Ultrafast light switches use atomically thin semiconductors for rapid optical control

A nanostructure made of silver and an atomically thin semiconductor layer can be turned into an ultrafast switching mirror ...
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Tiny optical device switches light 10,000 times faster, promises faster computers

Researchers in Germany have unveiled an ultra-fast light switch made of very thin semiconductor ...
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10,000 times faster than an electronic transistor: light switches made of ultra-thin semiconductor layers

< Moritz Gittinger (left) and Daniel Timmer stand in front of the experiment that the study is based o ... Copyright: Universität Oldenburg / Marcus Windus ...
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A Guide To Using Triacs For Switching AC

For switching high-powered loads from a microcontroller, or for switching AC loads in general, most of us will reach into the ...
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Power-Density Goals Can be Helped by Soft-Switching Options

Switching has almost always meant “hard" switching, which is simple but comes with all kinds of electrical and thermal ...