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Development of nonvolatile white light-emitting liquid that is coatable on diverse range of materials

A Japanese research team headed by Dr. Takashi Nakanishi of the National Institute for Materials Science developed a nonvolatile liquid material which emits white light at room temperature.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Laser light used to cool object to quantum ground state

For the first time, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in collaboration with a team from the University of Vienna, have managed to cool a miniature mechanical object to its lowest ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Room light before bedtime may impact sleep quality, blood pressure and diabetes risk

According to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin lev ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Engineers Demo Smallest Room Temperature Laser

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine packing 4 billion nanolasers on a three-inch semiconductor wafer. That is now nearer to reality, thanks to researchers at the University of California, San Diego’s Jacobs School of ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around

(PhysOrg.com) -- That palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function - to stick to your refrigerator. Similarly, semiconductors are programmed to convey bits of information small and ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3