Research team devises new technique to probe 'noise' in quantum computing
Scientists have devised a new way to 'sense' and control external noise in quantum computing.
Apr 18th, 2016
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New nanodevice shifts light's color at single-photon level
Researchers have developed a miniaturized version of a frequency converter, using technology similar to that used to make computer chips.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreControlling integrated optical circuits using patterns of light
Researchers have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon chip by bringing the concept of spatial light modulation to integrated optics.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreBeyond the rainbow colors
Semiconducting ternary nanocrystals expand the range of accessible light energy of solar cells to the ultraviolet and infrared regions.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreA new way to get electricity from magnetism
'Inverse spin Hall effect' works in several organic semiconductors.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreNanomaterial to drive new generation of solar cells
Physicists have discovered radical new properties in a nanomaterial which opens new possibilities for the fabrication of highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cells, which could one day harvest heat in the dark and turn it into electricity.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreBreaking of tiny light pulses observed in a nanophotonic chip for the first time
The pulse splitting phenomenon, called soliton fission, could lead to novel rainbow light sources used in compact optical communications systems and lab-on-a-chip spectroscopic tools for portable medical diagnostics.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreMagnetic nanovortices defy temperature fluctuations
Magnetic nanovortices in magnetite minerals are reliable witnesses of the earth's history.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreAtomically thin solar cell
The achievement of creating this atomically thin solar cell shows the promise of synthesizing mismatched layers to enable new families of functional two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreUltrathin organic material enhances e-skin display
Researchers have developed an ultrathin, ultraflexible, protective layer and demonstrated its use by creating an air-stable, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreA new combination of materials allows state-of-the-art operating controls with elastic circuits
Researchers have succeeded in manufacturing circuit paths on thin, elastic foil made of silicone. Since these are relatively insensitive to compression and elongation strain, the electrical circuits can adapt to the curvature of appliances.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreVideos show how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale and speed of sound
Groundbreaking observations could help develop better, more efficient materials for electronics and alternative energy.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreGeneration of tailored magnetic materials
Researchers have succeed in manipulating the properties of two oxides which make up the artificial material, more exactly they managed to modify the magnetic properties which can be either ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic; that is, with or without net magnetic moment.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreWiFi capacity doubled at less than half the size
Engineers develop the first on-chip RF circulator that doubles WiFi speeds with a single antenna - could transform telecommunications.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read moreIntegration of organic lasers on a silicon photonic chip
In the area of nano photonics, scientists for the first time succeeded in integrating a laser with an organic gain medium on a silicon photonic chip.
Apr 15th, 2016
Read morePhysicists build engine consisting of one atom
Researchers describe an innovative form of heat engine that operates using only one single atom.
Apr 15th, 2016
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