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Study Shows How Molecule-Plasmon Coupling Controls Evolutions in SEIRA Spectra

Plasmon-enhanced molecular spectroscopies have attracted tremendous attention as powerful detection tools with ultrahigh sensitivity down to the single-molecule level.

26 May 2020

ALMA Spots Twinkling Heart Of Milky Way

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A.

26 May 2020

Image of Super-Rare Galaxy Captured as it Existed 11 Billion Years Ago

Astronomers have captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy - described as a "cosmic ring of fire" - as it existed 11 billion years ago.

26 May 2020

New Model Could Offer Fresh Insights into Neutron Stars

At the University of Birmingham, gravitational-wave researchers have designed a new model that could offer a new understanding of the structure and composition of neutron stars.

22 May 2020

Physicists Provide New Understanding of Quantum Effects in Molecules

Physicists have measured the flight times of electrons emitted from a specific atom in a molecule upon excitation with laser light.

21 May 2020

First Integrated Photon Source Could Deliver Large-Scale Quantum Photonics

At the University of Bristol, a group of physicists has created the first-ever integrated photon source that can deliver large-scale quantum photonics.

21 May 2020

Light Waves Used to Access Unique Properties of the Quantum World

Light waves are being used by researchers to speed up supercurrents, as well as to access the exclusive properties of the quantum realm, such as forbidden light emissions.

20 May 2020

Using Light to Monitor Structure and Properties of Single Molecules

Scientists have pioneered a new technique to expose hidden biochemical pathways involving single molecules at the nanoscale.

18 May 2020

A Modular Approach to Plasmonic Circuitry for Future Quantum Computers

Light is emerging as the leading vehicle for information processing in computers and telecommunications as our need for energy efficiency and bandwidth increases.

18 May 2020

Researchers Observe Long-Lived Plasmons in Quasi 2D Crystals

Plasmons, which are wavelike, collective oscillations of electrons, are highly crucial for identifying the optical and electronic properties of metals.

15 May 2020