Quantum sensors are finding their way from laboratories to the real world, as witnessed by
the increasing number of start-ups in this field. The atomic length scale of quantum sensors …

Luminescence (nano) thermometry is a remote sensing technique that relies on the
temperature dependency of the luminescence features (eg, bandshape, peak energy or …

Fluorescent nanothermometers can probe changes in local temperature in living cells and in
vivo and reveal fundamental insights into biological properties. This field has attracted …

The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …

The generation of temperature gradients on nanoparticles heated externally by a magnetic
field is crucially important in magnetic hyperthermia therapy. But the intrinsic low heating …

The development of highly sensitive and rapid biosensing tools targeted to the highly
contagious virus SARS-CoV-2 is critical to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantum …

Phase separation is the thermodynamic process that explains how droplets form in
multicomponent fluids. These droplets can provide controlled compartments to localize …

Real-time temperature monitoring inside living organisms provides a direct measure of their
biological activities. However, it is challenging to reduce the size of biocompatible …

Temperature is an essential parameter in all biological systems, but information about the
actual temperature in living cells is limited. Especially, in photothermal therapy, local …

The constant interplay and information exchange between cells and the microenvironment
are essential to their survival and ability to execute biological functions. To date, a few …