Read article: Solar cell edges towards endless energy
Solar cell edges towards endless energy
A new semiconductor uses visible light to extract 'clean' hydrogen fuel from water
Read article: Solar cell edges towards endless energy
Taking a closer look at light
Two new optical probes work on ultrashort and ultrafast scales
Read article: OSA elects British president
OSA elects British president
Peter Knight of Imperial College voted president of the Optical Society of America
Excitons take charge of optoelectronics
A new way to control light-emitting particles could spark novel optoelectronic devices
Read article: Rewriting the laws of optics
Rewriting the laws of optics
New experiments are pushing our understanding of light and optics to the limit and are also opening up new areas of physics and novel applications
Silicon LED strides ahead
Solar cell technology yields a super-efficient silicon device for optoelectronics
Read article: New nano-technique hits the bull’s-eye
New nano-technique hits the bull’s-eye
A model bull just micrometres long shows the potential of a new micro-fabrication technique
Counting photons in a flash
New photon detector could spot faulty computer parts and aid communication from Mars
Condensates create Josephson arrays
A network of superconducting junctions could give insights into diverse fields of science
Optical clock is on the dot
Visible radiation is enlisted to create the world's most accurate clock
