Semiconductors stride ahead
Medicine, communications and computing could benefit from advances in semiconductor science
Photons double up for solar power
A semiconductor device could boost the efficiency of solar cells by 30%
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Entanglement passes screen test
Physicists reveal the quantum nature of surface excitations for the first time
Silver foils the diffraction limit
Fine patterns on metal films could lead to smaller photonic and electronic devices
Read article: Silver foils the diffraction limit
Laser lithography makes cheaper chips
A new manufacturing process could revolutionize the semiconductor industry
Read article: Laser lithography makes cheaper chips
Multi-talented material signals new devices
Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time
Lights switch to organic LEDs
Lamps made from a new LED promise better efficiency than conventional light bulbs
Molecular machines get light battery
Light extracts mechanical work from a single molecule for the first time
Doubt cast on “left-handed” materials
Physicists question the properties of materials with negative refractive indices
LCDs paint a bright future
Scientists take the first step towards ‘paintable’ liquid crystal displays
