Type-II superlattice nBn photodetectors based on mid-wave infrared III-V materials have progressed considerably in terms of noise and quantum efficiency. While these traits lend feasibility towards ...

Short-wave infrared (SWIR) range carries information vital for augmented vision. Colloidal quantum dots (CQD) enable monolithic integration with small pixel pitch, large resolution and tunable cut-off ...

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Highly sensitive short-wave infrared (SWIR) detectors, compatible with the silicon-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process, are regarded as the key enabling components in the ...

Solaveni, a German fine chemical manufacturer and spinoff of Polish perovskite PV module manufacturer Saule Technologies, is commercializing a protic ionic liquids technology that purportedly ...

The skunky smell of cannabis may be going out of style. NPR's science correspondent Pien Huang visited the grow facility for District Cannabis, which sells weed in Washington D.C. and Maryland. On ...

Single-element detectors (SEDs) with a room temperature extended short-wave infrared (eSWIR) photoresponse were fabricated with branched nanorods of HgTe. Nanorods with high aspect (length/width) ...

Bárbara Olivieri and Yazmeen Ryan scored in the second half, but the Houston Dash fell short against the San Diego Wave on Friday at Shell Energy Stadium.

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