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Ultrathin Fibers for Minimally Invasive Optogenetics

Meeri Kim | 04 March 2022

Simultaneous optogenetic stimulation and electrophysiological recordings using cell-sized optical fibers prevents damage to recorded neurons. read more  

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A Nanophotonic Gain for Scintillation

Patricia Daukantas | 03 March 2022

Periodic etching on scintillators enhances their light emission by up to an order of magnitude. read more  

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Better Breast Cancer Diagnosis, via Deep Learning

Karen Kwon | 02 March 2022

Algorithm combines spectral and structural information in a few seconds, potentially aiding breast cancer screening. read more  

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Solar Cells Boost Underwater Network Speed

Sarah Michaud | 24 February 2022

An underwater wireless optical communication system equipped with a solar-cell array increases signal detection and boosts data rates. read more  

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Disorder Engineering Boosts Solar-Cell Efficiency

Edwin Cartlidge | 22 February 2022

Rearrangement of positive ions enhances absorption in ultrathin cells made from nanocrystals. read more  

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Mimicking the Microscopic Structures of Butterfly Wings

Meeri Kim | 17 February 2022

Researchers use two-photon laser lithography to create structural colors across the visible spectrum. read more  

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A Radium-Ion Optical Clock

Patricia Daukantas | 16 February 2022

New flavor of single-ion clock could help in precise measurements tied to fundamental physics. read more  

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A Step Toward Practical Time Crystals

Stewart Wills | 16 February 2022

A platform built from Kerr microresonators and self-injection-locked lasers could take an exotic new phase of matter out of the lab and into real-world applications. read more  

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Nanoparticles Illuminate Pancreatic Cancer

Sarah Michaud | 10 February 2022

Activated by cancer’s acidic environment, fluorescent nanoparticles reach deep within dense pancreatic tumors, creating new opportunities for diagnosis and targeted therapy. read more  

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Five-Second Coherence Time for Silicon Carbide Spins

Edwin Cartlidge | 09 February 2022

Mapping SiC spin states to longer-lived charge states enables readout of qubit state with a single laser shot, and potentially improves the prospects for quantum networks and sensing. read more