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Quantum Computing: The Light at the End of the Tunnel May Be a Single Photon
May 18, 2012 — Semiconductors are the foundation of modern computer technology. Now a photon's literal quantum leap may point the way to a semiconductor-based quantum ... > full story -
Ultra-Short Laser Pulses for Science and Industry
May 18, 2012 — The shorter the pulse duration, the more precisely the laser tool operates. Ultra-short laser pulses of outstanding high average püower are opening the doors to new applications in high ... > full story -
Chemists Merge Experimentation With Theory in Understanding of Water Molecule
May 18, 2012 — Using newly developed imaging technology, chemists have confirmed years of theoretical assumptions about water molecules, the most abundant and one of the most frequently studied substances on ... > full story -
Diamond Used to Produce Graphene Quantum Dots and Nano-Ribbons of Controlled Structure
May 17, 2012 — Researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and ... > full story -
Quantum Physicists Show a Small Amount of Randomness Can Be Amplified Without Limit
May 16, 2012 — Once again quantum physics gives us philosophical implications: physicists have shown how a small amount of randomness can be amplified without ... > full story -
New 'Metamaterial' Practical for Optical Advances
May 15, 2012 — Researchers have taken a step toward overcoming a key obstacle in commercializing "hyperbolic metamaterials," structures that could bring optical advances including ultrapowerful microscopes, ... > full story -
Watching the 'Birth' of an Electron: Ionization Viewed With 10 Attosecond Resolution
May 15, 2012 — A strong laser beam can remove an electron from an atom – a process which takes place almost instantly. This phenomenon could now be studied with a time resolution of less than ten attoseconds ... > full story -
You Can't Play Nano-Billiards on a Bumpy Table
May 14, 2012 — There's nothing worse than a shonky pool table with an unseen groove or bump that sends your shot off course: a new study has found that the same goes at the nano-scale, where the "billiard balls" ... > full story -
Significant Water Anomaly Explained
May 9, 2012 — Physicists have just explained a puzzling water anomaly -- a deviation from the common form -- of water ice that has been largely neglected and never before ... > full story -
Quantum Dots Brighten the Future of Lighting
May 8, 2012 — Researchers have boosted the efficiency of a novel source of white light called quantum dots more than tenfold, making them of potential interest for commercial ... > full story
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