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Creating light sources for nanochips

(PhysOrg.com) -- "One of the most important goals in the optics community is to create and manipulate light on chip," Yinan Zhang tells PhysOrg.com. "This is especially important when it comes to improving the performance of sem ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

To DDR3: Thanks for the memory but time for DDR4

(Phys.org) -- Micron Technology is polishing up its DDR4 memory modules, “sampling” the modules and getting feedback from major customers. The company plans to reach volume production later this year ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 43 | with audio podcast report

Nanoscale waveguide for future photonics

The creation of a new quasiparticle called the "hybrid plasmon polariton" may throw open the doors to integrated photonic circuits and optical computing for the 21st century. Researchers with the U.S. Department ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Graphene optical modulators could lead to ultrafast communications

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated a new technology for graphene that could break the current speed limits in digital communications.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

New laser technology prepares to revolutionize communications

As fiber optic technology continues to advance, it faces challenges from both its physical properties and its use of infrastructure. One emerging high-speed solution being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology uses ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sanyo announces world's most efficient solar module

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sanyo has announced its development of the world's most energy efficient solar module, the HIT-N230. The module was unveiled at a press conference run by Sanyo Electric's Solar Division.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (35) | comments 27 | with audio podcast report

Fiber Optical Transmission In Demand Of Higher Capacity

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the increasing high volume content over the internet, such as multimedia and high definition images, new transmission methods need to be found to handle the increasing data demand. Nippon ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (33) | comments 0

Time Lens Speeds Up Optical Data Transmission

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Cornell University have developed a device called a "time lens" which is a silicon device for speeding up optical data. The basic components of this device are an optical-fiber ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 7 weblog

Oerlikon Solar works to pull down PV costs in 2014

(PhysOrg.com) -- Switzerland-based Oerlikon Solar, kingpins in thin film silicon solar module equipment, has announced that it has reached a milestone in reducing the cost of production for its thin-film silicon ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 25 | with audio podcast report

Silevo solar cell makers reveal product with best-ever claims

(PhysOrg.com) -- Silevo, the Fremont, California, photovoltaic solar module manufacturers, yesterday stepped forward to talk all about their technology for the first time and to say that it offers the best ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Microsoft files patent for interchangeable-devices phone

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has filed for a patent featuring slider smartphones designed to also carry interchangeable modules such as game controller, a spare battery or keyboard. The Microsoft patent is entitled "Mobile communication device having multiple, interchangeable second devices." The patent describes Microsoft’s handheld mobile communication device with interchangeable parts. The key ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 15 | with audio podcast weblog

Orbiter resumes use of camera

(PhysOrg.com) -- Operators of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are resuming use of the mission's highest resolution camera following a second precautionary shutdown in two weeks.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

James Webb space telescope ISIM on 'spin cycle'

Prior to taking a new telescope into space, engineers must put the spacecraft and its instruments through a "spin cycle" test for durability to ensure they'll still work after experiencing the forces of a ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Record efficiency of 18.7 percent for flexible CIGS solar cells on plastics

Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have further boosted the energy conversion efficiency of flexible solar cells made of copper indium gallium (di)selenide ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast