Polariton Lasers Light Up at Low Power
Two independent groups of researchers come up with a new kind of laser
Super-Resolution Microscopes Crack the Diffraction Limit
"Saturated transient absorption microscope" reveals nanostructures without dyes or coatings
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Injectable Optoelectronics for Brain Control
Device lets neuroscientists perform optogenetics experiments wirelessly
Researchers Plant Optical ‘Bug’ in Cancer Cells
Detachable photonic nanocavity probes reveal chemical changes as individual cells migrate and divide
Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectrometer Crosses Scale Boundaries
Nanoholes have to be smaller than the wavelength; diffraction gratings have to be bigger. This spectrometer has it both ways.
Carbon Nanotube Radiometer Moves Towards ‘NIST-on-a-Chip’
Light-hungry nanotube bundles mean faster, cheaper, more sensitive cryogenic radiometers; fiber optics first to benefit
'Mass Equals Time' Redefines Weight Standards
New measurements of the matter-wave Compton frequency presage a quantum-mechanical definition of mass
Fundamental Photoconductivity Mechanisms of Graphene Revealed
IBM nanoscale research represents the first DC photoconductivity measurement in graphene
New Machine Puts Quantum Computers’ Utility to the Test
Quantum boson sampling machine could show whether future quantum devices will really be faster than conventional computers
Laser Switches Insulator to Conductor and Back in Femtoseconds
Ultrashort pulses of light could lead to petahertz-speed computing
'Hyper-Ramsey' Method Refines Atomic Clock Research
Three-pulse laser method eliminates 'light shift,' illuminates forbidden transitions for high-precision ytterbium clocks
A Quantum Dot First: Electron-Photon Entanglement
A new way to entangle quantum bits made of light and matter could be a boost for quantum communication
Efficient Lighting = Enormous Savings
With the right designs, buildings can cut 40 percent of their lighting costs
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Plasmonic Nanolasers Shrink Down to Size of a Virus
New nanolaser design promises integration into chips run by light rather than electrons
How RCA Lost the LCD
RCA owned the early patents but failed to commercialize the liquid crystal display
Quantum Physicists Snatch Nobel Prize
American and French scientists studied elusive quantum states in isolated particles
Motion Sensor Accurate to the Diameter of a Single Nucleus
New microelectromechanical sensor exploits evanescent tails to bring distance measurement close to the theoretical limit of precision.
All-Optical Nanowire Switch Promises “Consumer Photonics” in the Future
U Penn researchers succeed in not only making all-optical switches but combining them into a logic gate
Combined Optical Techniques Probe Graphene Semiconductors
NIST lab melds two century-old techniques to reveal electronic band structure of graphene semiconductors
Printing Process Makes Illuminating 'Wallpaper'
Layered inks produce light-emitting electrochemical cells from conventional materials under ambient conditions.
Accelerated Electrons Bend Light The Wrong Way
Researchers use semiconductors to drastically refract light
The First Spin OLED: A Giant Step towards a New Light
University of Utah researchers have transformed a bipolar organic spin valve into a working OLED
Optical Frequency Combs Moving into Biomedical Instrumentation?
These broad-spectrum pulses with discrete frequency peaks extend the reach of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
World Smallest Optical Cavities Lead to Most Intense Nanolaser Beams
Research could open up a new generation of high-performance photonic devices
Twisted Light Leads to 2.56 Tb/s Link
Orbital angular momentum boosts bandwidth
A Gigapixel Camera Composed of Dozens of Microcameras
Duke engineers showcase a prototype gigapixel camera
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Graphene Combined with Quantum Dots Result in Efficient Photodetector
Graphene/quantum dot hybrid lifts graphene's light absorbtion efficiency from just three percent to twenty-five percent
Inventors Claim Graphene Hybrid Could Revolutionize Electronics Industry
Can a material that outperforms other carbon-based transparent conductors change the electronics industry?
IBM Researchers Build Multi-Layer Graphene for Photonics Applications
Graphene enables terahertz-capable tunable notch filters
Nanodot Memory Leaves Charge-Storage Memory in the Dust
Ultrafast nano-enabled nonvolatile memory is compatible with CMOS processes