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Ultra-fast photodetector and terahertz generator

Photodetectors made from graphene can process and conduct light signals as well as electric signals extremely fast. Within picoseconds the optical stimulation of graphene generates a photocurrent. Until now, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exploring the last white spot on Earth: ESRF inaugurates unique new X-ray facility

Scientists will soon be exploring matter at temperatures and pressures so extreme it can only be produced for microseconds using powerful pulsed lasers. Matter in such states is present in the Earth's liquid ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM breakthrough captures high speed measurements of individual atoms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week IBM researchers published a breakthrough technique in the peer-reviewed journal Science that measures how long a single atom can hold information, and giving scientists the abilit ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Peering into the never before seen (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists can now peer into the inner workings of catalyst nanoparticles 3,000 times smaller than a human hair within nanoseconds. The findings point the way toward future work that could ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How to win by concession and avoid unproductive conflict

A new study published in Economic Inquiry explores the seminal question: "If we can make a deal, why fight?" The authors conclude that a combination of common knowledge and a common rate of time preference allow a potent ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Picosecond Oscilloscope

An oscilloscope is a device for displaying signals that are too fast to be seen by the human eye. Typically the signal consists of a voltage level that changes quickly moment by moment (over millisecond to nanosecond timescales). ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0