Photonics to revolutionise internet speeds
While people may have never heard of photonics before, they will surely have heard about the technology that relies on its existence, namely the internet, computers and smartphones.
While people may have never heard of photonics before, they will surely have heard about the technology that relies on its existence, namely the internet, computers and smartphones.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 8, 2015
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Given that advanced mathematical training is critical for helping to solve some of the most challenging questions about the brain works, why are there so few mathematical neuroscientists?
Mathematics
Aug 21, 2015
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Graphene Flagship researchers have developed an optical fibre laser that emits pulses with durations equivalent to just a few wavelengths of the light used. This fastest ever device based on graphene will be ideal for use ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 4, 2015
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They say time waits for no man but David Gozzard might have found a way to at least tame it.
General Physics
Jul 28, 2015
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Researchers at the University of Southampton are set to investigate using 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, techniques in the fabrication of optical fibre.
Engineering
Jul 2, 2015
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Sandcastles are a prime example of how adding a small amount of liquid to a granular material changes its characteristics. But understanding the effect of a liquid wetting randomly oriented fibres in a fibrous medium remains ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 1, 2015
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Researchers in Singapore have developed fibre-based "optofluidic" sensors for measuring the properties of tiny amounts of fluid. The innovation increases the sensitivity of measurements and makes it less expensive for researchers ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 1, 2015
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As the leading edge of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope is at the forefront of the big data challenges facing radio astronomy, presenting and solving issues that ...
Astronomy
Apr 21, 2015
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Abián Bentor Socorro-Leránoz, a telecommunications engineer of the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has designed optical resonance-based biosensors for use in medical applications like the detection of coeliac disease. ...
Nanophysics
Apr 17, 2015
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Computers that function like the human brain could soon become a reality thanks to new research using optical fibres made of speciality glass.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 10, 2015
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