Harvesting Hot Electrons Without Tricks Could Increase Solar Panel Efficiency
The efficiency of solar panels is hampered by a ‘Goldilocks’ problem: the light needs to have just the right amount of energy to be converted…
The efficiency of solar panels is hampered by a ‘Goldilocks’ problem: the light needs to have just the right amount of energy to be converted…
New terahertz frequency laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The terahertz frequency range — which sits in the middle of the…
Researchers generate terahertz laser with laughing gas: Device may enable “T-ray vision” and better wireless communication. Within the electromagnetic middle ground between microwaves and visible…
With the demonstration of a sub-picosecond thin-disk laser oscillator delivering a record-high 350-W average output power, the group of Ursula Keller sets a new benchmark…
The human visual brain devotes most of its neuronal resources to process the part of the visual scene that we see with both eyes. To…
Modern construction is a precision endeavor. Builders must use components manufactured to meet specific standards — such as beams of a desired composition or rivets…
The ability to enhance night vision capabilities could have implications in improving what can be seen in space, in chemical and biological disaster areas, and…
The ability to transform sunlight into energy is one of nature’s more remarkable feats. Scientists understand the basic process of photosynthesis, but many crucial details…
AMOLF researchers and their collaborators from the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC/CUNY) in New York have created a nanostructured surface capable of performing on-the-fly mathematical…
The Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems have opened up possibilities for smart cities and smart homes, and are changing the way for people…
EPFL researchers, with colleagues at the University of Cambridge and IBM Research–Zurich, unravel novel dynamics in the interaction between light and mechanical motion with significant…
Technology offers high-speed, high-quality printing that could be useful for architecture models, fine art, exhibits, and other applications. Researchers have developed a new printer that…
Quantum mechanics is embracing patterns of light to create an alphabet that can be leveraged to build a light-based quantum network. Structured light is a…
New nanoparticles can adjust the beating speed of heart cells by emitting different colors of light. Light from nanoparticle clusters was also able to activate…
Scientists synthesized light with new intrinsic chirality to tell mirror molecules apart. Light is the fastest way to distinguish right- and left-handed chiral molecules, which…
Nanolaser has the potential to treat neurological disorders or sense disease biomarkers. Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues…
Current super-resolution microscopes or microarray laser scanning technology are known because of their high sensitivities and very good resolutions. However, they implement high light power…
Researchers have succeeded in creating an efficient quantum-mechanical light-matter interface using a microscopic cavity. Within this cavity, a single photon is emitted and absorbed up…