A new type of on-chip microcavities has been realized, which features both highly unidirectional emission and ultra-high-Q factors in the near infrared.
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Quantum optics wins researchers Nobel Prize in Physics for 2012
David Wineland and Serge Haroche win award from work on light-matter interaction.
Towards Quantum Dot Lasers with Temperature Independent Threshold
Carefully engineered CdSe/CdS colloidal quantum dots show an almost constant amplified spontaneous emission threshold over a temperature range from 5–325 K.
Advanced Origami: Nanostructures From Flowers to Boxes
Researchers develop complex 3D nanometer-sized structures using ion-induced plastic strain.
Carbon/polymer nanospheres developed for microelectronics
A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
The Secret of Mussel Strength: Materials to Mimic The Mussel Byssus
Researchers investigate formation of polymer networks produced by mixing Fe(III) and polymers, mimicking the reaction that mussels use to bind to rocks.
A model for chiral polymer synthesis
The synthesis of a chiral polymer can be performed in chiral liquid crystals. It could be a model to understand asymmetric polymer synthesis in biology.
New hydrogel delivery system improves stem cell treatment
Injectable cell delivery system developed by Stanford researchers improves cell delivery and retention.
Researchers Demonstrate Cheaper Way To Produce NFO Thin Films
NFO is a magnetic material that holds promise for microwave technologies and next-generation memory devices.
BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research inaugurate graphene lab
International team of scientists will research into carbon-based materials for use in energy storage systems and electronic applications.
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