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Analytical Chemistry Apr 22, 2020

Detecting toxic PFAS with a chip-sized sensor

PNNL has patented an accurate and portable way to detect miniscule amounts of an extremely persistent toxic chemical that accumulates in our bodies and our environment.

Optics & Photonics Apr 20, 2020

Photonic microwave generation using on-chip optical frequency combs

In our information society, the synthesis, distribution, and processing of radio and microwave signals are ubiquitous in wireless networks, telecommunications, and radars. The current tendency is to use carriers in higher ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 15, 2020

Novel tin 'bubbles' spur advances in the development of integrated chips

The use of extreme ultraviolet light sources in making advanced integrated chips has been considered, but their development has been hindered owing to a paucity of efficient laser targets. Scientists at Tokyo Institute of ...

General Physics Apr 6, 2020

Magnetoacoustic waves: Towards a new paradigm of on-chip communication

Researchers have observed directly and for the first time magnetoacoustic waves (sound-driven spin waves), which are considered as potential information carriers for novel computation schemes. These waves have been generated ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 25, 2020

Lab on a chip: Developing a tiny, super-resolution optical microscope

Imagine shrinking a microscope, integrating it with a chip and using it to observe inside living cells in real time. Wouldn't it be great if this tiny microscope could also be incorporated into electronic gadgets, in the ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 24, 2020

Eye blinking on-a-chip

Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have developed a device that moves fluids over corneal cells similarly to the movement of tears over a blinking eye. The scientists ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 19, 2020

Compact beam steering studies to revolutionize autonomous navigation, AR, neuroscience

While beam steering systems have been used for many years for applications such as imaging, display, and optical trapping, they require bulky mechanical mirrors and are overly sensitive to vibrations. Compact optical phased ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 19, 2020

Chip-based devices improve practicality of quantum-secured communication

monstrated new chip-based devices that contain allthe optical components necessary for quantum key distribution while increasing real-world security. The fast and cost-effective platform is poised to facilitate implementation ...

Biotechnology Mar 2, 2020

New 'organ-on-a-chip' system holds promise for drug toxicity screening

Researchers in the US have developed a new multi-organ-on-a-chip to test how new drugs affect the human body's vital organs.

General Physics Feb 26, 2020

A possible new way to cool computer chips

A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed a theoretical way to cool down heated objects. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group describes their study of heat radiation ...

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