A new technique uses a pulsing laser to create synthetic nanodiamond films and patterns from graphite, with potential applications from biosensors to computer chips. “The biggest advantage is that you ...

(a) Schematic of the laser direct-writing system. (b) Vertical view of the cantilever of the SNOM tip. (c) Details of the pyramid tip structure and three-dimensional (3D) multiphysics model in the ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.210055 overviews advances in femtosecond laser direct writing of fiber Bragg gratings in multicore fibers. In recent years, ...

Graphene emerges as a versatile new surface to assemble model cell membranes mimicking those in the human body, with potential for applications in sensors for understanding biological processes, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Kevlar is a well-known high-strength polymer that, thanks to its excellent mechanical performance, has found a variety of important security applications, from textiles (e.g.

This illustration depicts a new technique that uses a pulsing laser to create synthetic nanodiamond films and patterns from graphite, with potential applications from biosensors to computer chips.