Transformation optics make a U-turn for the better

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Schematic on the left shows the scattering of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on a metal-dielectric interface with a single protrusion. Schematic on right shows how SPP scattering is dramatically suppressed when the optical space around the protrusion is transformed. (Image courtesy of Zhang group) Powerful new …

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Organic transistor mimics brain synapse

Researchers in France claim to have made the first transistor that mimics connections in the human brain. The device, which is based on pentacene and gold nanoparticles, could lead to a new generation of neuro-inspired computers as well as help connect artificial structures to biological tissue. The team, which includes scientists from the CNRS (the …

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