Atoms are the building blocks of all matter, from the air we breathe to every cell in our bodies. Yet despite their presence everywhere, no one has truly seen an atom with the naked eye ,until ...

Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.

Plasma nanotechnology is widely used for nanoscale etching, dopant implantation and thin-film deposition for state-of-the-art semiconductor devices. Such a plasma nanotechnology has another ...

Scientists use scanning tunneling microscopy to understand how a material's electronic or magnetic properties relate to its ...

Lasers that are fabricated directly onto silicon photonic chips offer several advantages over external laser sources, such as ...

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have unlocked a hidden power within silicon, the backbone of modern electronics. Their findings could transform how future devices are built, ...