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Innovative Nanoscale Polymer Layer Lens Nearly Identical to Human Eye Lens

Drawing heavily upon nature for inspiration, a team of researchers has created a new artificial lens that is nearly identical to the natural lens of the human eye. This innovative lens, which is made up of thousands of nanoscale polymer layers, may one day provide a more natural performance in implantable lenses to replace damaged or diseased human eye lenses, as well as consumer vision products; it also may lead to superior ground and aerial surveillance technology.

14 Nov 2012

Huge Success for Vacuum Expo and Photonex 2012 - Dates Announced for 2013

The third Vacuum Expo event was the biggest and best event in the series to date. Many exhibitors said they had an excellent event with increased prospect numbers and plenty of high quality discussions taking place on their stands. Post show analysis has confirmed this visitor growth to be 30%.

7 Nov 2012

Virus Particle-Sized Plasmonic Nanolasers Operate at Room Temperature

A Northwestern University research team has found a way to manufacture single laser devices that are the size of a virus particle and that operate at room temperature. These plasmonic nanolasers could be readily integrated into silicon-based photonic devices, all-optical circuits and nanoscale biosensors.

6 Nov 2012

Nanoscale Patterning Can Change the Color of Gold

Red gold, green gold – a ground-breaking initiative has found a way of changing the colour of the world's most iconic precious metal.

26 Oct 2012

New Facilities to Explore Neurotechnology and Nanobiophotonics at INRS

Professors Tiago Falk and Fiorenzo Vetrone of INRS (Energy, Materials, and Telecommunications Centre) will soon have new facilities available for exploring the world of neurotechnology and nanobiophotonics.

20 Oct 2012

Advanced Atom Optics for Detection of Theoretically Predicted Gravitational Waves

A pioneering technology capable of atomic-level precision is now being developed to detect what so far has remained imperceptible: gravitational waves or ripples in space-time caused by cataclysmic events including even the Big Bang itself.

19 Oct 2012

Researchers Color Gold Films with Nanometer-Thick Layers of Germanium

In Harvard's Pierce Hall, the surface of a small germanium-coated gold sheet shines vividly in crimson. A centimeter to the right, where the same metallic coating is literally only about 20 atoms thicker, the surface is a dark blue, almost black. The colors form the logo of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), where researchers have demonstrated a new way to customize the color of metal surfaces by exploiting a completely overlooked optical phenomenon.

15 Oct 2012

X-Ray Crystallographic Studies Show Interaction Between Neurotensin and its Receptor

Researchers have published the first highly detailed description of how neurotensin, a neuropeptide hormone which modulates nerve cell activity in the brain, interacts with its receptor.

11 Oct 2012

Researchers Discover Nanoscale Plasmonic Antennas on Graphene for Efficient Electronics

Rice University researchers are doping graphene with light in a way that could lead to the more efficient design and manufacture of electronics, as well as novel security and cryptography devices.

11 Oct 2012

Sequential Passivation and Reactive Ion Etching Employed to Produce 3D Photonic Crystals

In modern telecommunications, light carries digital information over kilometers within seconds. Adapted optical materials control the light signals. In the AFM journal, researchers from Berlin, Louvain, and from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology present a method to produce photonic crystals. Their optical properties are adjusted by structures of micrometer size.

6 Oct 2012

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Innovative Nanoscale Polymer Layer Lens Nearly Identical to Human Eye Lens

Huge Success for Vacuum Expo and Photonex 2012 - Dates Announced for 2013

Virus Particle-Sized Plasmonic Nanolasers Operate at Room Temperature

Nanoscale Patterning Can Change the Color of Gold

New Facilities to Explore Neurotechnology and Nanobiophotonics at INRS

Advanced Atom Optics for Detection of Theoretically Predicted Gravitational Waves

Researchers Color Gold Films with Nanometer-Thick Layers of Germanium

X-Ray Crystallographic Studies Show Interaction Between Neurotensin and its Receptor

Researchers Discover Nanoscale Plasmonic Antennas on Graphene for Efficient Electronics

Sequential Passivation and Reactive Ion Etching Employed to Produce 3D Photonic Crystals

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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