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Optical and electrical bistability study sheds light on next-gen high speed data transfer

WASHINGTON D.C., September 18, 2017 — Today, electrical bistable devices are the foundation of digital electronics, serving as building blocks of switches, logic gates and memories in computer […]

Lasers Zap Decontaminates from Soil

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 29, 2017 — There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated soil of toxins and pollutants: zap it with lasers. By […]

Thinking Thin Brings New Layering and Thermal Abilities to the Semiconductor Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C., July, 11, 2017 — What would a simple technique to remove thin layers from otherwise thick, rigid semiconductor crystals mean for the semiconductor industry? This […]

New Metrology Technique Measures Electric Fields

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — In the last decades, mobile phones and other wireless devices have become central features of life around the globe. These devices […]

Magnets, all the way down!

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13, 2017 — In many ways, magnets are still mysterious. They get their (often powerful) effects from the microscopic interactions of individual electrons, and […]

New Diode Features Optically Controlled Capacitance

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2017 — A team of researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology has developed a new capacitor with a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diode structure […]

New Method Heats up Ultrasonic Approach to Treating Tumors

WASHINGTON D.C., March 28, 2017 — High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a breakthrough therapeutic technique used to treat tumors. The principle of this noninvasive, targeted treatment is […]

Physics Can Predict Wealth Inequality

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2017 — The 2016 election year highlighted the growing problem of wealth inequality and finding ways to help the people who are falling […]

Manipulating Magnetic Textures

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — While the ability to easily control the magnetic properties of small electronic systems is highly desirable for future small electronics and […]