Quantum

An ultracompact laser has been made using nanoscale semiconductor columns

A line of silicon nanoparticles can transport light efficiently at small scales

Hybrid nanoparticle can attach to microscope tips and light up objects too tiny to see with typical optical beams

A triple bend structure splits light into its two polarization components with unprecedented purity

The
extremely short relaxation times of atoms can be measured by using
quantum-entangled photons 

Focused
electron beams can simultaneously synthesize optically active nanocrystals and
pattern them into intricate surface arrays

The quantum states on the surface of conducting
materials can strongly interact with light

A
theoretical model will allow systematic study of a promising class of peculiar
quantum states

A quantum effect allows infrared measurements to be performed by detecting visible light, bringing opportunities for cheaper, better performance spectroscopy

Electromagnetic waves created on a layer of organic molecules could provide the perfect on-chip light source for future quantum communication systems

Two-dimensional
organic lattices are easier and safer to work with than inorganic materials for
spintronic and quantum computing applications

A drug-encapsulating nanoparticle teams up with bright bio-labels to measure how anticancer chemotherapy formulations enter cells