The interaction between light and matter can be controlled efficiently by structuring materials
at a length scale shorter than the wavelength of interest. With the goal to build optical …

Single-molecule detection has long relied on fluorescent labeling with high quantum-yield
fluorophores. Plasmon-enhanced detection circumvents the need for labeling by allowing …

Tremendous progress in nanotechnology has enabled advances in the use of luminescent
nanomaterials in imaging, sensing and photonic devices. This translational process relies …

This review describes the growing partnership between super-resolution imaging and
plasmonics, by describing the various ways in which the two topics mutually benefit one …

The specificity and simplicity of the Watson–Crick base pair interactions make DNA one of
the most versatile construction materials for creating nanoscale structures and devices …

Nanomaterials exhibit structural and functional heterogeneity among individual
nanoparticles, thus requiring a capability to study single nanoparticles. While electron …

Plasmonic nanocavities are able to engineer and confine electromagnetic fields to
subwavelength volumes. In the past decade, they have enabled a large set of applications …

Optical nanoantennas are known to focus freely propagating light and reversely to mediate
the emission of a light source located at the nanoantenna hotspot. These effects were …

Integrin-mediated cell–matrix adhesions are key to sensing the geometry and rigidity of
extracellular environments and influence vital cellular processes. In vivo, the extracellular …

Fabricating nanocavities in which optically active single quantum emitters are precisely
positioned is crucial for building nanophotonic devices. Here we show that self-assembly …