Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk 2022-10-24

Researchers develop a potentially chemical-free solution to ice build up on electric wires, wind turbines and possibly even airplane wings.

Scientists have found that a class of defects, called topological defects, can offer a platform to explore a diverse range of novel phenomena.

Researchers use nanooptical structuring and reflective coatings to develop perovskite silicon tandem solar cells with an efficiency close to 30 percent.

A new type of integrated semiconductor laser, based on the Pockels effect, is integrated with a lithium-niobate- on-insulator platform. It is the first narrow linewidth laser with fast configurability at the visible band

Researchers used photons to create a spiking neuron, i.e. the basic element of the future photonic neural network processor.

Researchers have developed a laser printing process that can print micrometer-sized parts in the blink of an eye.

Researchers have developed a contact lens that can capture and detect exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles found in bodily secretions which have the potential for being diagnostic cancer biomarkers.

The technique is expected to contribute to catalyst design based on accurate understanding of the photocatalytic reaction through an analysis method that helps understanding the electron excitation phenomenon and transition path.

Recent research demonstrated an alternative to polymer precursors by using heat to transform small organic molecules into organic metal salts and then into porous carbons.

Researchers have engineered a quantum box for polaritons in a two-dimensional material, achieving large polariton densities and a partially 'coherent' quantum state.