The microscopic origin of efficiency droop in LEDs
Semiconductor study shows that the coupling between electrons and thermal vibrations may be sapping energy from LEDs.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreSemiconductor study shows that the coupling between electrons and thermal vibrations may be sapping energy from LEDs.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed new nanomapping technology that could transform the way disease-causing genetic mutations are diagnosed and discovered.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreAn international team of researchers has examined the optical and dielectric properties of thin macroscopic films based on single-walled carbon nanotubes and obtained an explanation for the metallic nature of their conductivity using infrared and terahertz spectroscopy.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreTopological insulators are new materials with special electronic properties and are of great fundamental and applications-oriented interest. Nevertheless, physicists have wrestled with a ten-year-old puzzle in which the results from the two best methods to probe their electronic states disagree. Researchers now know exactly why.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreA new research project is developing a new test method to detect malaria parasites in blood.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreResearchers achieve light amplification with electrically stimulated quantum dots, critical step towards solution-processible laser diodes.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have shown how to write any magnetic pattern desired onto nanowires, which could help computers mimic how the brain processes information.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreInterdisciplinary research team wins NSF support for next-generation surface analysis.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have suggested a new solar cell coating that combines features of an electrode and those of a light-trapping structure. The coating enabled them to cut down on reflected light and avoid solar cell overheating, thus increasing its overall efficiency by 20%.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreElectronic devices such as computers generate heat that mostly goes to waste. Physicists have found a way to use this energy: They apply the heat to generate magnetic signals known as 'spin currents'.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreScientists calculate flat boron capable of visible plasmon emissions.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreNovel approach utilizes high mobility two-dimensional electron gas, boosting thermoelectric conversion efficiency.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreScientists have taken a big step toward creating a diode laser from a hybrid organic-inorganic material that can be deposited from solution on a laboratory benchtop.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreGold nanoparticles could help make drugs act more quickly and effectively.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreResearchers aim to improve fundamental understanding of how to control interaction of light and engineered materials.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreResearchers use new technique to reveal quantum intricacies of molecule creation.
Nov 20th, 2017
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