Imagine a world where people could only talk to their next-door neighbor, and messages must be passed house to house to reach far destinations.
Quantum Physics
Dec 25, 2019
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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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A tsunami holds its wave shape over very long distances across the ocean, retaining its power and 'information' far from its source.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 3, 2019
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Two and a half years ago, a team of researchers led by groups at MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and Boston University announced a milestone: the fabrication of a working microprocessor, built using only existing ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 19, 2018
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When it comes to processing power, the human brain just can't be beat.
Materials Science
Jan 22, 2018
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Getting something from nothing sounds like a good deal, so for years scientists have been trying to exploit the tiny amount of energy that arises when objects are brought very close together. It's a source of energy so obscure ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 20, 2017
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The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been laid down at the University of Michigan, and it could change the way touchscreens and flat or flexible displays are made.
Nanophysics
Mar 21, 2017
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Researchers from The University of Manchester have shown it is possible to build a new super-fast form of computer that "grows as it computes".
General Physics
Mar 1, 2017
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Yale scientists have found a way to greatly boost the intensity of light waves on a silicon microchip using the power of sound.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 13, 2016
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For decades, engineers have designed computer systems with processors and memory chips laid out like single-story structures in a suburb. Wires connect these chips like streets, carrying digital traffic between the processors ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 10, 2015
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