A terahertz laser developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute makes it possible to control a material’s magnetisation at a timescale of picoseconds.
Hottest Papers in Advanced Healthcare Materials – July 2013
Diagnosis of Dengue, targetting dendritic cells, thermal ablation of cancer, tissue adhesives, and the regenerative microenvironment for tissue healing.
Potential telecoms application for graphene investigated
Use of material in telecommunications could dramatically accelerate internet speeds by up to a hundred times, according to new research.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for May 2013
We present the most downloaded papers from the pss family of journals from May.
Nanostructuring quartz glass leads to 5D optical memory
Scientists have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the recording and retrieval processes of 5D digital data by femtosecond laser writing.
A better chalcopyrite for optical oscillation
Use of a defect chalcopyrite might become practical at pump levels sufficiently lower than the optical damage threshold.
MIT researchers develop optical transistor
Researchers describe the experimental realization of an optical switch controlled by a single photon, allowing light to govern the transmission of light.
Spicing up solar power
With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colorful creations.
Imaging material defects in thin film solar cells
A team has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light.
Tunnelling-induced transparency in a chaotic microcavity
A team from Peking University have reported a way to make a chaotic microcavity transparent for a free-space laser beam.