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STANFORD, Calif., March 29, 2012 — Plasmon resonance at the nanoscale, the phenomenon responsible for the vibrant hues of stained-glass windows such as those at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, can kill cancer cells and has the potential to drive forward quantum optics and bioimaging, new research suggests. The physical phenomenon of plasmon resonances in small metal particles has been used for centuries, most noticeably in the vibrant hues of the great stained-glass windows of the world. More recently, plasmon resonances have been used by engineers to develop new, light-activated cancer treatments and to enhance light...Read full article

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    Published: March 2012
    Glossary
    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    quantum optics
    The area of optics in which quantum theory is used to describe light in discrete units or "quanta" of energy known as photons. First observed by Albert Einstein's photoelectric effect, this particle description of light is the foundation for describing the transfer of energy (i.e. absorption and emission) in light matter interaction.
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