UW Scientists Build a Nanolaser Using a Single Atomic Sheet
![The ultra-thin semiconductor, which is about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair, stretches across the top of the photonic cavity.U of Washington UW Scientists Build a Nanolaser Using a Single Atomic Sheet](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image23-03-2015-21.30.03.jpg)
University of Washington scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser — using the thinnest semiconductor available today — that is energy efficient, easy to build and compatible with existing electronics. Lasers play essential roles in countless technologies, from medical therapies to metal cutters to electronic gadgets. But to meet modern needs in computation, communications, imaging […]