Science2-Millisecond Chip Captures Sound's Quantum JumpStanford physicists tracked a single phonon vanish between energy states in real time, using a resonator that rings for 2 milliseconds — a scientific first.
TechnologyStanford's Fingertip-Sized Chip Boosts Light 100x With Tiny Power DrawA new Stanford optical amplifier the size of a fingertip can intensify light signals 100-fold on a few hundred milliwatts — small enough to run on a battery and fit inside a smartphone.