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Tiny whispering gallery: Sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home ...
Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing
Dec 14, 2009 |
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University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that ...
Sparkly Spiders and Photonic Fish
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Israel and the UK have uncovered the details of how certain fish and spiders create their iridescent scales and silvery skins.
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Research is shattering traditioinal notions of laser limits
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Dec 07, 2009 |
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Fine-tuned: A wholly new approach to tuning a laser's frequency
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Dec 04, 2009 |
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Building a more versatile laser
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Invisibility visualized: German team unveils new software for rendering cloaked objects
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Pushing light beyond its known limits
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Immersive Game System Allows Physical Interaction Between Players,
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time,
Dec 21, 2009 |
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More precise measurements of the W boson,
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water,
Dec 18, 2009 |
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New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars,
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Sculptured materials allow multiple channel plasmonic sensors
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sensors, communications devices and imaging equipment that use a prism and a special form of light -- a surface plasmon-polariton -- may incorporate multiple channels or redundant applications if manufacturers ...
Compressing photonic signals for greater bandwidth
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious method to time-compress optical signals. The process could enable optical communication systems to carry many more bits per second or could also be used to generate ...
Flipping a photonic shock wave
Nov 02, 2009 |
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A team of physicists has directly observed a reverse shock wave of light in a specially tailored structure known as a left-handed metamaterial. Although it was first predicted over forty years ago, this is ...
Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD
Oct 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published today in Nature Photonics.
Breakthrough with light could help viral research
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a method using the force of light to gently trap, manipulate and study tiny, active objects as miniscule as viruses -- opening doors to expanded viral research.
Chinese scientists create metamaterial black hole
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two physicists in China have used metamaterials to create the first artificial electromagnetic black hole. The scientists, Qiang Cheng and Tie Jun Cui from the Southeast University in Nanjing, ...
A road of no return: Team implements the first '1-way roads' for light
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Light readily bounces off obstacles in its path. Some of these reflections are captured by our eyes, thus participating in the visual perception of the objects around us. In contrast to this usual behavior ...
Scientists take step toward simple and portable tuberculosis tests for developing world
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Two billion people worldwide carry the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), and most of them do not even know they are infected. This is because some 90 percent of people with TB have "latent" infections. They have no ...
Femtoseconds lasers help formation flying in space
Oct 02, 2009 |
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has helped to establish that femtosecond comb lasers can provide accurate measurement of absolute distance in formation flying space missions.
Laser Fusion and Exawatt Lasers
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the recent past, producing lasers with terawatt (a trillion watts) beams was impressive. Now petawatt (a thousand trillion watts, or 10^15 watts) lasers are the forefront of laser research. Some labs are ...
Perfect image without metamaterials... and a reprieve for silicon chips (w/ Video)
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since 2000, John Pendry's work on metamaterials has been at the van guard of efforts to create a perfect image - images with perfect resolution that can stem from light being moved in odd ...
Time Lens Speeds Up Optical Data Transmission
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Cornell University have developed a device called a "time lens" which is a silicon device for speeding up optical data. The basic components of this device are an optical-fiber ...
Discovery brings new type of fast computers closer to reality
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Physicists at UC San Diego have successfully created speedy integrated circuits with particles called "excitons" that operate at commercially cold temperatures, bringing the possibility of a new type of extremely ...
Prototype developed to detect dark matter
Sep 25, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR, Spain) and the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS, in France) has developed a "scintillating bolometer", a device that the scientists will ...
Diamonds are a laser's best friend
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow's lasers may come with a bit of bling, thanks to a new technology that uses man-made diamonds to enhance the power and capabilities of lasers. Researchers in Australia have now demonstrated the first ...
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'Metamaterials' used to look at effects of black holes, other celestial objects
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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Light at the speed of a bicycle and much more
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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World's smallest semiconductor laser heralds new era in optical science
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Aug 30, 2009 |
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Open wide and say 'zap'
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Aug 18, 2009 |
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UGA, UPR grant license for long-persistence glow materials, in any color
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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New nanolaser -- spaser -- key to future optical computers and technologies
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Aug 16, 2009 |
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New interferometer could simplify materials research
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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Scientists control living cells with light; advances could enhance stem cells' power
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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Effects of 'strong coupling' observed for the first time between light and a micromechanical object
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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The guiding of light: A new metamaterial device steers beams along complex pathways
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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Breaking barriers with nanoscale lasers
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Jul 28, 2009 |
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NRL scientist receives patent for rugged-lightweight spectrometer assembly
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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Physicists find way to explore microscopic systems through holographic video
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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Scientists Discover Light Force with 'Push' Power
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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The art of invisibility and the perfect cat's eye
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Jun 30, 2009 |
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The sound of light: Innovative technology shatters the barriers of modern light microscopy
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Jun 30, 2009 |
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Big impact from tiny semiconductor lasers (w/Video)
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Jun 18, 2009 |
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A Polymer Solar Cell with Near-Perfect Internal Efficiency
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Jun 17, 2009 |
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A sonic boom in the world of lasers
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Jun 17, 2009 |
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Manipulating light on a chip for quantum technologies
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