A world first at the microscopic scale: Metamaterials that can shrink and expand on their own

• Leiden physicists Daniela Kraft and Julio Melio have created soft structures that can take on different shapes without any external drive in their lab • They present their resear

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 103 words

Alloy-engineered valleytronics: Microscopic mechanism gives scientists precise control over how excitons behave

• Scientists have observed a new microscopic mechanism enabling precise control of the magneto-optical properties of excitons in alloys of two-dimensional semiconductors. • This di

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words

Ultra-efficient optical sensors can keep light circulating longer inside a microscopic chip

• CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. • At its simplest form, a microresonator is a tiny device

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words

Microscopic mirrors for future quantum networks: A new way to make high-performance optical resonators

• Researchers in the Harvard John A. • Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have devised a new way to make some of the sma

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 135 words
Microscopic QR code sets world record with massive 2TB per page storage density

Microscopic QR code sets world record with massive 2TB per page storage density

• Microscopic QR code sets world record with massive 2TB per page storage density The record-breaking nano QR code is 37% smaller than the previous record holder and invisible to o