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Single molecule switches light

Jul 2, 2009 1 comment

World's smallest optical transistor brings optical computers a step closer

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Science and Technology Facilities Council outlines reduced programme for 2009-10

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Black-hole analogue traps sound

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BEC presents good chance to detect Hawking radiation, say researchers

Tuning the gap in graphene

Jun 11, 2009 2 comments

Results confirm wonder material's potential for future nano-electronics and photonics

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Signs of life on distant planets could be easier to detect than previously thought

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Laser-treated metal could aid medics

Laser boosts light bulb efficiency

Jun 3, 2009 6 comments

We can make incandescent bulbs 100% efficient, say researchers

Ultra cold atoms help share quantum information

Jun 2, 2009

New technique could be used to transmit quantum data along optical fibres

The strong-correlations puzzle

Jun 2, 2009 4 comments

A solution to one of the most famous problems in theoretical physics, formulated almost 50 years ago, may at last be within reach. But as Jorge Quintanilla and Chris Hooley explain, it relies not on theory, but on experiments with ultracold atoms trapped by beams of light

The power of robotics

Jun 2, 2009 1 comment

Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease

Data storage enters the 'fifth dimension'

May 20, 2009 8 comments

Optical data storage over one terabit per cubic centimetre possible, say researchers

Chip targets cold atoms

May 19, 2009

New trapping method could lead to single-atom sources

Bright white light from organic LEDs

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Physicists switch on energy efficient light bulb made from organic phosphor

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