
Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock
Physicists have built an
enhanced version of an
experimental atomic clock
based on a single aluminum
atom that is now the world's
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Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created
Researchers have
demonstrated the first laser
built from germanium that
can emit wavelengths of
light useful for optical
... > full story

Physicists Kill Cancer With 'Nanobubbles'
Scientists have discovered a
way to use lasers and
nanoparticles to identify
and treat individual
diseased cells with tiny
vapor "nanobubbles." In a
new study, the scientists
... > full story

Nano Imagining Takes Turn for the Better: Photothermal Technique Provides New Way to Track Nanoparticles
Scientists researching how
nanomaterials align have
found a way to use gold
nanorods as orientation
sensors by combining their
... > full story
- Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock
- Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created
- Physicists Kill Cancer With 'Nanobubbles'
- Nano Imagining Takes Turn for the Better: Photothermal Technique Provides New Way to Track Nanoparticles
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Super Material Will Make Lighting Cheaper and Fully Recyclable
February 6, 2010 With the use of the new super material graphene, Swedish and American researchers have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting component. It is inexpensive to produce and can be fully ... > full story -
Quantum Mechanics at Work in Photosynthesis: Algae Familiar With These Processes for Nearly Two Billion Years
February 4, 2010 Chemists have made a major contribution to the emerging field of quantum biology, observing quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis in marine ... > full story -
Optical Refrigeration Expected to Enhance Airborne and Spaceborne Applications
February 4, 2010 Researchers have created the first-ever all-solid-state cryocooler that can be applied to airborne and spaceborne ... > full story -
Nano for the Senses
February 2, 2010 Pin-sharp projections, light that’s whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable ... > full story -
National Ignition Facility Achieves Unprecedented 1 Megajoule Laser Shot
February 1, 2010 Scientists at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have successfully delivered an historic level of laser energy -- more than 1 megajoule -- to a target in a few ... > full story -
Experiments Meet Requirements for Fusion Ignition; New Physics Effect Achieves Symmetrical Target Compression
January 29, 2010 The first experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) have demonstrated a unique physics effect that bodes well for NIF's success in generating a ... > full story -
Major Step Towards Low-Power All-Optical Switching for Optical Communications
January 29, 2010 Researchers have developed an ultra-small and fast electrically pumped all-optical memory on a silicon chip with record low power consumption. This result paves the way for optical packet switching ... > full story -
Wireless Optical Transmission Key to Secure, Safe and Rapid Indoor Communications
January 28, 2010 Light is better than radio waves when it comes to some wireless communications, according to a group of engineers. Optical communications systems could provide faster, more secure communications with ... > full story -
Diamonds Become Stronger When Squeezed Rapidly Under Extreme Conditions
January 27, 2010 Most people know that diamond is one of the hardest solids on Earth, so strong that it can easily cut through glass and steel. Surprisingly, very little is known about the strength of diamond at ... > full story -
Single Photons Observed at Seemingly Faster-Than-Light Speeds
January 27, 2010 Researchers have managed to speed up photons to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials by adding a single, strategically placed ... > full story
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