[Nanotechnology] – Plasmonic nano-dynamite as power source for nanomachines
6 September 2022
The trillions of tiny molecular nanomachines that are at work inside our bodies and are keeping us alive perform such tasks as building and breaking down molecules, moving materials around a cell, and processing and expressing genetic information – and they do this while consuming remarkably little energy.
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[Nanotechnology] – Spiral dislocation gives 3D topological photonics a robust edge
28 September 2022
Researchers from the University of Rostock and Technion Haifa have created the first three-dimensional topological insulator for light. A judiciously placed screw dislocation allows optical signals to wind around the surface of a synthetic lattice while keeping it protected from scattering.
Their discovery has recently been published in the journal Nature (“Photonic topological insulator induced by a dislocation in three dimensions”).
