Editor’s Picks
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UCI Scientists Create New Class Of Two-Dimensional Materials
6/6/2019
In a paper published this week in Nature, materials science researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions unveil a new process for producing oxide perovskite crystals in exquisitely flexible, free-standing layers.
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Researchers Developed Nanoparticle Based Contrast Agent For Dual Modal Imaging Of Cancer
6/20/2017
Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have developed nano-contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as optical imaging of cancer cells. This report will appear in the forthcoming issue of the journal NANO.
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14 Parameters In One Go: New Instrument For Optoelectronics
2/21/2024
An HZB physicist has developed a new method for the comprehensive characterisation of semiconductors in a single measurement.
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Researchers Discovered Elusive Half-Quantum Vortices In A Superfluid
12/15/2016
Researchers in Aalto University, Finland, and P.L. Kapitza Institute in Moscow have discovered half-quantum vortices in superfluid helium. This vortex is a topological defect, exhibited in superfluids and superconductors, which carries a fixed amount of circulating current.
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New Vishay Intertechnology 1 MBd High Speed Optocouplers Feature Schmitt-Trigger Functionality
12/5/2018
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of 1 MBd high speed optocouplers featuring an open collector transistor output with Schmitt-Trigger functionality for easy integration into digital systems.
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Measuring Absorption Maps And Spectra Of Plasmonic Resonators With Nanoscale Resolution
9/10/2014
Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and theUniversity of Maryland have for the first time used photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) to characterize individual plasmonic nanomaterials in order to obtain absorption maps and spectra with nanometer-scale resolution.
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Quantum Friction: Beyond The Local Equilibrium Approximation
12/1/2016
Systems out of thermodynamic equilibrium are very common in nature. In recent years they have attracted constantly growing attention because of their relevance for fundamental physics as well as for modern nanotechnology.
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Printed Electronics Executives Discuss Predictions For Massive Development In 2010
2/10/2010
In the run up to the Printed Electronics Summit taking place May 10-11 in San Diego, which will bring together over 200 of the leading companies in the emerging printed electronics industry, PE Futures the event organizers have taken time out to speak with some of this year’s speakers to gain the inside track on the very latest developments and expectations for the printed electronics industry in 2010.
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Optical-Fiber Based Single-Photon Light Source At Room Temperature For Next-Generation Quantum Processing
11/2/2023
Quantum-based systems promise faster computing and stronger encryption for computation and communication systems. These systems can be built on fiber networks involving interconnected nodes which consist of qubits and single-photon generators that create entangled photon pairs.
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PD-LD's LabSource LS-2 Module Wins The 2011 SPIE Prism Award
1/25/2012
PD-LD Inc. (“PD-LD or the “Company”), the worldwide leader in Volume-Bragg Grating (VBG) technology is delighted to announce that its new LabSource LS-2 module has been declared the winner of the 2011 Prism Award, for Photonics Innovation in the Scientific Lasers Category.