Technology
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material whose electrical conductivity falls between that of a conductor, such as copper, and that of an insulator, such as glass.…
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Computer
New Energy-Efficient Computer Chips May Reduce Data Center Electricity Use
The energy consumption of photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers has been reduced thanks to research from Baylor University and Oregon State University.…
Technology
Electronic Component
Any basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system that affects electrons or their associated fields is referred to as an electronic component.…
Physics
Optical Physics
Optical physics is the study of the generation of electromagnetic radiation, its properties, and its interaction with matter, particularly its manipulation and control. It is…
Physics
Measurement of Power Levels One Trillion Times Lower Than Usual by Quantum Scientists
A nanodevice created by Finnish researchers can detect microwave radiation’s absolute power down to the femtowatt level at extremely low temperatures, a scale a trillion…
Plants and Animals
Tribe and California Announce an Agreement to Collaborate on Efforts to Rescue Endangered Fish
The reintroduction of fish that were transplanted from California to New Zealand more than a century ago and are still successful there could be made…
Biology
Bacterial Research may Result in Improved Methods of Treating Infections and Enhancing Human Health
Understanding human illnesses and revealing how bacteria “work together” to make these diseases much harder to treat are the goals of recent research from Nova…
Agriculture
‘Regenerative Agriculture’ is Popular, but it won’t Improve Our Food System, According to a Researcher
Industrial agriculture has harmed the environment and society worldwide for many years. Plant and animal species are vanishing, and soils have worsened. Small-scale farmers are…
Physics
Phosphoroscope
A phosphoroscope is a piece of experimental equipment invented by physicist A. E. Becquerel in 1857 to measure how long it takes a phosphorescent material…
Physics
Phosphorescence
Phosphorescence, like fluorescence, is a type of photoluminescence. When exposed to shorter wavelength light (radiation), a phosphorescent substance will glow, absorbing the light and reemitting…
Astronomy
We’ve Just Edged Closer to Settling the Dark Matter Controversy With a New Look at “Einstein rings” Encircling far-off Galaxies
According to physicists, the majority of the universe’s matter is composed of an invisible material that humans can only detect indirectly by its effects on…
Physics
Luminescence
According to the IUPAC definition, Luminescence is the “spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically excited species (or from a vibrationally excited species) that is…
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