Sugar and slice make graphene real nice
Future computers may run a little sweeter, thanks to a refinement in the manufacture of graphene at Rice University.
Nanomaterials
Nov 11, 2010
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Bubbles are the new lenses for nanoscale light beams
Bending light beams to your whim sounds like a job for a wizard or an a complex array of bulky mirrors, lenses and prisms, but a few tiny liquid bubbles may be all that is necessary to open the doors for next-generation, ...
Nanophysics
Aug 9, 2013
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Engineers use disorder to control light on a nanoscale
A breakthrough by a team of researchers from UCLA, Columbia University and other institutions could lead to the more precise transfer of information in computer chips, as well as new types of optical materials for light emission ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 2, 2015
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Chemists create molecular polyhedron
Chemists have created a molecular polyhedron, a ground-breaking assembly that has the potential to impact a range of industrial and consumer products, including magnetic and optical materials.
Materials Science
Jul 21, 2011
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New ultra-small laser opens up a world of possibilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computing and medicine are among the many fields which could be revolutionised by a new form of ultra-small laser.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 4, 2012
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Bendable glass devices
A special class of glass materials known as chalcogenide glasses holds promise for speeding integration of photonic and electronic devices with functions as diverse as data transfer and chemical sensing. Juejun "JJ" Hu, the ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 27, 2015
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Another tool in the nano toolbox: Scientists use electron beam to manipulate nanoparticles
(Phys.org)—Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the atomic and molecular scale, holds great promise for everything from incredibly fast computers to chemical sensors that can sniff out cancer cells. But how does ...
Nanophysics
Jan 11, 2013
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Engineers enable 'bulk' silicon to emit visible light for the first time
Electronic computing speeds are brushing up against limits imposed by the laws of physics. Photonic computing, where photons replace comparatively slow electrons in representing information, could surpass those limitations, ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 27, 2013
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A faster, more efficient imaging system for nanoparticles
Researchers have developed a new system for imaging nanoparticles. It consists of a high-precision, short-wave infrared imaging technique capable of capturing the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 30, 2024
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Optical system promises to revolutionize undersea communications
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a technological advance that its developers are likening to the cell phone and wireless Internet access, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists and engineers have devised an undersea optical ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2010
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