As polymer networks infiltrated with water, hydrogels constitute the major components of the
human body; and hydrogels have been widely used in applications that closely interact with …

Photonic crystal (PC) is an emerging optical microstructure material with adjustable
dielectric constant, which can vary with its space periodically. It has exhibited excellent …

Three-dimensional (3D) printing of silica glass is dominated by techniques that rely on
traditional particle sintering. At the nanoscale, this limits their adoption within microsystem …

The realization of integrated, low-cost and efficient solutions for high-speed, on-chip
communication requires terahertz-frequency waveguides and has great potential for …

High‐power laser sources are widely used in industrial precision processing and act as a
new platform for strong‐field physics research using peak power over petawatt. This review …

Nanoscale fluorescence emitters are efficient for measuring biomolecular interactions, but
their utility for applications requiring single-unit observations is constrained by the need for …

We present the science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional
crystals, and hybrid systems, targeting an evolution in technology, that might lead to impacts …

Contemporary ultrafast science requires reliable sources of high-energy few-cycle light
pulses. Currently two methods are capable of generating such pulses: post compression of …

High-power single-frequency fiber lasers with exceptional properties, such as mode-hop-
free and narrower linewidths, lower noise, and compact all-fiber designs, have been …

Nanomaterials with remarkable optical, mechanical, and electrical properties have shed
new light on various fields including optoelectronics, sensors, biomedicine, and ultrafast …