For the first time, physicists have observed that 'holes' in light can move faster than the light itself. They're known as phase singularities or optical vortices, and since the 1970s, scientists have ...

Integrating Digital Holographic Microscopy with fluorescence techniques enhances live-cell imaging, preserving cellular ...

A new plasmonic fiber probe uses linearly polarized light and energy recycling for broadband nanofocusing with resolution ...

Modern nanofluidic chips can mimic complex chemical and biological environments, but their full potential often depends on ...

QR codes. For many of us, they’re synonymous with a) the pandemic, b) the ongoing lack of actual menus in bars and restaurants, and c) the fact that the world is now just that little bit more tiresome ...

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is pivotal in nanoscience, offering high-resolution imaging and manipulation for advancements in semiconductors and life sciences.

US scientists' work reveals how the shape and arrangement of metallic nanoframes can be harnessed to control energy flow, paving the way for advances in sensing, catalysis and quantum information ...

A dark point inside a wave of light sounds like a contradiction. It is also something researchers say they have now viewed in ...

Argonne and Northwestern University scientists teamed up to understand how light interacts with metallic nanoframes, with ...

A team of NASA researchers is developing new types of optical masks that could help enable the many orders of magnitude of ...

The university also expects the lab to serve as a resource for local companies seeking advanced materials analysis and ...

Narwhal-shaped wavefunctions describe a unique way of confining light to extremely small spaces. The mode volume measures how ...