A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp was unveiled by researchers in Sweden and the US. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibres, a team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stanford ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2015
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As hackers get more sophisticated in their cyber crime efforts, we need to look to new technology to make our systems more secure, and potentially unhackable.
Quantum Physics
Mar 18, 2015
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A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables.
Telecom
Feb 3, 2015
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Researchers from the University of Southampton have revealed a breakthrough in optical fibre communications.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 19, 2014
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(Phys.org) —University of Auckland physicist Dr Miro Erkintalo is part of an international team investigating how lasers and optical fibres can be used to understand freakishly large waves on the ocean.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 29, 2014
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Physicists at the University of Geneva have succeeded in teleporting the quantum state of a photon to a crystal over 25 kilometers of optical fiber.
Quantum Physics
Sep 21, 2014
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The invention of fiber optics revolutionized the way we share information, allowing us to transmit data at volumes and speeds we'd only previously dreamed of.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 19, 2014
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The fangs of the large wandering spider (Cupiennius salei) are incisively shaped, right to the tip. The spider uses its curved fang to grasp its prey, punctures its chitinous armour and injects venom into the victim. As a ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2014
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We are all aware of the health benefits of "dietary fibre". But what is dietary fiber and how do we metabolise it?
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 19, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Physicists from FOM institute AMOLF have for the first time simultaneously measured the electrical and magnetic fields of light. With such a measurement scientists can better understand the behaviour of light ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 18, 2013
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