Researchers from INRS and the University of Sussex customize the properties of broadband light sources using an AI algorithm and a photonic chip Using machine-learning and an integrated phot... 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
An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques... 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
“Using such an approach could make solar energy harvesting and optoelectronic devices much better.” Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new mechanism for extr... 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
“If the signal never leaves the fiber, then it is a faster, cheaper, and more efficient technology,” When data is transmitted as pulses of light along a fiber optic cable,... Read more
Electronic contact lens with a built-in display A team of researchers led by Babak Amir Parviz, an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, just... Read more
In an advance that could open new avenues for solar cells, lasers, metamaterials and more, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated the first optoelectronically active 3-D... Read more