technologies

New forms of photons open doors to advanced optical technologies

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Multiple photonic orbitals emerge within a photonic crystal superlattice. Credit: Physical assessment B (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.109.235141 Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have gained important insights into photons, the elementary particles that make up light. They ‘behave’ in an astonishingly greater variety than electrons that surround atoms, while also being much easier … Read more

Researchers achieve high vacuum levitation of silica nanoparticles, paving the way for future levitation technologies – The Debrief

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Vacuum Levitation

Researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully demonstrated high-vacuum levitation of a silica nanoparticle on a hybrid photonic-electric chip. This major achievement, detailed in their latest study published in Nature Nanotechnologyrepresents a major step forward in the field of nanotechnology and opens up new possibilities for future technological applications. The breakthrough is the latest in a … Read more

Samsung Electronics will demonstrate SmartThings Pro and next-gen display technologies at InfoComm 2024

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Samsung is expanding the hyperconnected SmartThings platform to the business ecosystem with SmartThings Pro at InfoComm 2024 Samsung Color E-Paper is a new ultra-low energy display that allows companies to share their brand more effectively Samsung Electronics today announced SmartThings Pro and next-generation display technologies for its award-winning digital signage range. The announcement is part … Read more

Rapid rollout of clean technologies makes energy cheaper, not more expensive – News – IEA

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The key task for governments is to make clean energy technologies more accessible to those who would otherwise struggle with upfront costs, according to a new special report from the IEA. Accelerating the transition to clean energy technologies improves energy affordability and can ease pressure on the cost of living more broadly, according to a … Read more

Straight from science fiction: NASA is developing six groundbreaking space technologies for tomorrow

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SciTechDaily

A collage of artist concepts highlighting the new approaches proposed by the 2024 NIAC Phase II winners for possible future missions. Credit: NASA, From left to right: Edward Balaban, Mary Knapp, Mahmooda Sultana, Brianna Clements, Ethan Schaler NASAThe Innovative Advanced Concepts program is advancing six “science fiction-style” space technology projects, including a lunar railway and … Read more