QCLs exhibit extreme pulses
Extreme events in quantum cascade lasers enable an optical neuron system 10,000× faster than biological neuronsCredit: Spitz et al., doi ...
Tag: Superconductors/Semiconductors
Reviewing multiferroics for future, low-energy data storage
'Multi-ferroic' materials in low-energy data storageCredit: FLEET A new UNSW study comprehensively reviews the magnetic structure of the multiferroic material ...
OPD optical sensors that reproduce any color
Credit: POSTECH Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy. Organic photodiodes (OPDs) respond quickly ...
Kitchen temperature supercurrents from stacked 2D materials
Ultra-low-energy electronics 'straight out of the fridge'?Credit: Olivia Kong Could a stack of 2D materials allow for supercurrents at ground-breakingly ...
Quantum engines with entanglement as fuel?
University of Rochester researcher receives $1 million grant to study quantum thermodynamicsCredit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster ...
Sprinkled with power: How impurities enhance a thermoelectric material at the atomic level
Scientists elucidate how antimony impurities improve the performance of magnesium silicide, a promising material for converting waste heat into electricityCredit: ...
What laser color do you like?
Microchip devices produce a wide range of huesCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and ...
UNLV and University of Rochester physicists observe room-temperature superconductivity
The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, societyCredit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services ...
Penn engineers create helical topological exciton-polaritons
This new type of quasiparticles could have applications in quantum computingCredit: University of Pennsylvania Our understanding of quantum physics has ...
Record high values of peak power with picosecond generators
Compact solid-state pulsed power generators achieve shorter, more powerful pulsesCredit: Sergei Rukin WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 -- Powerful picosecond generators ...
Multi-state data storage leaving binary behind
Stepping 'beyond binary' to store data in more than just 0s and 1sCredit: Pixabay: Akela999 Electronic data is being produced ...
Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism
Twisting a monolayer and a bilayer sheet of graphene into a three-layer structure leads to new quantum mechanical states.Credit: Columbia ...
Liquid metals come to the rescue of semiconductors
Possible pathway to fast-switching, ultra-low energy electronics based on 2D materialsCredit: FLEET Moore's law is an empirical suggestion describing that ...
An electrical trigger fires single, identical photons
The precisely controlled photon source, made from an atomically thin semiconducting material, could aid the development of advanced quantum communicationCredit: ...
Diamonds are a quantum scientist’s best friend
The discovery of triplet spin superconductivity in diamonds has the potential to revolutionise the high-tech industry.Credit: Wits University Diamonds have ...
American Physical Society elects Mainz-based physicist Mathias Kläui as APS Fellow
Solid-state physicist is honored for his experimental work in the fields of nanomagnetism and spintronicsCredit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, JGU The ...
Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively
Credit: Matthew Yankowitz/University of Washington Scientists can have ambitious goals: curing disease, exploring distant worlds, clean-energy revolutions. In physics and ...
Story Tips: Remote population counting, slowing corrosion and turning down the heat
Credit: Adam Malin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Census - Remote population counting Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists helped count the ...
Multi-institutional team extracts more energy from sunlight with advanced solar panels
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers working to maximize solar panel efficiency said layering advanced materials ...
The most sensitive and fastest graphene microwave bolometer
Credit: harvard-icfo-mit-bbntechnologies-nims Bolometers are devices that measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation thru the heating of materials, which exhibit ...