Terahertz : Science World Report

Dec 14, 2016 03:00 AM EST

Remote Antarctica Site Can Help Unravel Mystery Of The Universe’s Origin

Dome A, a remote site in Antarctica, can help people with clues to know how the universe was born.

Nov 01, 2013 10:31 PM EDT

Long Sought Terahertz Laser Can be Created With Flashes From Graphene

Graphene is considered the jack-of-all-trades of materials science: The two-dimensional honeycomb-shaped lattice made up of carbon atoms is stronger than steel and exhibits extremely high charge carrier mobilities. It is also transparent, lightweight and flexible. No wonder that there are plenty of ...

Aug 12, 2013 11:28 PM EDT

Experiments With Strongest Terahertz Laser Yield Ultrafast Magnetization Milestone

A terahertz laser developed at the Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute makes it possible to control a material's magnetisation at a timescale of picoseconds (0.000,000,000,001 seconds).

Aug 06, 2013 05:24 PM EDT

Newly Invented Nano-Scale Terahertz Detector Could Make Molecule 'Scanners' Possible

Molecules could soon be "scanned" in a fashion similar to imaging screenings at airports, thanks to a detector developed by University of Pittsburgh physicists.