IMAKS Lab

• Intrinsically adaptive camouflage material
• A biomimetic phosphor that can build a rigid microenvironment for its long-lived afterglow in aqueous medium
• Electronic asymmetry of lattice oxygen sites in ZnO promotes the photocatalytic oxidative coupling of methane
• Mechano-photoexcitation for organic synthesis using mechanoluminescent materials as photon sources
• Development of novel reduced graphene oxide/metalloporphyrin nanocomposite with photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity for potential wastewater treatment and medical applications

• Using matter waves, scientists unveil novel collective behaviors in quantum optics
  A research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has uncovered a novel regime, or set of conditions within a system, for cooperative radiative phenomena, casting new light on a 70-year-old problem in quantum optics.
• Ultra-compact optical design enhances virtual and augmented reality device cameras
  Researchers from Seoul National University College of Engineering announced they have developed an optical design technology that dramatically reduces the volume of cameras with a folded lens system utilizing "metasurfaces," a next-generation nano-optical device.

• New theory reveals the shape of a single photon
• New method of generating eco-friendly energy
• Researchers develop crystals to harvest water from air, inspired by desert life
• Machine learning and supercomputer simulations help researchers to predict interactions between gold nanoparticles and blood proteins
• New route to 'quantum spin liquid' materials discovered

• Electron imaging reveals the vibrant colors of the outermost electron layer
  November 18, 2024
  Surfaces play a key role in numerous chemical reactions, including catalysis and corrosion. Understanding the atomic structure of the surface of a functional material is essential for both engineers and chemists. Researchers used atomic-resolution secondary electron (SE) imaging to capture the atomic structure of the very top layer of materials to better understand the differences […]

Remember this annoying color change when you look at your screen at different angles? Professor So group at NCSU Materials Science and Engineering department offers a solution. The article is published in The Journal of the Society for Information Display (https://doi.org/10.1002/jsid.792)

The power has been restored. All IMAKS instruments are up and running. Good luck with your experiments.

All power will be down on NCSU Centennial campus starting at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2 . The crews will connect power lines to newly constructed buildings. As a result, all instruments have to be powered down and unplugged from wall outlets.

The facilities were planning to do work on secondary power lines (emergency lights, signs, and such). Accidentally, this morning they switched off the HVAC system and lab hoods. As a result, the lab got hot beyond the operating range of ultrafast lasers. facilities have been contacted. The temperature is getting to normal now. We anticipate we can start running experiments around 11 a.m.

to Chris Papa, Anh Thy Bui, and Phil Castellano on their article published in Nature Communications (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10260-7)