Topological insulators are materials with very special properties. They conduct electricity or light particles on their surface or edges only but not on the inside. This unusual behaviour could eventually lead to technical innovations which is why topological insulators have been the subject of intense global research for several years. Physicists of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) […]
Controlled Coupling Of Light And Matter
Researchers from Würzburg and London have succeeded in controlling the coupling of light and matter at room temperature. They have published their results in Science Advances. This achievement is particularly significant, as it builds the foundations for the realization of practical photonic quantum technologies. While many demonstrations of optical quantum processes require cryogenic temperatures to protect […]
Mimicking the Ingenuity of Nature
Nature shows how to do it: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants to create energy-rich organic compounds, usually in the form of carbohydrates, and oxygen (O2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) driven by light. If we succeeded in mimicking this process on a large scale, numerous problems of humanity would probably be […]