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New Security Technology for Quantum Cryptography Systems

The University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light have designed and tested a method to exploit flaws in quantum cryptography devices to execute an attack.

31 Aug 2010

Researchers Use Quantum Mechanics for New Materials in Optoelectronics

European researchers have developed new transparent conductive oxides (TCOs), combining computer modelling of precision fabrication processes with quantum mechanics.

30 Aug 2010

Scientists Use Laser Splitter Technique to Create Photon Triplets

Researchers from Austria, Australia and Canada have made a significant breakthrough in the quantum optics research by creating photon triplets directly.

3 Aug 2010

Innsbruck Physicists Observe Quantum Phase Transitions in One Dimensional Quantum Lattice

University of Innsbruck’s physicists have noticed a quantum phenomenon where a randomly weak disturbance makes the atoms to build a systematic structure from a non-systematic one.

3 Aug 2010

Daylight Defense Wins Contract for Quantum Cascade Laser Demonstrator Units

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has awarded Daylight Defense a contract to develop QCL (Quantum Cascade Laser) technology based demonstrator units.

30 Jul 2010

Scientists Link Nanoparticles with Semiconductor Quantum Dots to Increase Light Intensity

Scientists from the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have exhibited the capability to improve the intensity of light transmitted by individual quantum dots by 20 times.

29 Jul 2010

New Book on Optical Pumping of Atoms

New book from John Wiley and Sons, namely, ‘Optically Pumped Atoms’, covers knowledge on the optical pumping of atoms. The report is supported by several modelling computation examples for optically pumped systems.

16 Jul 2010

NIST Physicists Develop Ion Trap with Optical Fiber

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed a new ion trap featuring a built-in optical fiber.

From NIST 15 Jul 2010

Detailed Handbook of Neutron Optics and its Applications

Research and Markets has released a new book from John Wiley and Sons, titled, Handbook of Neutron Optics. Masahiko Utsuro and Vladimir Ignatovich have authored the book.

1 Jul 2010