New Laser-Producing Device is as Small as a Virus

Technology could lead to ultrafast light-based data processing and storage.

By Adam Hadhazy
May 10, 2013 5:36 PMNov 12, 2019 6:20 AM
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Nanoengineers have a shiny, new tool at their disposal: laser-producing devices the size of viruses. The Lilliputian contraptions consist of two gold triangles whose peaks are pointed toward each other, creating a sort of three-dimensional bow tie shape. 

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