PHYSICS A Liquid Crystal Walks Into An Optical Resonator: New Skoltech Research Helps Model Future Optoelectronic Devices (Physics) 10 Mar 2021 Researchers at Skoltech and their colleagues proposed a photonic device from two optical resonators with liquid crystals inside them to study optical properties of this system that can be useful…
Material science Pumping Perovskites Into A Semiconductor Platform (Material Science) 28 Feb 2021 Fluid injection of perovskite semiconductors creates microwires to build different optoelectronic devices on a single silicon chip. Materials called perovskites can be more readily incorporated into silicon-based semiconducting platforms by…
PHYSICS All-optically Controlled Memristor Developed for Optoelectronic Neuromorphic Computing (Physics) 9 Feb 2021 A research group led by Prof. ZHUGE Fei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed an all-optically controlled (AOC)…
Chemistry Scientists Reveal Dynamic Mechanism of Lead-free Quadruple Perovskite Nanocrystals (Chemistry) 26 Jan 2021 In recent years, lead-free halide perovskite nanocrystals have drawn more and more attention due to their low toxicity, high stability and chemical diversity. It's important to reveal the carrier dynamics of lead-free…
Medicine Tiny Wireless Device Sheds Light on Combating Obesity (Medicine) 9 Jan 2021 Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food Intake. Gastric bypass surgery is sometimes the…
PHYSICS New Optical Fiber Brings Significant Improvements to Light-based Gyroscopes (Physics) 22 Dec 202022 Dec 2020 New technology poised to enable more precise and compact navigation systems for airplanes, unmanned vehicles and for land and marine navigation. Researchers have taken an important new step in advancing…
Engineering Optoelectronic Devices That Emit Warm And Cool White Light (Material Science / Electrical Engineering) 21 Dec 2020 A single semiconducting material can produce white light by emitting light across the visible spectrum. The advantages of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), such as their tiny size, low cost and excellent…