(Phys.org) —Faster, smaller electronics are one step closer with researchers from The Australian National University successfully making the first room temperature lasers from gallium arsenide nanowires.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 18, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed elastic, self-healing wires in which both the liquid-metal core and the polymer sheath reconnect at the molecular level after being severed.
Nanomaterials
Jan 23, 2013
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Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated a paradigm-shifting "polariton" laser that's fueled not by light, but by electricity.
Optics & Photonics
May 15, 2013
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at South Korea's National Institute of Science and Technology has found a way to make building flexible pressure sensors easier—by mimicking the suction cups on octopus's tentacles. ...
Two research teams have made structures that could help conceal objects from daylight – taking the next step towards making the visible, invisible. Recent progress draws on advances in so-called metamaterials, which are ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 7, 2017
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Paderborn researchers from the Department of Physics and the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) have succeeded in manufacturing quantum dots—nanoscopic structures where the material's quantum properties come ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 16, 2023
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Mobile phones that bend, self-powered nanodevices , new and improved solar cell technology and windows that generate electricity are but a few of the potential products from the union of semiconductors and graphene.
Nanomaterials
Jun 11, 2013
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If computers transmitted data using photons instead of electrons, they would perform better and use less power. European researchers are now studying a new light-emitting alloy of silicon and germanium to obtain photonic ...
Optics & Photonics
May 15, 2020
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Panasonic today announced the development of a new terahertz (THz) detector using a Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistor. The detector exhibits the world highest sensitivity at room temperature. The GaN-based THz detector is ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jun 23, 2010
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Tiny wires could help engineers realize high-performance solar cells and other electronics, according to University of Illinois researchers.
Nanophysics
Nov 9, 2011
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