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Ultracold Atom Clouds Enable Study of Quantum State Between Order and Thermal Equilibrium

The transition to thermal equilibrium in the quantum world has been found to be more complicated than what has been assumed. When ice cubes are put in hot water they will not remain stable, but will melt to reach thermal equilibrium in the normal state.

7 Sep 2012

NIST’s Hybrid Metrology Technique Can Reduce Uncertainties in Measurement of Computer Chip Features

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has devised a hybrid metrology technique that could reduce the uncertainties related to the measurement of features on the computer chip. The hybrid metrology technique is a combination of statistical analysis and scanning techniques.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 7 Sep 2012

ImagineNano 2013 Will be Held in Bilbao, Spain, 23rd to 26th April

ImagineNano will be organized once again by Phantoms Foundation, CIC NanoGUNE, Donostia International Physics Centre and in collaboration with the Bilbao Exhibition Centre.

6 Sep 2012

Silicon-Based Quantum Chips

In a significant step towards practical realization of quantum computing, scientists who are part of a collaborative team led by University of Bristol in UK have developed silicon-based quantum circuits that could lead the way to mass production of new quantum technologies.

4 Sep 2012

Researchers Measure Properties of Light at Atomic Scale

Researchers from the Duke University and Imperial College have devised a method to measure photonic interactions at the atomic scale using which the upper performance limit of light enhancing metal devices can be determined.

From Duke University - Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics 1 Sep 2012

Veeco Installs GEN2000 Molecular Beam Epitaxy System at IPG

Veeco Instruments, a provider of advanced thin film process technologies including MOCVD, Ion Beam, and Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) for manufacturers of power electronics, wireless chips, MEMS, hard drives, and LEDs, has announced that it has installed a GEN2000 Edge MBE System at IPG Photonics.

From Veeco 29 Aug 2012

Researchers Successfully Map Behavior of Light in Complex Photonic Materials

Scientists from King's College London together with AMOLF and ICFO have successfully mapped the interaction of light with complex photonic materials by breaking the light resolution limit at the nanoscale. This was done by employing a new technique that integrates optical detection and electronic excitation.

21 Aug 2012

New Technique for Creating Sharp Color Images at Nanoscale

Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) have devised a ground-breaking technique that utilizes metal-laced nano-scale structures to create sharp, full-spectrum color images at 100,000 dpi, without using dyes or inks.

14 Aug 2012

New Metamaterial Channels Photons in Single Direction

A collaborative initiative between researchers from MIT, the University of Texas at Austin and Zhejiang University in China has yielded a new metamaterial that is capable of channeling photons in one direction.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 Aug 2012

Nano-FTIR Technique Facilitates Nanoscale Chemical Identification and Mapping of Materials

Scientists from NanoGUNE, Neaspec and the University of Munich have developed a novel instrument that can perform nanoscale mapping and chemical identification of materials.

30 Jul 2012