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Light may increase magnetic memory speeds 1,000 times, decrease electricity consumption
Internet searches, decade-old emails and on-demand video offerings help contribute to electricity consumption by America’s server farms...
Jul 12, 20192 min read


'Tsunami' on a silicon chip: a world first for light waves
Manipulating a light wave on a silicon chip while retaining its 'shape' could improve photonic communications devices and infrastructure
Jul 7, 20192 min read


Researchers uncover path to perfect photon entanglement
An experiment has discovered that perfect entanglement with a quantum dot is possible – with the right photodetector
Jul 6, 20193 min read


Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld
The researchers used a well-known TMDC material - tungsten disulphide - but in a new way. By creating a tiny resonance box - much like...
Jun 12, 20193 min read


Penn engineers design nanostructured diamond metalens for compact quantum technologies
At the chemical level, diamonds are no more than carbon atoms aligned in a precise, three-dimensional (3D) crystal lattice. However, even...
Jun 11, 20195 min read


Harnessing photonics for at-home disease detection
In the not-too-distant future, each of us may have a simple device - small enough for our nightstand or our pocket - that keeps us...
Apr 4, 20192 min read
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