Mechanical memories take off
Nanodevices offer new possibilities for data storage
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Read article: Mechanical memories take off
Composite fibres light up
Novel optoelectronic fibres can be woven into "spectrometric fabric"
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Angular pits boost DVD storage
New optical method could store up to one terabyte of data on a single DVD
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Glass breakthrough
Material scientists make ultrahard glass from alumina
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Quantum well energizes nanocrystals
Scientists have transferred energy to nanocrystals from quantum wells without electrical contacts
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Silicon achieves optical success
Physicists have made the first high-speed optical modulator from silicon
Switching light on and off
Research on slow light has moved up a gear
Scientists bring light to sharpest focus
Researchers create the smallest spot size ever with radially-polarized light.
Optical vortices show their true colours
Experiments confirm that dark light is made of different colours
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Displays scoop Descartes prize
Two teams share this year's €1m Descartes prize
