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Engineering Researchers Report on Nanoscale Energy-Efficient Switching Devices
Researchers have built
nanoscale electromechanical
switches and logic gates
that operate more
energy-efficiently than
... > full story
World's Highest Quantum Efficiency UV Photodetectors Created
New technology could aid in
the detection of missiles
and chemical and biological
threats. ... > full story
A Stopwatch for Electron Flashes: Duration of Energetic Electron Pulses Measured Using Laser Fields
A stopwatch made of light
can determine the duration
of extremely brief electron
flashes. Scientists have,
for the first time,
... > full story
3-D Printing Used as a Tool to Explain Theoretical Physics
Students may soon be able to
reach out and touch some of
the theoretical concepts
they are taught in their
physics classes thanks to a
novel idea. ... > full story
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How Light Affects Individual Atoms
December 9, 2013 — Scientists are unraveling how atoms vibrate and change when hit with intense bursts of ... > full story -
Electrical Control of Single Atom Magnets
December 8, 2013 — The energy needed to change the magnetic orientation of a single atom -- which determines its magnetic stability and therefore its usefulness in a variety of future device applications -- can be ... > full story -
Possibility of Cloning Quantum Information from the Past
December 8, 2013 — Popular television shows such as "Doctor Who" have brought the idea of time travel into the vernacular of popular culture. But problem of time travel is even more complicated than one might think. ... > full story -
Tiny Drops of Hot Quark Soup: How Small Can They Be?
December 6, 2013 — New analyses of deuteron-gold collisions indicate that collisions between gold ions and much smaller deuterons, designed as control experiments, may be serving up miniscule drops of hot quark-gluon ... > full story -
Quantum Effects Help Cells Capture Light, but the Details Are Obscure
December 6, 2013 — By studying the behavior of light-gathering molecules used by plants, algae, and some bacteria in photosynthesis, researchers have found evidence that quantum coherence eases ultrafast energy ... > full story -
Coal Yields Plenty of Graphene Quantum Dots
December 6, 2013 — Coal is a cost-effective source of abundant graphene quantum dots for photovoltaic, medical, electronic and sensing ... > full story -
Squeezing Transistors Really Hard Generates Energy Savings
December 6, 2013 — If silicon is squeezed, this affects the freedom of movement of the electrons in this material. This can promote or restrict the flow of electrical current. Compare it to a garden hose. When you ... > full story -
Three-Dimensional View Helps Laser in Building New Molecules
December 6, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new feedback method for optimizing the laser pulse shapes used in the control of chemical ... > full story -
Researchers Create Nonlinear Light-Generating Zero-Index Metamaterial
December 5, 2013 — Researchers have used a unique optical metamaterial with zero-index refraction to generate phase mismatch–free nonlinear light, an important step towards efficient light generation for future ... > full story -
'Spinning Trap' Developed to Measure Electron Roundness
December 5, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method of spinning electric and magnetic fields around trapped molecular ions to measure whether the ions' tiny electrons are truly round -- research with major ... > full story
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