This heathen god of the elements has a now-iconic identity. But how much of it is modern invention – and how much goes way back? ’Thor Chasing the Dwarfs’, 1878. Depictions of the Scandinavian god ...

Researchers have made a major advance in quantum computing with a new device that is nearly 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the ...

COX-2 is involved in prostaglandin synthesis and expressed throughout the nervous system, where it participates in pain sensitivity and in synaptic plasticity. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase, ...

Spatial control of the phase and amplitude of a laser beam is useful for applications ranging from imaging and holography to interferometry and optical tweezers, reports Neil Savage. Digital spatial ...

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Abstract: We propose in this paper a highly linear dual-drive silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) assisted by a micro-ring resonator for the microwave photonics and the integrated ...

Abstract: We fabricate an O-band membrane InGaAlAs electro-absorption modulator (EAM) integrated with a III-V/Si DFB laser on a Si photonics platform. The device exhibits 6-mW fibre-coupled output ...