gold nanoparticles has been developed at ITMO University. It amplifies Raman spectroscopy signals by over 10,000 times and can be used to control the quality of engine oils and pharmaceuticals
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Researchers establish long-term helium trapping and swelling by titanium-carbide nanoparticles in a novel RAFM steel.
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Nanophotonic devices developed at MIT are compact, efficient, reprogrammable, adaptive, and able to dynamically respond to external inputs.
Researchers at ITMO University have developed a new photoluminescence amplification method for silicon. The metasurface designed by the physicists can enhance silicon's ability to absorb and emit light by 10,000 times – at a record-low volume of the material.
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Researchers from ITMO's School of Physics and Engineering have developed optical labels made with gold and silicon. This solution will find its applications in the authentication of optical chips, sensors, and other microelectronics.
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In a new study, researchers detail their novel approach for both detecting and controlling the motion of spins within antiferromagnets using 2D antiferromagnetic materials and tunnel junctions, which could lead to ultra-fast information transfer and communications at much higher frequencies.
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Scientists at ITMO have come up with a new way to protect microelectronics devices from counterfeit. The new technology is based on gold and silicon nanoparticles with unique optical properties that make it possible to create unclonable functions with a record information density.
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The low-cost, scalable technology can seamlessly integrate high-speed gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip.
Quasicrystals couldn't be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns. A new method overcomes this challenge.
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Ada is a state-of-the-art programming language development teams use worldwide for critical software. It is unique among languages in that it helps detect and eliminate bugs early in the software life cycle when they are the least expensive to correct.
Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a lens with magic properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident light.
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MIT engineers developed ultrathin electronic films that sense heat and other signals, and could reduce the bulk of conventional goggles and scopes.
TU/e researchers have sent the equivalent of 1.9 million Netflix series via infrared light from the roof of their building.
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In this episode, we dive into Cornell University's groundbreaking development of the world's smallest walking robots, measuring between 2 to 5 microns.
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Scaling up nanoparticle production could help scientists test new cancer treatments.
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