(Phys.org) -- The next big things in mobile devices are being hammered by the next big headache for device makers—the chips at the foundation of their supply chain. High demand for devices is trickling down to the fact ...
(Phys.org) —In physics, there's small, and then there's nullity – as in zero-dimensional.
Nanophysics
Mar 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Most modern electronics, from flat-screen TVs and smartphones to wearable technologies and computer monitors, use tiny light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. These LEDs are based off of semiconductors that emit light ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 10, 2014
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3D holograms, previously seen only in science fiction movies, may soon make their way to consumer technology. Until now, 3D holograms based on phase shifting holography method could be captured using a large, specialized ...
Nanophysics
Jan 5, 2022
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Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that could unlock new methods of making solar energy more efficient.
Materials Science
Jul 26, 2018
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A quasiparticle that forms in semiconductors can now be moved around at room temperature, a University of Michigan-led study has shown. The finding could cool down computers, enabling faster speeds and higher efficiencies, ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 15, 2022
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New technologies that exploit quantum behavior for computing and other applications are closer than ever to being realized due to recent advances, according to a review article published this week in the journal Science.
Quantum Physics
Mar 8, 2013
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With the help of a semiconductor quantum dot, physicists at the University of Basel have developed a new type of light source that emits single photons. For the first time, the researchers have managed to create a stream ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 7, 2015
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In March 2022, Microsoft published research results about the realization of a special type of particle that might be used to make particularly robust quantum bits. Researchers at the University of Basel are now calling these ...
Quantum Physics
May 26, 2023
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a technique for controlling light with electric fields.
Nanophysics
May 25, 2017
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