Materials that switch from one phase to another when illuminated by light with different polarizations could enable parallel data storage, communications and computing
Read article: Polarization switch makes ultrafast photonic computer
Justus Ndukaife develops plasmonic nanotweezers for applications including quantum photonics and biomolecule analysis
Read article: Light, nano, action: using light to manipulate nanoscale objects
A new photonic effect observed in semiconducting nanohelices could allow researchers to rapidly measure the chirality of minuscule volumes of potential drugs
Read article: Twisted light from semiconducting nanohelices could speed drug discovery
Method could make it easier to sense infrared wavelengths without the need for cryogenically cooled detectors
Read article: Frequency upconversion makes infrared light visible
A high-efficiency probe that can super-focus white light into a 6 nm spot enables colour imaging of nanoscale details
Read article: Shining a light on the nanoscale
Coherent light generation from ultrathin semiconductor crystals paves the way for creating novel nanolasers and valleytronic devices
Read article: Atomically thin lasers shine for the first time at room temperature
New technique based on laser etching creates 3D light-emitting devices
Read article: Quantum dot LEDs bend and fold like origami paper
In this podcast we meet a nanophotonics expert and a cosmologist
Read article: Probing the origins of the universe, using plasmonic tweezers to manipulate tiny objects
Combination of laser beam and AC electric field yields fast, reliable control over nanoparticles’ positions
Read article: Enhanced optical tweezer speeds up nanodiamond transport
Sub-wavelength imaging could benefit from new technology
Read article: Metamaterial sculpts heart-shaped darkness from light
