Observation of intervalley transitions can boost valleytronic science and technology
UC Riverside-led research shows these transitions can emit lightCredit: Erfu Liu, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An international research team ...
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Light, fantastic: the path ahead for faster, smaller computer processors
Australian and German researchers build modular bridge design for nanoscale photonic chipCredit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney Light is emerging as ...
‘Hot and messy’ entanglement of 15 trillion atoms
Credit: ICFO Quantum entanglement is a process by which microscopic objects like electrons or atoms lose their individuality to become ...
2D sandwich sees molecules with clarity
Rice University engineers adapt 2D 'sandwich' for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopyCredit: Lou Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 14, 2020) - A ...
Making quantum ‘waves’ in ultrathin materials
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab reveals how wavelike plasmons could power up a new class of sensing and photochemical technologies ...
Inexpensively locating friendly (and unfriendly) radio waves
Passive method for locating and characterizing radio waves could lead to cameras that can capture images using ambient radio wavesCredit: ...
Silver nanocubes make point-of-care diagnostics easier to read
Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devicesCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Engineers at ...
Hollow-core fiber raises prospects for next-generation scientific instruments
Credit: University of Southampton The novel fibres' latest advances, published this week in Nature Photonics, have underlined the technology's potential ...
Chameleon materials: The origin of color variation in low-dimensional perovskites
Credit: Sylvia Germes Some light-emitting diodes (LEDs) created from perovskite, a class of optoelectronic materials, emit light over a broad ...
Dendrimers finally have what it takes to break into the laser scene
A team including researchers from the University of Tsukuba have synthesized branched polymer crystals that are tough enough to be ...
How to manipulate light on the nanoscale over wide frequency ranges
Credit: (Source: University of Oviedo) An international team led by researchers from the University of Oviedo and the Centre for ...
Light, sound, action: Extending the life of acoustic waves on microchips
Foundational work opens door to low-heat, low-energy, fast internetCredit: University of Sydney Scientists in Australia and Europe have taken an ...
Ultra-long-working-distance spectroscopy with 3D-printed aspherical microlenses
Credit: Aleksander Bogucki, ?ukasz Zinkiewicz, Magdalena Grzeszczyk, Wojciech Pacuski, Karol Nogajewski, Tomasz Kazimierczuk, Aleksander Rodek, Jan Suffczy?ski, Kenji ?by Watanabe, ...
New invisibility concept and miniaturization of photonic circuits using ultrafast laser
Credit: Jerome Lapointe, Jean-Philippe Bérubé, Yannick Ledemi, Albert Dupont, Vincent Fortin, Younes Messaddeq, and Réal Vallée From compact biosensors and ...
Shedding new light on nanolasers using 2D semiconductors
A physics process yielding low-power nanolasers in 2D semiconductor materials could be a game-changer for high speed communicationsCredit: Graphic by ...
All-fiber optical wavelength converter
Credit: Biqiang Jiang, Zhen Hao, Yafei Ji, Yueguo Hou, Ruixuan Yi, Dong Mao, Xuetao Gan and Jianlin Zhao Silica optical ...
Identifying light sources using artificial intelligence
A smart quantum technology for identification of light sources with fewer measurementsCredit: Elsa Hahne WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 -- Identifying ...
Broadband enhancement relies on precise tilt
Investigators develop a quantum photonics prototype using hyperbolic metamaterials tilted at a precise angle from an optical fiberCredit: Lian Shen ...
Extreme Ultraviolet imaging displays potential to enhance study of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: University of Southampton Scientists have published highly-detailed images of lab-grown neurons using Extreme Ultraviolet radiation that could aid the ...
To make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanic
Researchers in Singapore turn a single atom into a quantum engine and a quantum fridgeCredit: Aki Honda / Centre for ...
