Room Temperature Semiconductor of T-Rays 110
Fallen Andy noted a Physorg story that says "Engineers and applied physicists from Harvard University have demonstrated the first room-temperature electrically-pumped semiconductor source of coherent Terahertz (THz) radiation, also known as T-rays. The breakthrough in laser technology, based upon commercially available nanotechnology, has the potential to become a standard Terahertz source to support applications ranging from security screening to chemical sensing." "What did you do at the office today, honey?" "Oh, I just demonstrated the first room-temperature electrically-pumped semiconductor source of coherent Terahertz radiation. How was your day, dear?"
Article unit goof? (Score:5, Insightful)
So, with that aside, we still have to decide if this thing is a maser or a taser!
What we REALLY need (Score:3, Insightful)
I know there are lots more applications for this, but what the health care system could really use right now is cheaper imaging technology. I'd love to see a similar breakthrough that reduced the cost of an MRI machine to about five grand.