Jul 28, 2025 Physicists confirm that light has two identities that are impossible to see at once. (Nanowerk News) MIT physicists have performed an idealized version of one of the most famous experiments in quantum physics. Their findings demonstrate, with atomic-level precision, the dual yet evasive nature of light. They...
Quantum material enables reprogrammable nanophotonic devices
Jul 28, 2025 Researchers use chromium sulfide bromide to create ultra-compact nanophotonic devices with magnetic tunability, high refractive index, and strong light-matter coupling. (Nanowerk News) In the push to shrink and enhance technologies that control light, MIT researchers have unveiled a new platform that pushes the limits of modern optics...
Robust supercrystals for the LEDs of the future
Jul 28, 2025 Researchers created stable perovskite supercrystals with potential use in LEDs, solar cells, and optical switches by developing a new assembly technique. (Nanowerk News) Nanometre-sized crystals of perovskite offer great potential for applications in the field of light-emitting diodes, solar cells and optical switching elements. A particularly interesting...
Graphene membrane enables precise silver ion release for antimicrobial coatings
University of Manchester. "Graphene membrane enables precise silver ion release for antimicrobial coatings." Nanowerk, 28 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67281.php. University of Manchester. (2025, July 28). Graphene membrane enables precise silver ion release for antimicrobial coatings. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67281.php University of Manchester, "Graphene membrane enables precise silver ion release for antimicrobial coatings," Nanowerk,...
When light collides with light
Jul 28, 2025 Light-on-light scattering is an exotic process with surprising significance for particle physics. Researchers show that a previously underestimated effect plays an important role in this process. (Nanowerk News) Usually, light waves can pass through each other without any resistance. According to the laws of electrodynamics, two light...
Accelerating the discovery of new materials with AI
University of Bayreuth. "Accelerating the discovery of new materials with AI." Nanowerk, 28 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=67271.php. University of Bayreuth. (2025, July 28). Accelerating the discovery of new materials with AI. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=67271.php University of Bayreuth, "Accelerating the discovery of new materials with AI," Nanowerk, July 28, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=67271.php.