Quantum sensors are finding their way from laboratories to the real world, as witnessed by
the increasing number of start-ups in this field. The atomic length scale of quantum sensors …

Super-resolution imaging techniques that overcome the diffraction limit of light have gained
wide popularity for visualizing cellular structures with nanometric resolution. Following the …

Crystal defects in diamond have emerged as unique objects for a variety of applications,
both because they are very stable and because they have interesting optical properties …

Diamond, a material marvelled for its strength, beauty and perfection, was first used to polish
stone axes in Neolithic times. This most ancient of materials is now being touted by many as …

Nitrogen-vacancy colour centres in diamond can undergo strong, spin-sensitive optical
transitions under ambient conditions, which makes them attractive for applications in …

Fluorescence bioimaging is a powerful, versatile, method for investigating, both in vivo and
in vitro, the complex structures and functions of living organisms in real time and space, also …

Photoluminescent nanosized allotropes of carbon have attracted considerable interest
because of their diverse optical properties depending on their crystal structure, size, and …

Detonation nanodiamonds (NDs) are emerging as delivery vehicles for small chemical
drugs and macromolecular biotechnology products due to their primary particle size of 4 to 5 …

This article reports stable photoluminescence and high-contrast optically detected electron
spin resonance (ODESR) from single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers created within …

State-of-the-art magnetic field measurements performed in shielded environments under
carefully controlled conditions rarely reflect the realities of those applications envisioned in …