Quickening pulses probe plasma
Lasers show that complex `many-body' effects in matter take just femtoseconds to emerge
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Shrinking electronics charges ahead
Single-molecule transistors and nanowire circuits make their debut
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Excitons take charge of optoelectronics
A new way to control light-emitting particles could spark novel optoelectronic devices
Magic layer solves semiconductor snag
A technical hitch solves a long-standing problem in semiconductor growth
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Ultrapure silicon surprises
Cystal impurities in silicon can now be controlled to the level of one part in a billion, while major faults in the crystalline structure can be avoided. As techniques to control its growth have devel...
Silicon LED strides ahead
Solar cell technology yields a super-efficient silicon device for optoelectronics
Injection of spin for electronics
Nearly all electronic and optoelectronic devices are made of semiconductors and rely on the exact control of electric charges. Electrons, however, possess a well defined “spin” angular mom...
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Crystals could make super semiconductors
A novel material could allow physicists to modify semiconductors on the atomic scale
Single electrons flick the switch
A buckled carbon nanotube can act as a single-electron transistor
Electronics turns over a new leaf
Packaging materials that display animated adverts and containers that sound an alarm if their contents go mouldy are just two possibilities that could result from a new area of technology calle...
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