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KIT Researchers Produce Perovskite Solar Modules with Minimum Scaling Loss

From cell to module without loss of efficiency: This is one of the main challenges of perovskite photovoltaics.

10 May 2021

Medphab Funding Initiative Launches Open Call to Support Photonic Medical Device Innovation

MedPhab, Europe’s first pilot line for photonics-based medical devices announces a call for proposals to support companies adopting advanced photonics technologies for the development of new medical diagnostics solutions.

10 May 2021

2D Microlaser Arrays can Power Compact Optical Systems

The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the form of light, rather than electricity.

7 May 2021

New Phenomenon Could be Used to Create the Smallest Possible Solid-State Lasers

At extremely low temperatures, matter often behaves differently than in normal conditions.

7 May 2021

Scientists Demonstrate Record-Breaking Laser Pulse Intensity Using Petawatt Laser

Using a petawatt laser, scientists have demonstrated the highest laser pulse intensity of more than 1023 W/cm2. This laser intensity—which is 10 times more than the one reported by a research team from the University of Michigan in 2004—took more than 10 years to reach this record-high intensity.

7 May 2021

New Infrared Imager Converts Infrared Light into Clear Images

Imagine mapping out an individual’s blood vessels while simultaneously monitoring the heart rate—without making contact with the person’s skin, seeing through fog and smog, and seeing through silicon wafers to check the composition and quality of electronic boards.

6 May 2021

NREL Researchers Develop a Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Phototransistors

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a breakthrough in energy-efficient phototransistors.

5 May 2021

New Synthetic Approach Could Help Perovskite Solar Cells Achieve Their Full Potential

A synthetic approach that improves absorber layers in perovskite solar cells could help them achieve their full potential and draw closer to the performance of leading gallium arsenide devices.

5 May 2021

New System Could Create Patterns and Images with a Zap of Light

When was the last time you repainted your car- Redesigned your coffee mug collection- Gave your shoes a colorful facelift-

5 May 2021

Simple Application of UVC Light Could Improve Safety of Common Disinfectants

Over 400 common disinfectants currently in use could be made safer for people and the environment and could better fight the COVID-19 virus with the simple application of UVC light, a new study from the University of Waterloo shows.

4 May 2021

'Twisting' Atomically Thin Semiconductor Materials may Convert Light into Electricity

A pair of physicists at the University of California, Riverside, are aiming to convert light falling on atomically thin semiconductor materials into electricity, having received more than $582,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of the Army.

3 May 2021

New Fiber-Optic Imaging Probe for More Effective Diagnoses of Various Diseases

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have designed a new ultrasonic imaging system that can be installed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fiber.

3 May 2021

Spark-Free Optical Sensors Detect the Presence of Hydrogen Without Electronics

Hydrogen as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels is part of a sustainable-energy future, and very much already here.

30 Apr 2021

Researchers Develop Pure Silicon Multiplexer for Terahertz-Range Communications

A new multiplexer has now been created from pure silicon for terahertz-range communications in the 300-GHz band. The feat was achieved by a collaboration of scientists from Osaka University, Japan, and the University of Adelaide, Australia.

30 Apr 2021

Innovative Raman Spectroscopy to Characterize IDPs Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Analyzing proteins at low concentrations, particularly those in a mixture of different conformations like intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), can be challenging.

29 Apr 2021