Researchers developed wet-etching-assisted single-pulse nanolithography to fabricate nanoholes in sapphire with ...

Asymmetric optical transmission refers to the engineered phenomenon whereby light propagates with different efficiencies in opposite directions within a photonic structure. This effect is achieved by ...

Scientists from Fudan University have developed a graphene-integrated silicon nitride microtube resonator via self-rolling ...

Van der Waals (vdW) materials are promising building blocks for next-generation nanophotonics because of their atomically smooth surfaces, diverse material families, and outstanding optical properties ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The vibrant blue of a morpho butterfly's wings doesn't come from pigments but from light interacting with microscopic structures on its surface. This phenomenon – structural color ...

Most space missions rely on chemical rockets for propulsion. Rockets must carry fuel, which increases spacecraft mass and limits their speed and travel distance. For decades, researchers have explored ...

Researchers have developed a technique to fold glass sheets into microscopic 3D photonic structures directly on a chip—a process they call photonic origami. The method could enable tiny, yet complex ...

Van der Waals (vdW) materials are promising building blocks for next-generation nanophotonics because of their atomically smooth surfaces, diverse ...

Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways - such as in opals and the brightly colored shells of certain insects. Although these ...

A team of researchers has developed a new way to trap light on a ...