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Physicists claim new quantum-teleportation record
May 21, 2012 9 comments
Photon states teleported 97 km over lake
Infrared vision could help the blind to see
May 18, 2012 5 comments
Wireless retinal implant could allow for higher-resolution vision
Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets
May 17, 2012 7 comments
System could be used to model celestial dynamics
Photon-polarization qubits stored in atomic combs
May 16, 2012 1 comment
Solid-state devices could be used as quantum repeaters
Quantum dots give graphene photodetector a boost
May 14, 2012 13 comments
Hybrid device is a billion times more sensitive to light
Frequency comb takes a measure of distance
May 10, 2012 5 comments
New interferometry technique uses "thousands of lasers"
Silicon 'prism' bends gamma rays
May 9, 2012 11 comments
Surprise discovery could lead to new imaging techniques
Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles
May 9, 2012 8 comments
New organic photovoltaic mimics leaves
Textured glass provides a clear view
May 1, 2012 7 comments
Etched surface is glare free and could be either self-cleaning or anti-fogging
New material filters and polarizes terahertz radiation
Apr 27, 2012 3 comments
Stacked layers of graphene could make effective shields
Germany sends optical-clock signal over nearly 1000 km
Apr 26, 2012 10 comments
New technique is first step towards pan-European network for connecting optical clocks
Graphene emits infrared light
Apr 25, 2012 4 comments
Population inversion and optical gain spotted in wonder material
First hint of Majorana fermions spotted in nanowires
Apr 19, 2012 1 comment
Elusive particle emerges from topological insulator
New single-photon source could boost quantum cryptography
Apr 18, 2012 4 comments
Simple and reliable device is based on LED technology