News articles tagged with 'photon'
JQI researchers create entangled photons from quantum dots
— 21 Nov 2009 11:28 | TechnologyTo exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement - the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely... — full story
Rare space experiment gives clues about the fundamental structure of the universe
— 3 Nov 2009 10:01 | AstronomyA physics experiment using a super-fast explosion in a galaxy 7.3 billion light-years away has given scientists rare experimental evidence about the fundamental structure of space and... — full story
Seeing previously invisible molecules for the first time
— 26 Oct 2009 16:56 | HealthA team of Harvard chemists led by X. Sunney Xie has developed a new microscopic technique for seeing, in colour, molecules with undetectable fluorescence. The room-temperature technique... — full story
UA scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos
— 9 Oct 2009 12:50 | PhysicsChaotic behaviour is the rule, not the exception, in the world we experience through our senses, the world governed by the laws of classical physics... — full story
Discovery brings new type of fast computers closer to reality
— 28 Sep 2009 09:01 | TechnologyTheir discovery, detailed this week in the advance online issue of the journal Nature Photonics, follows the team's demonstration last summer of an integrated circuit - an assembly... — full story
Fermi Large Area Telescope reveals pulsing gamma-ray sources
— 9 Sep 2009 17:00 | AstronomyScientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Space Science Division and a team of international researchers have positively identified cosmic sources of gamma-ray emissions through... — full story
Up-scale: Frequency converter enables ultra-high sensitivity infrared spectrometry
— 27 Aug 2009 14:31 | TechnologyIn what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology... — full story
Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around
— 21 Aug 2009 11:40 | TechnologyThat palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function - to stick to your refrigerator. Similarly, semiconductors are programmed to convey bits of... — full story
New nanolaser key to future optical computers and technologies
— 17 Aug 2009 11:11 | TechnologyBecause the new device, called a 'spaser,' is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future technologies based on 'nanophotonic'... — full story
Light sensor breakthrough could enhance digital cameras
— 19 Jun 2009 08:11 | TechnologyNew research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras... — full story