Optical Cloaks get Closer with Photonic Crystals

I am amazed that this technology is really starting to become real.
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Ultra-Short Lasers have Great Potential

New ultra-short lasers can do everything regular lasers can do only better, and have new uses we are just starting to figure out. USP lasers could be used on construction sites -- drilling, cutting, surface-shaping -- and in surgical theaters, removing cancers at cellular precision.
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Iridescent Brazilian Beetle May Hold the Secret to Photonic Crystals

Scientists at the University of Utah have discovered that the scales of a beetle are photonic crystals. If they can create silicon versions, it may clear the way for optical computers.
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Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make High Volume Reliable Nano Wires

This new technique should allow us to mass produce nano wires for photonic and electronic integrated circuits.
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