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Structure that’s part bowtie, part funnel conducts light powerfully
Researchers have developed a structure that’s part bowtie and part funnel that concentrates light powerfully and nearly indefinitely, as measured by a scanning, near-field optical microscope.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant ECCS 1407777).]
Learn more about this research in the Vanderbilt University news story Bowtie-funnel combo best for conducting light; team found answer in undergrad physics equation. (Date image taken: August 2018; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Oct. 4, 2019)
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