Particles accelerate without a push
New analysis shows a way to self-propel subatomic particles, extend the lifetime of unstable isotopes.
New analysis shows a way to self-propel subatomic particles, extend the lifetime of unstable isotopes.
New understanding of how to halt photons could lead to miniature particle accelerators, improved data transmission.
MIT spinout’s quantum-dot technology makes LCD TVs more colorful, energy-efficient.
Graduate student Wade Hsu and colleagues confine light to a crystal surface and design a transparent display using nanoparticles.
MIT graduate student Yichen Shen designs a photonic crystal system that lets light pass through at a specific angle.
Technology could lead to e-readers, smartphones, and displays that let users dispense with glasses.
Physicist reveals new techniques for controlling light by angle, creating transparent displays and photonic crystal bandgaps.
Lincoln Laboratory spinout is commercializing the first direct-diode laser bright enough to cut and weld metal.
Nicholas Fang pushes the limits of light to improve performance in communication, fabrication, and medical imaging.
System could provide first method for filtering light waves based on direction.
Flexible materials could provide ways to manipulate sound and light.
MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors.
An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers.
New observations of material disprove leading theory about LED brightness, opening new avenues for research.
New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.