Since the first laser was invented in 1960, they’ve always given off heat. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers are the first to solve a decades-old puzzle — figuring out how to make a laser refrigerate water and other liquids.
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Crystals play an important role in the formation of substances from skeletons and shells to soils and semiconductor materials. But many aspects of their formation are shrouded in mystery. Scientists have long worked to understand how crystals grow into complex shapes. Now, an international group of researchers has shown how nature uses a variety of pathways to grow crystals beyond the classical, one-piece-at-a-time route. “Because crystallization is a ubiquitous phenomenon across a wide range of scientific disciplines, a shift in…
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser using a semiconductor that’s only three atoms thick. It could help open the door to next-generation computing that uses light, rather than electrons, to transfer information.
From starting his own company – and recruiting 11 friends to join him – and running a successful nonprofit to doing research in the lab and taking a full course load, engineering undergraduate student David Coven is an expert schedule juggler.
Scientists have developed what they believe is the thinnest-possible semiconductor, a new class of nanoscale materials made in sheets only three atoms thick.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack or use in much smaller and more diverse applications than current technology allows.
A new ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø institute to develop efficient, cost-effective solar power and better energy storage systems launched Dec. 12 with an event attended by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Michael K. Young, Gov. Jay Inslee and researchers, industry experts and policy leaders in renewable energy.
A team led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø engineers has created a patch with tiny, biodegradable needles that can penetrate the skin and precisely deliver a tuberculosis test. The researchers published their results online Aug. 26 in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.
Researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have created a material they say would make LEDs cheaper and greener to manufacture, driving down costs to consumers.