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Novel Method to Manipulate Light Scattered from Nanorods Using Liquid Crystals

A research team led by Stephan Link of Rice University Laboratory has found a method to manipulate light dispersed by gold nanorods utilizing liquid crystals. The gold nanorods capture and reemit light in a particular direction.

1 Oct 2011

Research Book Discusses Early Career Research on Nanotechnology in Australia

A research book titled, ‘Nanotechnology in Australia: Showcase of Early Career Research,’ has been included by Research and Markets to its offering.

30 Sep 2011

Harvard Engineers Develop Plasmonic Nanotweezers

Harvard engineers have developed a novel device called plasmonic nanotweezers that utilize laser light to capture nanoparticles. The new device will facilitate the study and isolation of minute particles such as viruses.

28 Sep 2011

Researchers Develop Nanoscale Nonlinear Optical Device

Stanford researchers have developed a novel nonlinear optical device that miniaturizes electric-field-induced second harmonic light generation (EFISH) devices down to the size of nanoscale.

27 Sep 2011

Focus Issue on Nanoplasmonics and Metamaterials Discusses Nanoscale Interaction of Light and Matter

A special focus issue on nanoplasmonics and metamaterials, specific fields of nano-optics, which discuss the interaction of matter and light at the nanoscale, has been published by the editors of Optical Materials Express (OMEx), an open-access journal of the Optical Society (OSA).

26 Sep 2011

University Of Alberta Researchers Develop Virtual Reflected Light Microscopy System

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a 3-D imaging system known as Virtual Reflected-Light Microscopy.

23 Sep 2011

Novel Method to Fabricate Plasmonic Nanogap Arrays Quickly and Economically

A research team led by Dr. Stefan Strauf, who serves as Director of the NanoPhotonics Laboratory (NPL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, has devised a new method based on holographic lithography (HL) for producing evenly placed metallic nanostructures.

8 Sep 2011

Researchers Introduce Hard X-ray Angle-Resolved PhotoEmission Spectroscopy (HARPES)

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) have developed a novel X-ray technique called the hard x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (HARPES).

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 29 Aug 2011

Study on Utilization of Photons as Data Carriers Inside Computer Chip

It is easier to transmit information-rich photons several thousand miles via fiber-optic cable than for a few nanometers inside a computer chip.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 25 Aug 2011

Novel Method for Stable Metal Nanoparticle Suspension Production

Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, who serves as chair and professor of biomedical and chemical engineering at L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science of Syracuse University, has created a patent-pending innovative method for the production of stable metal nanoparticle suspensions that can capture sunlight.

24 Aug 2011