Photonics

A team of international researchers has developed artificial crystals with unique optical properties that could lead to advances in quantum computing and telecommunications. Their inspiration? The glorious green wings of the Callophyrs Rubi butterfly.

Nanoscribe GmbH, a spin-off of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has built the world’s fastest 3D printer of micro- and nanostructures.

New technology from Fujitsu promises to lower power consumption for large-volume optical network switches.

Intel has developed a research prototype it says represents the world’s first silicon-based optical data connection with integrated lasers that can transmit data at speeds up to 50Gbps.

G24i has sent the first commercial shipment of its dye-sensitized solar cells to a bag-maker in Hong Kong for use in backpacks and handbags. DSSCs work in low light - even indoors - and are environmentally-friendly to create.

Researchers have produced the first optical transistor from a single molecule.

Researchers have unveiled DVD technology that boasts potential storage capacity 2000 times that of existing video discs.

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