Materials scientists say that the quantum behavior of atomic vibrations excited in a crystal using light pulses has much to do with the polarization of the pulses.
Based on single-nanopore membranes, an international interdisciplinary team of researchers developed a test method that detects SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, without sample pretreatment, with the same sensitivity as a qPCR test, and in only 2 hours. On top, the sensor can distinguish infectious from non-infectious corona viruses - a crucial innovation.
