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Researchers are working to develop nanophotonic devices that could have applications in thermal imaging and resonant filtering. Nanophotonic devices are used to shape the spectrum of light via photonic lattices and resonance, but their application generally has been limited to short wavelengths. The research team is trying to develop devices that will work in the long-wave infrared spectral region, which is the range in which thermal radiation is emitted.

Researchers are working to develop nanophotonic devices that could have applications in thermal imaging and resonant filtering. Nanophotonic devices are used to shape the spectrum of light via photonic lattices and resonance, but their application generally has been limited to short wavelengths. The research team is trying to develop devices that will work in the long-wave infrared spectral region, which is the range in which thermal radiation is emitted.

Electrical engineers have reported solving a lingering question about how a two-dimensional crystal composed of cesium, lead, and bromine emitted a strong green light, opening the door to designing better light-emitting and diagnostic devices.

Electrical engineers have reported solving a lingering question about how a two-dimensional crystal composed of cesium, lead, and bromine emitted a strong green light, opening the door to designing better light-emitting and diagnostic devices.

Chemical engineers have devised a new way to create very tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another liquid, known as nanoemulsions. The researchers also found a way to easily convert the liquid nanoemulsions to a gel when they reach body temperature, which could be useful for developing materials that can deliver medication when rubbed on the skin or injected into the body.

Chemical engineers have devised a new way to create very tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another liquid, known as nanoemulsions. The researchers also found a way to easily convert the liquid nanoemulsions to a gel when they reach body temperature, which could be useful for developing materials that can deliver medication when rubbed on the skin or injected into the body.

Researchers have discovered a way to apply nanoparticles to plant leaves so that they travel through the plant all the way to the root. This is the first time that anyone has systematically studied how nanoparticles move through the leaf, into the plant, to the root, and exude into the soil.

Researchers have discovered a way to apply nanoparticles to plant leaves so that they travel through the plant all the way to the root. This is the first time that anyone has systematically studied how nanoparticles move through the leaf, into the plant, to the root, and exude into the soil.

Scientists have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral like a nanoscale card deck. The surprising structures may yield unique optical, electronic and thermal properties, including superconductivity, the researchers say.

Scientists have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral like a nanoscale card deck. The surprising structures may yield unique optical, electronic and thermal properties, including superconductivity, the researchers say.