Colloidal quantum dot photodetectors see further in the infrared
Devices based on lead sulphide work in the mid- to long-wave IR range
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Metasurfaces help shape laser beams
New approach allows vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) to produce beams with made-to-order wavefront shapes
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Putting graphene headphones to the test
The Physics World team rings in the new year by trying out headphones that exploit the mechanical properties of the two-dimensional carbon “wonder material”
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Nonvolatile charge memory device shows excellent room-temperature performance
Photo-tunable nonvolatile charge memory devices could lay the foundation for large-scale integration and high-speed intelligent electronics
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Gold plasmons guide light in new photonic switch
Electro-optical device is compact and energy efficient
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Silk-based sensor analyses sweat biomarkers in real time
New device could be used in health-monitoring applications and even to detect diseases such as diabetes
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Sealed cell improves oxide-peroxide conversion in lithium-ion battery
New work could help advance battery research for engineering next-generation high-energy-density technologies
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Physicists break distance record for electron spin-state transmission in spin qubits
Coherent spin state transfer in spin qubits could boost the field of quantum error correction
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Handheld gas sensor distinguishes methanol from ethanol
Device enables inexpensive selective detection of methanol in mixtures with high ethanol content
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10-qubit register breaks new ground in quantum computing
Spin qubits based on defects in diamond make up a 10-qubit register with a record-breaking long-lived memory
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