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  3. Our work on piconewton to micronewton force sensing using new photon avalanching nanoparticles was published in Nature

Our work on piconewton to micronewton force sensing using new photon avalanching nanoparticles was published in Nature

Congrats to lead author Dr. Natalie Fardian-Melamed on this breakthrough paper, titled "Infrared nanosensors of piconewton to micronewton forces" - a collaboration with the groups of Jordan Gerton, Bruce Cohen and Emory Chan . A press release summarizing the work can be found here.

January 01, 2025
Applying force to "pre-ANPs" induces photon avalanching, leading to bright emission

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November 21, 2025

Jim published a News and Views article in Nature about recent breakthroughs in electrically pumping luminescence in lanthanide-based nanoparticles

November 21, 2025

Our demonstration of the first nonlinear metasurface made from 3R-stacked 2D semiconductors was published Nature Photonics

February 17, 2025

Our paper showing efficient photon pair generation from periodically poled TMDs over microscopic length scales has now been published in Nature Photonics

January 01, 2025

Our work on piconewton to micronewton force sensing using new photon avalanching nanoparticles was published in Nature

June 27, 2023

Our paper on the first realization of fully photoswitchable all-inorganic nanoparticles, demonstrating perfect photostability and NIR response, was published in Nature.

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