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Watching Quantum Mechanics in Action: Researchers Create World Record Laser Pulse
September 4, 2012 A research team has created the world's shortest laser pulse and in the process may have given scientists a new tool to watch quantum mechanics in action -- something that has been hidden from view ... > full story -
Every Atom Counts in Graphene Formation: Nanoreactor Theory Could Advance Quality of Material’s Growth
September 4, 2012 Researchers detail the atom-by-atom energies at play in the chemical vapor deposition process of creating ... > full story -
Using Magnetism to Understand Superconductivity
September 4, 2012 Research in atomic scale magnetism could play a role in the development of new materials that could permit lossless electricity ... > full story -
Photonic Interactions Measured at Atomic Level
August 30, 2012 By measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers believe that they have characterized the limits of metal's ability in devices that enhance ... > full story -
'Nano Machine Shop' Shapes Nanowires, Ultrathin Films
August 29, 2012 A new "nano machine shop" that shapes nanowires and ultrathin films could represent a future manufacturing method for tiny structures with potentially revolutionary ... > full story -
New Nanomaterial Could Help Keep Pilots and Sensitive Equipment Safe from Destructive Lasers
August 29, 2012 Scientists have developed a new material using nanotechnology, which could help keep pilots and sensitive equipment safe from destructive ... > full story -
Synchronized Lasers Measure How Light Changes Matter: Effects of Light at Atomic Scale Probed by Mixing X-Ray and Optical Light Waves
August 29, 2012 How matter responds to light lies at the core of vision, photosynthesis, solar cells, and many other fields of scientific and practical import. But until now, it hasn't been possible to see just how ... > full story -
Driving an Electron Spin Vortex 'Skyrmion' With a Microcurrent
August 29, 2012 Scientists have succeeded in forming a skyrmion crystal, in which electron spin is aligned in a vortex shape, in a microdevice using the helimagnet FeGe, and driving the skyrmion crystal with an ... > full story -
Magnetic Vortex Reveals Key to Spintronic Speed Limit
August 28, 2012 Spintronics use electron spin to write and read information. To mobilize this emerging technology, scientists must understand exactly how to manipulate spin as a carrier of computer code. Now, ... > full story -
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Low Cost, High Efficiency Solar Technology Developed
August 28, 2012 Researchers have developed a new solar technology that could make solar energy more affordable, and thus speed-up its market ... > full story
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