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Semiconductors and electronics Research update Silicon chip puts the brakes on light A photonic crystal circuit offers control over the speed of light at infrared wavelengths
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Nanocrystals enhance photovoltaics A new type of solar cell combines the advantages of organic and inorganic designs Read article: Nanocrystals enhance photovoltaics
Transport properties Research update Making the most of doping Ordered array of dopants boost the performance of semiconductor devices Read article: Making the most of doping
Transport properties Research update Water in a whirl Electric fields cause vortex rings to form Read article: Water in a whirl
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Nanotubes make perfect diodes Carbon-based devices take another step forward Read article: Nanotubes make perfect diodes
Transport properties Research update Photonic crystals move into new areas Photonic quasicrystals and table-top accelerators are the latest breakthroughs for these remarkable materials Read article: Photonic crystals move into new areas
Transport properties Research update Jack Kilby: 1923–2005 Inventor of the integrated circuit dies at 81 Read article: Jack Kilby: 1923–2005
Semiconductors and electronics Research update New transistor breaks speed record Physicists have shown how to build a transistor that can operate in the much sought-after terahertz band Read article: New transistor breaks speed record
Semiconductors and electronics Research update New look for molecular transistors Decoherence and benzene rings could transform quantum devices Read article: New look for molecular transistors
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