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Jumping crystals could be exploited in electronics

22 January, 2018

Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have observed unusual behaviour in a sample of crystals, in a study published in the journal Chemical Communications.


Single-crystal diamond bonded to SiC at room temperature

15 December, 2017

Fujitsu has announced what is claimed to be the world's first technology for bonding single-crystal diamond to a silicon carbide substrate at room temperature.


Shine bright like a nanodiamond

02 November, 2017 by Lauren Davis

Macquarie University researchers have made a single tiny diamond shine brightly — a behaviour known as superradiance — at room temperature, paving the way for nanodiamonds to be used in navigation, biomedical imaging, solar cells and more.


Self-assembling crystals could lead to safer batteries

06 September, 2017

A Japanese researcher has identified new solid materials that could lead to the manufacture of non-toxic lithium-ion batteries.


Crystals could enable long-distance quantum communication

31 May, 2017

Swiss researchers are extending the reach of quantum communications with a protocol based on a crystal that can emit quantum light, as well as store it for arbitrary long times.


Switching crystals off and on again

08 May, 2017

Kyoto University researchers have demonstrated an on/off switching behaviour in a coordination polymer crystal.


Organic single-crystal electronics on the way

02 May, 2017

Japanese researchers have succeeded in developing a method for high-performance doping of an organic single crystal, as well as Hall effect measurement of the crystal.


Ultrashort light pulses for 'lightwave' computers

17 March, 2017

Researchers have demonstrated extremely short and configurable pulses of light, in a method that moves electrons faster and more efficiently than electrical currents — with reliable effects on their quantum states.


Steering light with magnets

22 February, 2017

ANU researchers have used magnets to steer light, opening the door to communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper and more agile than fibre optics.


Spray-printed crystals could replace silicon

28 November, 2016

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a low-cost, scalable spray-printing process to fabricate high-quality isolated organic single crystals.


A plastic crystal that can switch polarisation

19 September, 2016

Japanese researchers have developed a ferroelectric plastic crystal with switching properties that make it suitable for memory-related applications.


Cheaper and more flexible multiple thin crystalline silicon wafers

13 June, 2013

Researchers have found a way to make the manufacture of crystalline silicon materials faster and more affordable. The technology enables a large number of crystalline layers, controlled for thickness, to be produced from a single crystalline silicon wafer in just a single step.


Photonic crystal stamp

01 May, 2008

A high-accuracy, low-cost photonic stamp in silicon is aimed at helping the growing demand for photonic crystal structures necessary for future photonic devices.


Photonic crystals market slated for high growth

05 December, 2007

The global market for photonic crystals will be worth US$13.9 million in 2007, according to a new technical market research report, Photonic Crystals: Technology and Global Markets (AVM059A) from BCC Research.


Underwater piezo speaker

01 September, 2005

Based on the in-house expertise in vibration characteristic of piezoceramic material and microacoustics, Sonitron has developed what it claims is the first flat piezoceramic speaker for underwater applications.


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