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Steerable electro-evanescent optical refractor (SEEOR)
November 19, 2018
NRL Demonstrates New Nonmechanical Laser Steering Technology

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have recently demonstrated a new nonmechanical chip-based beam steering technology that offers an alternative to costly, cumbersome and often unreliable and inefficient mechanical gimbal-style laser scanners.

(a) Experimental schematic of conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM). (b) Sample CAFM image showing eight clearly identifiable defects. (c) Photoluminescence (PL) intensity map of a WS2 triangle. (d) PL intensity and defect density along the dashed black line in (c) showing an inverse relationship between PL intensity and defect density. (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
November 14, 2018
NRL Research Paves Way Toward Development of New Monolayer Materials
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have discovered the reason for the large variations observed in the optical properties of new single monolayer semiconductors such as tungsten disulphide (WS2).
An emerging class of semiconductor heterostructures involves stacking discrete monolayers such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), e.g. molybdenum diselenide (MoSe<sub>2</sub>) and tungsten diselenide (WSe<sub>2</sub>), to form van der Waals heterostructures. Both emission features originate from excitonic transitions that are indirect in momentum space and are split by spin−orbit coupling. (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
November 2, 2018
NRL Researchers Observe Unique Interlayer State in a Bilayer Heterostructure
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have fabricated a bilayer structure comprised of two different monolayer materials, and observed a unique electronic state formed by the interaction between these two layers.
September 19, 2018
Interdisciplinary Team Observes Brain Activity Using Premiere Quantum Dot Sensor
An interdisciplinary group of NRL researchers led by Research Biologist Dr. James Delehanty developed the first sensor to use quantum dots to monitor the brain by reading its electrical signals, resulting in a less invasive process than the usual nanowire techniques.
(180711-N-BR505-185) Dr. Matthew Yates, research engineer, NRL Center for Bimolecular and Engineering, gives an educational lecture to educators participating in the Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers (SSEATs), a Smithsonian Institution professional development program designed for classroom teachers.
August 17, 2018
NRL Expertise Helps Smithsonian Educate Nation's Brightest Teachers

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory was invited by the Smithsonian Science Education Center to share cutting-edge research with the Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers 2018 summer cohort at the National Museum of Natural History, July 11.

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