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Researchers efficiently couple light from a plane wave into a surface plasmon mode

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have made a grating coupler that transmits over 45 % of the incident optical energy from a plane wave into a single surface ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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Microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene

Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Tue 31 Jan 12 from PhysOrg

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Better than a needle in the eye: New medical device offers hope and relief for patients

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at McMaster have developed a new system for delivering drugs to the back of the eye - one that could offer more effective treatment while sparing patients with ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress

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Closely Watched Study Fails to Find Arsenic in Microbial DNA

The debate over whether a bacterium can incorporate arsenic into its DNA just flared...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from Science Now

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Luminarie Cagna cathedral lighted up by 55,000 colored LEDs

Wed 1 Feb 12 from Ubergizmo

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Building a better light bulb

Scientists study the movement of charge carriers to design an organic LED that is energy efficient and still casts a warm, natural glow.

Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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Magnetic random-access memory based on new spin transfer technology achieves higher storage density

Solid-state memory is seeing an increase in demand due to the emergence of portable devices such as tablet computers and smart phones. Spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random-access memory ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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Electronic salmon sandwich is paving the way towards cost-effective DNA memory device

In order to find a method for more cost-effective data storage, a group of researchers from the DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...

Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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New way to study ground fractures

Geophysics researchers have created a new way to study fractures by producing elastic waves, or vibrations, through using high-intensity light focused directly on the fracture itself.

Thu 2 Feb 12 from ScienceDaily

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Genes linked to cancer could be easier to detect with liquid lasers

Using a liquid laser, University of Michigan researchers have developed a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other ...

Tue 31 Jan 12 from PhysOrg

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