Nanomechanical resonators have led to pioneering advances in ultrasensitive sensing and precision measurements. Applications range from nanoscale detection of forces in the context of scanning probe ...

Diamond makes for an extraordinary engineering material due to its remarkable physical and chemical properties spanning extreme ranges of capability. It has the best thermal conductivity of any ...

Why might you want to produce a single photon? Individual photons would be very useful for the development of quantum control, computing, and communication. Unfortunately, making one photon at a time ...

Researchers polished single-crystal diamond to near-atomic smoothness without damaging it. This will improve the performance and sustainability of future electronics. Silicon has been the workhorse of ...

Diamond is an ideal platform for nano- and microfabrication leading to a range of robust sensors. This is due to the outstanding mechanical and wide spectral optical transparency of diamond, combined ...

Single-crystalline diamond nanowires embedded with platinum nanoparticles were fabricated for high-temperature solar-blind photodetection. At room temperature, the photodetector's responsivity ...