Single-step technique produces both p-type and n-type doping for future graphene devices A simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future electronic devices. The doping technique can also be used ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/giot-stp021110.php- 20.9KB - Public Press Releases
Tiny 'on-chip detectors' count individual photons A team of researchers has integrated tiny detectors capable of counting individual photons on computer chips. These detectors, called "single-photon avalanche diodes," act like mini Geiger counters, producing a "tick" ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/aiop-td031711.php- 8.1KB - Public Press Releases
Physicists move closer to efficient single-photon sources A team of physicists in the United Kingdom has taken a giant step toward realizing efficient single-photon sources, which are expected to enable much-coveted completely secure optical communications, also known as " ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/aiop-pmc031611.php- 8.7KB - Public Press Releases
The clear future of electronics A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. The new technology, called transparent ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-12/aiop-anr120908.php- 9.7KB - Public Press Releases
By detecting smallest virus, researchers open possibilities for early disease detection Researchers have created an ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest single virus particles in solution, an advance that may revolutionize early disease detection in a point-of-care setting and ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/pion-bds082812.php- 18.8KB - Public Press Releases
KIT researchers succeed in realizing a new material class A research team lead by Professor Martin Wegener at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has succeeded in realizing a new material class through the manufacturing of a stable crystalline metafluid, a pentamode ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/haog-krs050812.php- 14.0KB - Public Press Releases
Study: Ozone from rock fracture could serve as earthquake early warning New research, published this week in the journal Applied Physics Letters, suggests that ozone gas emitted from fracturing rocks could serve as an indicator of impending earthquakes. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-11/uov-sof111711.php- 8.6KB - Public Press Releases
Lasers could be used to detect roadside bombs A research team at Michigan State University has developed a laser that could detect roadside bombs. The laser potentially has the sensitivity and selectivity to canvas large areas and detect improvised explosive ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/msu-lcb091611.php- 8.7KB - Public Press Releases
Nano-diamond qubits and photonic crystals Researchers in Germany have successfully fabricated a rudimentary quantum computing hybrid system using electronic excitations in nano-diamonds as qubits and optical nanostructures, so-called photonic crystals with ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-11/aiop-nqa112910.php- 8.5KB - Public Press Releases
New inexpensive solar cell design One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists in Canada have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-08/aiop-nis080310.php- 9.7KB - Public Press Releases
