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Hunting for excitonic insulators
Cnr Nano researchers report evidence compatible with the long sought excitonic insulator in a monolayer two-dimensional material, WTe2. Their result, just published in Nature Physics, has been cited in a News and Views article focusing on topological excitons.
Ready for a new series of Nano Colloquia!
The 2022 first semester series of our Nano Colloquia is now planned. 13 lectures by our young researchers established to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas.
MaX Centre of Excellence presents its booklet on online training on codes
The European Centre of Excellence in materials modelling, simulations and desing, coordinated by Cnr Nano, just published its booklet on online training on codes that resumes all the online events organized in 2021.
Novel quantum states of matter disclosed with near-field microscopy
Cnr Nano researchers observed for the first time a new type of light-matter excitation linked to the exotic behaviours of topological insulators, thanks to the development of advanced microscopy techniques at terahertz frequencies. The study appears in Nature Communications
The study paves the way for a new generation of “smart” thermoelectric systems to generate clean electricity. The research carried out at the NEST Lab of Scuola Normale Superiore and Cnr Nano gained the frontispiece in Advanced Functional Materials
Graphene as a solid lubricant becomes super-slippery
Cnr Nano researchers studied the friction properties of graphene deposited on a material, identifying extreme lubricity conditions.
The goal is to reduce friction in the design of nano gears through new solid lubricants
Quantum computers become an experimental physics laboratory
Quantum computers can be useful in advancing basic science. Using a quantum computer as a remotely programmable experimental platform researchers carried out experiments in fundamental physics.
On the 2021 Nobel Prize and TRPV1 and PIEZO receptors
The seminal discoveries of TRPV1, TRPM8 and Piezo ion channels awarded with the Nobel Prize launched intense research activities focused on understanding their functions. Our Barbara Storti studied the TRPV1 with different nanoimaging techniques
Jacopo Fregoni awarded with the “Premio Primo Levi 2020”
Congratulations to Jacopo Fregoni on being awarded by the Italian Chemical Society for the best scientific work in the field of Chemical Sciences, produced by an under-35 scientist affiliated to an Italian university.
Anyons in quantum Hall interferometry
The quantum Hall effect is a unique playground to exploit quantum coherence of electrons for various applications, from metrology to quantum computation. A Review article by Cnr NANO researchers gives a survey of the main results achieved in Quantum Hall interferometry
Miriam Serena Vitiello awarded with the Friedel-Volterra Prize
The Cnr NANO researcher awarded for her important experimental research in the field of light-matter interaction phenomena, in particular for the development of innovative devices in the therahertz frequency range
Nanotechnologies and AI for precision oenology
The “VIOLoC” project has been launched, it aims to optimize wine production processes by exploiting micro and nano-technologies and artificial intelligence, thanks to UniPisa, UniTuscia and Cnr Nano
Nano Colloquia 2021 – Second semester series
Cnr Nano researchers are preparing their presentations for the second semester 2021
Congratulations to Sedighe Salimian and Isha Verma for their honorable mentions at the RAITH Micrograph Award 2021 – Special Edition, one of the most important award in the world on e-beam lithography.
Hyperbolic Metamaterials on the cover
Cnr Nano researchers explored a large class of layered materials with highly anisotropic optical activity, and identified a number that may foster previously unexplored optical/mechanical applications.
Lucia Sorba honoured by the European Physical Society
Director of Istituto Nanoscienze nominated 2021 EPS Fellow by the European Physical Society in recognition of her scientific contributions.
Investments on INTA Systems, first spin-off of Cnr Nano
INTA Systems raises 350k€ from Eureka! and A11 Venture to bring a novel molecular diagnostics device to the market.
Excitonic insulator can be realized in bulk materials
Cnr-Nano researchers predict that the ‘long sought’ excitonic insulator can occur in bulk molybdenum disulfide by applying an external pressure.
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