Advancement in quantum plasmonics possibly the most noteworthy in past decade

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-multiparticle-nanostructures-quantum-technologies.html

"light scatters when aimed at gold nanostructure causes surface plasmons exhibiting inverse patterns, sharper patterns, and opposite interference... exhibit characteristics of bosons and fermions quanum particles... quantum plasmonic system with largest-ever number of particles... plasmic sample vulnerable to vibrations, but eventually succeeded in extracting quantum properties from plasmonic waves... medical diagnostics, drug development simulations, environmental monitoring, quantum information science, and optics"

Related: Ultrafast plasmonics for all-optical switching and pulsed lasers

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ultrafast-plasmonics-optical-pulsed-lasers.html