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PHOTONS TRUMP ELECTRONS. “Our system is a clear direction toward demonstrating on-chip applications of a new type of light-based communication device that solves a number of existing challenges." https://lnkd.in/egWQir9 View in LinkedIn

PHOTONS TRUMP ELECTRONS. “The new device, therefore, solves at least one major drawback of current photonic systems that use fiber optic cables. Photons tend to reverse course in such systems, causing a form of reflective noise known as backscatter." https://lnkd.in/egWQir9 View in LinkedIn

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS. "To create the device, the researchers made “a grid of tiny cavities etched in silicon, forming the photonic crystal. By precisely applying electric current to the grid they can control — or ‘harmonically tune'...the photonic crystal to synthesize magnetism and exert virtual force upon photons." https://lnkd.in/egWQir9 View in LinkedIn

THIS BLOG is simply an attempt to highlight some of the extraordinary ideas of brilliant minds in the (predominantly) life sciences. Research today, built upon the greatest accumulation of science in the history of mankind in the last 100 years, is of remarkable quality, continually shattering previous paradigms with bold and unexpected findings. View in LinkedIn

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS. "This technology is built upon recent research into photonic crystals, which are crystals that can ‘trap’ and release photons." https://lnkd.in/egWQir9 View in LinkedIn

MAGNETIC CLOAK (2012). "Magnetic materials naturally exist with extreme magnetic permeability values ranging from zero - superconductors - to effectively infinity - ferromagnets -, through many intermediate values. Metamaterials built from different combinations of them have enabled the realization of magnetic cloaks, and other devices for shaping magnetic fields." https://lnkd.in/eG3bEYG View in LinkedIn

FROM ELECTRONS TO PHOTONS. "Being able to control photons so precisely could have a great effect on the technological landscape of the world. When the ability to control electrons with magnetism was discovered it eventually resulted in modern electronics." https://lnkd.in/egWQir9 View in LinkedIn

MAGNETIC CLOAKING. "The sneaky science of “cloaking” just keeps getting richer. Physicists and engineers had already demonstrated rudimentary invisibility cloaks that can hide objects from light, sound, and water waves. Now, they’ve devised an “antimagnet” cloak that can shield an object from a constant magnetic field without disturbing that field." https://lnkd.in/exfa37a View in LinkedIn

NEXT WEEKEND the shocking theme of the changes in British flora and fauna continues. I have been visiting Paris and the countryside northwest of the city, and my impression is that the situation here is even more grave, with gigantic monoculture fields and marginalized woodlands. I head now for Catalonia, with its generous forests, crop rotation with alfalfa, and great strips of wild bamboo. View in LinkedIn

ANTI-MAGNET. "Although magnetic flux guides already exist, the authors’ new design has the potential to transfer magnetic fields over longer distances without degradation, and could be used to increase the storage density of magnetic recording media, or to create higher resolution magnetic images of materials and devices, among other applications." https://lnkd.in/evNgRhQ View in LinkedIn