Researchers develop magnetically switchable mechano-chemotherapy to overcome tumor drug resistance

The precise, non-invasive and remote mechano-chemotherapy has provided a novel therapeutic method to overcome the drug resistance of tumor cells and facilitate cancer cure, and shed light on the research of mechanical stimulation of other biological activities.

High pressure is key for better optical fibers

Signal loss along optical communication networks could be cut in half if silica glass fibers are manufactured under high pressure.

Creating perfect edges in 2D-materials

Researchers present a method for controlling the edges of two-dimensional materials using a 'magic' chemical.

Researchers design a molecule to implement a quantum error correction code

One of the challenges in implementing quantum computing is the protection of quantum states that code the information of errors caused by their interaction with the environment. A solution consists on introducing error protection codes. Scientists designed a molecule that can host an algorithm of this kind. The molecule is formed by erbium and cerium atoms.

Slowing light in an optical cavity with mechanical resonators and mirrors

Theoretical physicists have shown how a position-dependent mass optomechanical system involving a cavity between two mirrors, one attached to a resonator, can enhance induced transparency and reduce the speed of light.

Zeptoseconds: New world record in short time measurement

Atomic physicists have for the first time measured how long it takes for a photon to cross a hydrogen molecule: about 247 zeptoseconds for the average bond length of the molecule. This is the shortest timespan that has been successfully measured to date.

Building a microscope with quantum light

Researchers have built the first infrared based microscope with quantum light. By deliberately entangling the photons, they succeeded in imaging tissue samples with previously invisible bio-features.