Thin-film solar panels, the cell phone in your hand and the LED bulb lighting your home are all made using some of the rarest, most expensive elements found on the planet. An international t... Read more
Molecular switch will facilitate the development of pioneering electro-optical devices A research team led by physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed molecular n... Read more
Technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification of their designs. Two and a half years ago, a team of researchers led by groups... Read more
Startup’s optoelectronic chips could reduce energy usage by up to 50 percent in data centers while increasing computing speeds. With novel optoelectronic chips and a new partnership with a t... Read more
Cost-effective optical manipulation platform suitable for mass production of electronic and light-based devices An international team of researchers has developed a new light-based manipulat... Read more
Engineers are unveiling an upgrade to the transistor laser that could be used to boost computer processor speeds – the formation of two stable energy states and the ability to switch between... Read more
Berkeley Lab scientists say marriage opens door to development of single device with exceptional range of optical capabilities Bringing opposing forces together in one place is as challengin... Read more
Researchers have built a record energy-efficient switch, which uses the interplay of electricity and a liquid form of light, in semiconductor microchips. The device could form the foundation... Read more
In the quest to harvest light for electronics, the focal point is the moment when photons — light particles — encounter electrons, those negatively-charged subatomic particles that form the... Read more
This “nanocavity” may improve ultrathin solar panels, video cameras and other optoelectronic devices
The future of movies and manufacturing may be in 3-D, but electronics and photonics are going 2-D; specifically, two-dimensional semiconducting materials. One of the latest advancements in t... Read more
An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to autom... Read more
Belgian researchers build the first circuit with stretchable optical interconnections For futuristic applications like wearable body sensors and robotic skin, researchers need to ferry infor... Read more
Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. Universi... Read more
