The capabilities of electronic circuits have been extended with the introduction of photonics: components for the generation, guiding and detection of light. Together, electronics and photonics support entire systems for ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 16, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have replicated one of the most well-known electromagnetic effects in physics, the Hall Effect, using radio waves (photons) instead of electric current (electrons). ...
General Physics
Sep 12, 2019
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Anyone who has traveled across multiple time zones and suffered jet lag will understand just how powerful our biological clocks are. In fact, every cell in the human body has its own molecular clock, which is capable of generating ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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When we look outward into space, we're looking backward in time. That's because light moves at the speed of light. It takes time for the light to reach us.
Astronomy
Aug 7, 2019
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Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are small solar system bodies whose orbits sometimes bring them close to the Earth. NEOs are consequently potential collision threats, but scientists are also interested in them because they offer ...
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2019
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Tissue engineering could transform medicine. Instead of waiting for our bodies to regrow or repair damage after an injury or disease, scientists could grow complex, fully functional tissues in a laboratory for transplantation ...
Materials Science
May 21, 2019
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Inspired by the behaviour of natural skin, researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linkoping University, have developed a sensor that will be suitable for use with electronic skin. It can measure changes in ...
Materials Science
May 14, 2019
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Chinese scientists have synthesized new nanowires with high carrier mobility and fast infrared light (IR) response, which could help in high-speed communication. Their findings were published in Nature Communications on April ...
Nanophysics
Apr 10, 2019
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When dealing with disasters or searching for objects, robots or drones with cameras are usually used. However, conventional cameras are of rather limited use in murky, dark water, such as in a sewage pipe or a lake that is ...
Other
Apr 9, 2019
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Engineers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a novel concept for rapid data transfer via optical fibre cables. In current systems, a laser transmits light signals through the cables and information is coded in the ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 4, 2019
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