Single-photon machine gears up
A semiconductor device that emits one photon at a time could pave the way for quantum encryption
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Solar cell edges towards endless energy
A new semiconductor uses visible light to extract 'clean' hydrogen fuel from water
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Taking a closer look at light
Two new optical probes work on ultrashort and ultrafast scales
OSA elects British president
Peter Knight of Imperial College voted president of the Optical Society of America
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Excitons take charge of optoelectronics
A new way to control light-emitting particles could spark novel optoelectronic devices
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
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Silicon LED strides ahead
Solar cell technology yields a super-efficient silicon device for optoelectronics
New nano-technique hits the bull’s-eye
A model bull just micrometres long shows the potential of a new micro-fabrication technique
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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
