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Successful Extraction of Light from Semiconductors with the Highest Efficiency

Wang XueLun, Near-Field Nano-Engineering Group, Nanotechnology Research Institute, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, succeeded in extracting light from a semiconductor into air with the highest efficiency.

11 May 2010

First Observation and Characterization of Critical Physical Phenomenon Behind Photosynthesis

The future of clean green solar power may well hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight into electrochemical energy.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 10 May 2010

Better Rydberg Atom Trap Built for Quantum Information Processing

In an achievement that could help enable fast quantum computers, University of Michigan physicists have built a better Rydberg atom trap. Rydberg atoms are highly excited, nearly-ionized giants that can be thousands of t...

7 May 2010

New Metamaterials Help to Detect and Control THz Radiation

Devices that can mimic Superman's X-ray vision and see through clothing, walls or human flesh are the stuff of comic book fantasy, but a group of scientists at Boston University (BU) has taken a step toward making such futuristic devices a reality.

7 May 2010

Superconducting Circuit that Strongly Interacts with Light Paves Way for Optical Computing Schemes

Before a quantum effect such as resonance fluorescence-resulting from the interaction of light with atoms-can be applied to quantum computing schemes, scientists need to replicate it in the laboratory. Thus far, however,...

6 May 2010

NNCrystal to Unveil New Nano-Based Lighting Technology at LIGHTFAIR Tradeshow

NNCrystal US Corporation will be unveiling new lighting technology at the LIGHTFAIR International tradeshow in Las Vegas, May 12 – 14th 2010.

6 May 2010

Depiction and Manipulation of Atomic Spins

An international team of researchers has built a chain of cobalt atoms and analysed its magnetic properties. Surprisingly, the spin sensitive measurements ("Spins" = magnetic moments of electrons) show that the...

6 May 2010

Scientists Successfully Fired Photons into Small Tower of Semiconducting Material

An EU-funded team of scientists from Cardiff University in the UK has successfully fired photons (light particles) into a small tower of semiconducting material. The work could eventually lead to the development of faste...

6 May 2010

New Night Vision Imaging Device Features Organic Semiconductor Thin Film Materials

A University of Florida engineering researcher has crafted a nickel-sized imaging device that uses organic light-emitting diode technology similar to that found in cell phone or laptop screens for night vision. But ...

5 May 2010

Quantum Calculation Reveals That Single Molecule Operates Faster Than Conventional PC

Tetrahedral dice, which have four triangular sides, pack more densely than any other shape yet tested, according to research performed by a collaboration of New York University and Virginia Tech physicists.

4 May 2010