Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing

Physics / Optics & Photonics

Dec 14, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (24) | 5

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 ...

Hot Electrons Could Double Solar Cell Power Efficiency

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

6 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 1

Scientists have experimentally verified a theory suggesting that hot electrons could double the output of solar cells. The researchers, from Boston College, have built solar cells that successfully use hot ...