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Optics & Photonics Oct 7, 2022

Controlling light-matter interactions in silicon metasurfaces

The interaction of light with matter lies at the heart of processes in nature and in society. For example, in a solar cell, light is converted to an electrical current, but the efficiency of this conversion process can be ...

Quantum Physics Sep 30, 2022

For the longest time: Quantum computing engineers set new standard in silicon chip performance

Two milliseconds—or two thousandths of a second—is an extraordinarily long time in the world of quantum computing. On these timescales the blink of an eye—at one 10th of a second—is like an eternity.

Quantum Physics Aug 24, 2022

Researchers demonstrate error correction in a silicon qubit system

Researchers from RIKEN in Japan have achieved a major step toward large-scale quantum computing by demonstrating error correction in a three-qubit silicon-based quantum computing system. This work, published in Nature, could ...

Materials Science Jul 27, 2022

Adding one more layer of metal fluoride can enhance performance of solar cells

Inserting a metal fluoride layer in multilayered perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells can stall charge recombination and enhance performance, KAUST researchers have found.

Nanophysics Jun 20, 2022

New class of excitons with hybrid dimensionality in layered silicon diphosphide

Researchers from Nanjing University and Beihang University in China and the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, have produced a new class of exciton with hybrid dimensionality ...

Optics & Photonics May 26, 2022

Size effect of AlGaInP red micro-LEDs on silicon substrate

Micro-LEDs have been used in many fields due to their superior performance, such as micro-displays, visible light communication, optical biochips, wearable devices, and biosensors. Obtaining high resolution and high pixel ...

Environment May 26, 2022

Silicone wristbands track firefighters' exposure to harmful chemicals

Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% higher risk of dying from the disease than the general adult U.S. population, according to studies by the National Institute of Occupational Safety ...

Nanophysics May 17, 2022

New silicon nanowires can really take the heat

Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. 

Nanomaterials May 5, 2022

Reconfigurable silicon nanoantennas controlled by vectorial light field

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances considers reconfigurable silicon nano antennas controlled by vectorial light field.

Optics & Photonics Apr 20, 2022

Developing a low-cost, high-precision fabrication method for thin mirrors and silicon wafers

Technologies that depend on lightweight, high-precision optical systems, like space telescopes, X-ray mirrors, and display panels, have developed significantly over the past several decades, but more advanced progress has ...

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