Optical computer now a step closer Researchers from the FOM Foundation, the MESA+ Institute at the University of Twente, Philips and ASML have designed a completely new method for manufacturing 3D ...

Since the first diamond photonic-bandgap structure was discovered 1, researchers have pursued the task of obtaining photonic crystals possessing larger bandgaps and/or structures with large bandgaps ...

Using bundled strands of DNA to build Tinkertoy-like tetrahedral cages, scientists have devised a way to trap and arrange nanoparticles in a way that mimics the crystalline structure of diamond. The ...

Even with the weight of worlds on its shoulders, diamond resolutely refuses to buckle under the pressure. Thanks to the highest-pressure X-ray diffraction experiments ever reported, researchers have ...

Diamond plays a key role in quantum computing due to its unique structure, specifically nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers. When nitrogen is added to diamond, it creates a pairing with vacancies (missing ...

(Nanowerk News) The continuous success of the computer industry is made possible by the ongoing miniaturization of computer chips. A way to make computers even faster is to devise chips that are ...