Researchers succeed in generating flashes of extreme ultraviolet radiation via the reflection from a mirror that moves close to the speed of light.
Nanowires on graphene uncover new epitaxy paradigm
Discovery comes as researchers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene.
Two-photon microscopy dye will reduce cost of characterisation
New kind of dye could reduce the cost of two-photon microscopy by several orders of magnitude.
New microbatteries are the most powerful on the planet
Technology out-powers even the best supercapacitors and could drive new applications in radio communications and compact electronics.
Ultrathin optoelectronics help researchers explore the brain
Ultrathin, flexible optoelectronic devices – including LEDs the size of individual neurons – are lighting the way for scientists in optogenetics and beyond.
Researchers take a step towards optical transistors
McGill researchers demonstrate new way to control light in semiconductor nanocrystals.
Single-photon emitter will improve quantum cryptography
Researchers have demonstrated a simpler, more efficient single-photon emitter that can be made using traditional semiconductor processing techniques.
New procedure increases magnetic switching speed x1000
Researchers have found a new way to switch magnetism that is at least 1000 times faster than currently used in magnetic memory technologies.
Ultrafast logic gate from quantum dots
Researchers working to harness the quantum nature of light and semiconductors develop new logic system.
New bulk silicon nanosystem for electro-photonic applications
Research enables bulk silicon to emit broad-spectrum, visible light, opening the possibility of devices that have both electronic and photonic components.