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New device can control light at unprecedented speeds
In a scene from “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” R2D2 projects a three-dimensional hologram of Princess Leia making a desperate plea...
Nov 29, 20225 min read


A cleaner, better way to produce single-photon emitters
RIKEN researchers have created an effective source of single photons for emerging quantum technologies by adding molecules to carbon...
Nov 2, 20222 min read


Heat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity
A new nanophotonic material has broken records for high-temperature stability, potentially ushering in more efficient electricity...
Sep 23, 20223 min read


Silicon nanopillars for quantum communication
Across the world, specialists are working on implementing quantum information technologies. One important path involves light: Looking...
Sep 21, 20223 min read


Optical rule was made to be broken
If you’re going to break a rule with style, make sure everybody sees it. That’s the goal of engineers at Rice University who hope to...
Sep 15, 20223 min read


When glass and light make sparks
Declared the International Year of Glass by the United Nations, 2022 coincides, by sheer coincidence, with the centenary of Brillouin...
Sep 13, 20227 min read
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