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Columbia Researchers Squeeze Light into Nanoscale Devices and Circuits

“Team is first to directly image propagation and dynamics of graphene plasmons at very low temperatures; findings could impact optical communications and signal processing As electronic devices and circuits shrink into the nanoscale, the ability to transfer data on a …

Tunable third harmonic generation in graphene paves the way to high-speed optical communications and signal processing

“Graphene Flagship researchers have shown for the first time gate tunable third harmonic generation in graphene. This research, led by Graphene Flagship Partner University of Cambridge, in Collaboration with Politecnico di Milano and IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genova …

Graphene-based sensor learns to feel like a human

“Sensor beats humans in fabric touch test Researchers in South Korea have combined an electric sensor with a machine-learning algorithm to create a device that can feel and distinguish different surface textures. The device could find use in virtual reality …

Researchers Control the Properties of Graphene Transistors Using Pressure

“A Columbia University-led international team of researchers has developed a technique to manipulate the electrical conductivity of graphene with compression, bringing the material one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today’s electronic devices. “Graphene is …

Scientists discover how a pinch of salt can improve battery performance

“Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have discovered how a pinch of salt can be used to drastically improve the performance of batteries. They found that adding salt …

The photoexcited graphene puzzle solved

“A boost for graphene-based light detectors Light detection and control lies at the heart of many modern device applications, such as the camera you have in your phone. Using graphene as a light-sensitive material for light detectors can offer significant …

Waterloo chemists create faster and more efficient way to process information

“University of Waterloo chemists have found a much faster and more efficient way to store and process information by expanding the limitations of how the flow of electricity can be used and managed. In a recently released study, the chemists …

Strain Improves Performance of Atomically Thin Semiconductor Material

“Researchers in UConn’s Institute of Materials Science significantly improved the performance of an atomically thin semiconductor material by stretching it, an accomplishment that could prove beneficial to engineers designing the next generation of flexible electronics, nano devices, and optical …

Researcher develops a new generation of graphene

“The material graphene has many incredible properties, but to date it has been difficult to use on a large scale in industry, because it loses its unique properties and goes back to its origin graphite. Researcher Mamoun Taher has developed …

Research removes obstacle to lasers and computers working at speed of light

“By juxtaposing contrasting properties of two different nanomaterials, a team of Clemson University physicists has developed an optical diode that enables light to move in one direction, a step that could lead to high-energy lasers and optical computers capable of …