Light turns tiny crystals into force sensors

Andries Meijerink ()

Nature, 2025, vol. 637, issue 8044, 35-36

Abstract: Two studies show that the light emitted by nanocrystals embedded with luminescent ions can be used to sense forces with high spatial resolution — even when those forces are inside a microscopic living worm.

Keywords: Nanoscience and technology; Materials science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-04103-9

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