Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (GM-APDs) are highly sensitive light detectors, capable of detecting single photons. Photons of certain wavelengths, when absorbed by photodiodes, generate ...

(Nanowerk News) The performance of flexible large-area organic photodiodes has advanced to the point that they can now offer advantages over conventional silicon photodiode technology, particularly ...

(Nanowerk News) In a novel approach, a new study at SISSA (Science Advances, "Distributed interfacing by nanoscale photodiodes enables single neuron light-activation and sensory enhancement in 3D ...

Electrical and computer engineers have developed an avalanche photodiode that achieved record performance and has the potential to transform next generation night-vision imaging and Light Detection ...

In a novel approach, a new study at SISSA uses technology that can activate individual nerve cells with a light impulse. A targeted, non-invasive approach that can be used for fundamental studies into ...