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Frequency-stable laser systems for space

“JOKARUS experiment on sounding rocket successfully completed. Corner stone for laser ranging measurements with the highest precision and precursor for optical sat-ellite navigation systems. For the first time a frequency reference based on molecular iodine was successfully demonstrated in space …

Hanging by a Nanowhisker

“If Alexander Yulaev and his colleagues had their druthers, they’d do away with whiskers altogether. These scientists don’t have anything against facial hair, but they would love to eliminate the whisker-like filaments that can short out the next-generation …

How to Make a Mini Tesla Tower

“The concept of wireless electricity was introduced around 100 years ago and even today, it is one of the most fascinating and exciting topics for scientific research & development. It was the great scientist Nikola tesla, who actually demonstrated the transmission …

Insight into quantum chaos may be the key to quantum computers

“New research gives insight into a recent experiment that was able to manipulate an unprecedented number of atoms through a quantum simulator. A recent experiment by Harvard University and MIT developed a specialized quantum computer, known as a quantum simulator …

Intel at 50: Intel’s First Product - the 3101

“In April 1969, Intel introduced its first product: the 3101 static random access memory. Intel had begun operations less than a year earlier, in August 1968. At first, the company dedicated itself wholly to research and development, wanting to make …

New Material for Generating Energy-Efficient Spin Currents

“Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is emerging as next-generation memory. It allows information to be kept even without an external power supply and its unique blend of high density and high speed operation is driving global semiconductor manufacturers to develop …

Please Touch: 3D Printed Anatomy Can Make Surgery A Hands-On Experience For Everyone

“About three years ago, Dr. Beth Ripley had a patient in denial. Though Ripley and several other radiologists identified a tumor growing on the woman’s kidney, she refused to believe it — mainly because the treatment, a surgery involving removing …

RC Rover Controlled by Gestures Motions & Joyestick

“RC Rover is a Robotics project that aims to improve rover control through the use of radio frequency and the interaction of rover movement with hand movement using the inertial unit (MPU6050), but also the control of this Rover with …

Researchers offer new technology for liquid-crystal displays

“An international research team from Russia, France, and Germany has proposed a new method for orienting liquid crystals. It could be used to increase the viewing angle of liquid-crystal displays. The paper was published in the journal ACS Macro Letters …

RGB LED Matrix With an ESP8266

“I think these RGB LED Matrix displays are one of best displays you can get for your Arduino projects, they are incredibly bright and vivid and are actually pretty easy to use too! They can be used for displaying text …