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Cornell Researchers Develop Viable Process for Nanocrystal Infra-red LEDs

Light-emitting diodes at infrared wavelengths are the magic behind such things as night vision and optical communications, including the fiber-optic backbone of the internet. Researchers at Cornell University have advanc...

10 May 2012

Researchers Improve Fluorescent Efficiency of Quantum Dots Using Formic Acid

A research team led by Sandra Rosenthal from the Vanderbilt University has discovered a way to improve white-light quantum dots’ fluorescent efficiency up to 45%, a more than 10-fold increase from an initial level of 3%.

10 May 2012

MIT Professor Receives 2012 Nano Letters Young Investigator Lectureship Award

Silvija Gradeèak, who serves as the Thomas Lord Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has won the 2012 Nano Letters Young Investigator Lectureship award.

9 May 2012

NASA’s Phase II Grant to Boston Micromachines to Build High-Reliability MEMS Deformable Mirrors

NASA's Small Business Innovation Research Program has awarded a $750,000 Phase II contract to Boston Micromachines, a company specializing in adaptive optics systems and MEMS-based deformable mirror (DM) products, to assist NASA's Exoplanet Exploration program.

9 May 2012

Simulations of Reality Need Less Memory on Quantum Computers

Researchers from the University of Bristol have demonstrated that quantum computer may need lesser memory for simulations of reality when compared to a classical computer.

5 May 2012

Researchers Develop Ultrafast, Low-Energy Quantum-Dot Switch

At the Joint Quantum Institute, a research team, comprising Edo Waks and colleagues, has developed an all-optical switch utilizing a quantum dot integrated within a tiny hole-free arcade, which behaves like a resonant cavity.

5 May 2012

Weiss Family Donate $1 Million to Nanotechnology Research Institute

American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has received a $1 million pledge from long-time Ben-Gurion Society members Henry and Anita Weiss to further nanotechnology research.

4 May 2012

Nanonics Imaging Hosts User Workshop during CLEO Conference in San Jose, CA

Nanonics Imaging is pleased to invite its current and future customers to an upcoming User Workshop on Tuesday, May 8th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the F1 Conference Room in the San Jose Convention Center. The Workshop, to be held during the CLEO 2012 Conference & Exhibition, will feature prominent scientists presenting new developments and research highlights related to their work using Nanonics systems.

2 May 2012

Single nanomaterial yields many laser colors

Red, green, and blue lasers have become small and cheap enough to find their way into products ranging from BluRay DVD players to fancy pens, but each color is made with different semiconductor materials and by elaborate...

30 Apr 2012

Minalogic-Supported Delpix Project Adapts X-ray Tomography to Real-time Quality Inspection on the Manufacturing-Line

Minalogic has announced that the Delpix project has enabled the creation of a full X-ray rapid-tomography system for quality inspection on the production line.

30 Apr 2012