Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different ...

Self-assembled structures offer a unique design concept for optical data storage devices. The storage of digital information using light is a key technology for producing long-term archives of large ...

Researchers describe a highly accurate way to assemble multiple micron-scale optical devices extremely close together on a single chip. The approach could allow high-volume manufacturing of chip-based ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In a world driven by data, the relentless growth of digital information is pushing existing storage technologies to their limits. Every day, vast amounts of data are generated, ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Royal Philips Electronics NV will team up with Benq Corp. to establish an optical storage devices company that aims to grab 15% share of the worldwide market. Philips and Benq will ...

A new proposal borrows from the principles of quantum mechanics and a technique called "wavelength multiplexing" to hypothesize an ultra-dense new storage format. When you purchase through links on ...

LONDON — Taiwanese electronics group Lite-On IT has bought, for about $200 million in a cash and share deal, the optical disc drive manufacturing operations of rival group BenQ. The deal will make ...