Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily changes the behavior of their host material. Their novel approach could lead to smaller, and more efficient electronics -- like smartphones -- in the future.
Tyler Cocker, an associate professor in the College of Natural Science, and Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes, an assistant professor in the colleges of Engineering and Natural Science, have combined the experimental and theoretical sides of quantum mechanics -- the study of the strange ways atoms behave at a very small scale -- to push the boundaries of what materials can do to improve electronic technologies we use every day.
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