Plasmonics Nanocube (IMAGE)

Duke University

Plasmonics Nanocube

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This is an artist's representation of light trapped between a silver nanocube and a thin sheet of gold. When fluorescent molecules -- shown in red -- are trapped between the two, they emit photons up to 1,000 times faster than normal.

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Gleb Akselrod, Duke University

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