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New Research Unveils Principles Behind Quantum Physics

Researchers have uncovered a fundamental link between the two defining properties of quantum physics. Stephanie Wehner of Singapore's Centre for Quantum Technologies and the National University of Singapore and Jonathan Oppenheim of the United Kingdom's University of Cambridge published their work today in the latest edition of the journal Science.

19 Nov 2010

Kotura Demonstrates Low-Power Ultrafast Optical Switch

Kotura, Inc., a leading provider of Silicon Photonics products, today announced that it has demonstrated an ultrafast, submilliwatt, broadband 2 x 2 optical switch.

19 Nov 2010

HELIOS Project Develops Processes to Accelerate Silicon Photonics Adoption

CEA-Leti, coordinator of the European HELIOS project to accelerate commercialization of silicon photonics, said today project partners demonstrated a laser and a 10Gb/s silicon modulator using a process that is compatible with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processing.

18 Nov 2010

3-D Arrays of Semiconductor Nanopillars Enhance Solar Cells in Optical Efficiency

Sunlight represents the cleanest, greenest and far and away most abundant of all energy sources, and yet its potential remains woefully under-utilized. High costs have been a major deterrant to the large-scale applications of silicon-based solar cells.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 18 Nov 2010

UBC Chemists Develop Glass Films Using Cellulose Nanocrystals

Using nanocrystals of cellulose, the main component of pulp and paper, chemistry researchers at the University of British Columbia have created glass films that have applications for energy conservation in building design because of their ability to reflect specific wavelengths of light, such as ultra violet, visible or infrared.

18 Nov 2010