SPASER Tech: Your T-shirt's Ringing
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 10:40
in Physics & Chemistry
A new version of SPASER (surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) technology being investigated could mean that mobile phones become so small, efficient, and flexible they could be printed on clothing. 'Hey, is that your t-shirt ringing or mine?' Researchers have modeled the world's first SPASER to be made completely of carbon. As you guessed by the definition, because the SP replaces the L in LASER, a SPASER is effectively a nanoscale laser or nanolaser. It emits a beam of light through the vibration of free electrons, rather than the space-consuming electromagnetic wave emission process of a traditional laser. read more