(Phys.org) —Researchers at SLAC and Stanford have created a new device, smaller than a grain of rice, that could streamline optical data communications. It can directly identify the wavelength of light that hits it, and ...
General Physics
Jun 5, 2013
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Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory, University of Strathclyde, Imperial College London and University of Glasgow have developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information ...
Quantum Physics
May 8, 2013
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Experiments on the quantum wave nature of atoms and molecules have enabled researchers to precisely measure tiny forces and displacements as well as to shed light onto the unexplored zone between the microscopic realm of ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 11, 2013
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(Phys.org)—A proof-of-concept device that could pave the way for on-chip optical quantum networks has been created by a group of researchers from the US.
Quantum Physics
Feb 7, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Scientists from the CFN, in collaboration with a scientist from the Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department at BNL, have fabricated a vertical channel polymer semiconductor field effect transistor ...
Nanophysics
Jan 4, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Quantum computing, where bits of information, or "qubits," are represented by the state of single atomic particles or photons of light, won't be of much use unless we can read the results. Cornell researchers ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 5, 2012
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Every photon in a laser beam marches in lockstep, at an identical wavelength that depends on what the laser is used for – for example, infrared lasers that drive the optic fiber internet. For many applications, lasers need ...
General Physics
Dec 4, 2012
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and ImagineOptix Corporation have developed new technology to convert unpolarized light into polarized light, which makes projectors that use liquid crystal (LC) technology ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 16, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Technology that helps ground-based telescopes cut through the haze of Earth's atmosphere to get a clearer view of the heavens may also be used to collect better data at cutting-edge X-ray lasers like the Linac ...
General Physics
Jul 11, 2012
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Scientists have developed an X-ray imaging method that could drastically improve the contrast of computed tomography (CT) scans whilst reducing the radiation dose deposited during the scan. The new method is based on the ...
General Physics
Jun 4, 2012
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