One-nanometer resolution is goal for optical imaging photonics.(Brief article)

Producing optical images at resolutions as low as one nanometer is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Yong Xu, who has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award. Xu, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, secured the five-year CAREER grant, which is worth $400,000 and is NSF's most prestigious award for creative junior faculty who are considered likely to become academic leaders of the future.

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