A team of physicists and chemists has produced the first porous graphene ribbons in which specific carbon atoms in the crystal lattice are replaced…
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Laser precision boosted at a room temperature
Physicists at MIT have designed a quantum “light squeezer” that reduces quantum noise in an incoming laser beam by 15 percent. It is the…
CERN experiment for first observation of rare events
Modern physics knows a great deal about how the universe works, from the grand scale of galaxies down to the infinitesimally small size of…
Effect of quantum fluctuations at the human scale
For the first time, researchers have measured the effects of quantum fluctuations on an object at the human scale. In a paper published today…
EuroTech Universities Alliance for engineering education of the future
An alliance of leading European science and technology universities is starting an international study program with the goal of jointly shaping the engineering education…
Producing the largest quantum chip of its type
MIT researchers have developed a process to manufacture and integrate “artificial atoms,” created by atomic-scale defects in microscopically thin slices of diamond, with photonic…
Combined integrated photonics and MEMS technology
Combining integrated photonics and MEMS technology, scientists from EPFL and Purdue University demonstrate monolithic piezoelectric control of integrated optical frequency combs with bulk acoustic…
Digital solution could save the whisky industry millions
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), a technology centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), have collaborated with…
New cutting-edge electron microscopy systems
To oversee its new cutting-edge electron microscopy systems, MIT sought out Frances Ross’ industry-honed expertise. Though Frances Ross and her sister Caroline Ross both…
Intelligent, sustainable and powerful battery
The battery is regarded as a key technology in such sectors as transportation and energy. To boost battery research in Germany, the Federal Ministry…