electrical engineering

Color-changing coatings ready for the big time

1 min read · Sat, Nov 19 2016

applied mathematics nanomaterials light electrical engineering

The dazzling colors of peacock feathers arise from the physical interaction of light with biological nanostructures. Researchers have discovered how to exploit this natural trickery known as structural coloration into a large-scale printing technology that produces lightweight and ultraresistant coatings in any color desirable.

A firefly's flash inspires new nanolaser light

1 min read · Sat, Jul 15 2017

nanoscience nanoscale electrical engineering light

Synchronized emissions from innovative on-chip lasers create possibilities for inexpensive artificial neural networks.

Patterned optical chips keep secrets perfectly safe

1 min read · Sun, Dec 22 2019

communications data security electrical engineering

Chaos could help put cyberhackers out of business with a patterned silicon chip that will be uncrackable even in the future.