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Berkeley Lab Develops Novel Technique to Produce High-Purity Nanocrystals

A research team led by Paul Alivisatos from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy has developed a novel solution-based synthesis method to produce nanocrystals with superior optoelectronic properties.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Feb 2012

Researchers Demonstrate Optomechanical Mechanism Using Novel Nanomembrane

Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute have developed a novel laser cooling method for semiconductor membranes, paving the way to develop efficient cooling systems for components of future ultrasensitive sensors and quantum computers.

24 Jan 2012

Health Facility in Tennessee Features PPG’s Solarban Glasses

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-New Construction platinum certification to the Upper Cumberland Regional Health Facility located in Cookeville.

From PPG Industries Inc. 24 Jan 2012

Nanometrics Implements its Optical Critical Dimension Technology

Nanometrics, a provider of sophisticated process control systems and solutions, has reached an important milestone signifying the implementation of its optical critical dimension (OCD) technology.

11 Jan 2012

Researcher's Theoretical Negative-Index Metamaterial Helps Realize Superlens

Durdu Guney from the Michigan Technological University has developed a model to fabricate a superlens or a perfect lens that is capable of utilizing visible light to view objects measuring 100 nm.

10 Jan 2012

Researchers Modify Properties of Light Using Plasmonic Nanoantenna Arrays

Using plasmonic nanoantenna arrays, Purdue University researchers have demonstrated new ways of accurately manipulating the propagation of light by modifying its phase, opening the door for new class of optical advancements such as powerful computers, telecommunications and microscopes.

23 Dec 2011

Researchers Use Nanophotonics to Capture High-Resolution Optical Images of Live Cells

A research team led by Peidong Yang, a chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a nanowire endoscope by integrating a waveguide of tin oxide nanowire with an optical fiber’s tapered end, paving the way for capturing optical images of the inside of an individual live cell at high resolution or accurately delivering drugs, proteins, genes or other cargo without causing damage to the cell.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 23 Dec 2011

Novel Method Measures Nano-Scale Changes of Cone Cells in Live Human Retina

Researchers at the Indiana University Bloomington have used an optical coherence tomography (OCT) to study the nano-scale growth of cone cells in live human eye.

22 Dec 2011

Boston Micromachines Receives NASA Grant to Improve Topography in MEMS Deformable Mirrors

Boston Micromachines, a manufacturer of MEMS deformable mirrors (DMs) for use in adaptive optics systems, has declared that the Small Business Innovation Research Program of NASA has awarded a $125,000 Phase 1 contract to Boston Micromachines for assisting the exoplanet imaging research, a major objective of NASA.

From Boston Micromachines Corp. 21 Dec 2011

Researcher Receives European Research Council Grant for Studying Quantum Field Theory

Tobias J. Osborne, who serves as a Professor of theoretical physics at the Leibniz Universitat Hannover’s Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Cluster of Excellence, Centre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research (QUEST), has received a €1.34 million grant for the coming five years from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project titled ‘Quantum Field Theory, the Variational Principle, and Continuous Matrix Product States’.

13 Dec 2011