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NIST Researchers Develop Table-on-a-Chip Prototype to Position Dual Colors Simultaneously

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a chip-based tunable superconducting circuit that can position an individual microwave photon or a light particle in dual colours or frequencies simultaneously.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 11 Jul 2011

Semiconductor Nanowire Laser Technology to Enable Increased Storage Capacity in DVDs

A group of researchers under the supervision of a professor at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has found that semiconductor nanowire laser technology can be used in a wide variety of applications ranging from destroying viruses to boosting DVD storage capacity.

7 Jul 2011

Researchers Observe Squeezed Light from Single Atom using Photon Interactions

A team of researchers led by the Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Professor Gerhard Rempe who also heads the Quantum Dynamics Division, has observed that light can be squeezed out of a single atom, thus delivering better dynamics.

4 Jul 2011

Use of New Tungsten-Silicon Alloy Nanowires Improve Efficacy of Single-Photon Detector

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have replaced the superconducting material used in its single-photon detector with a new tungsten-silicon alloy, which increased the efficacy of the detector as well as its sensitivity to light with longer wavelengths.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 2 Jul 2011

e-time Energy Expands Nano-Coating Screening Product Market

e-time Energy, nano-coating manufacturer has declared that they will be expanding their distribution network throughout USA, Canada, and Europe, for marketing its patented HPS liquid solar screening device for windows.

30 Jun 2011

Scientists Develop Microlasers to Count Nano-Scale Synthetic or Biological Particles

A microlaser in the size of a pinprick has been developed that can identify and count individual viruses accurately. It can also be used to count the nanoparticles that initiate cloud formation or pollute the air we breathe.

29 Jun 2011

Scientists Measure Photoelectric Effect in Graphene Using New Technology

Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) designed light-detectors from graphene and analyzed their special features. Scientists at the TU Vienna are closely studying graphene’s optical and electronic properties.

28 Jun 2011

Research Team Observes Spin Quantum-Jumps with Single Trapped Proton and Anti-Proton

A team of researchers from the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) along with their colleagues from Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg and GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt, measured the magnetic properties of a single proton. For the first time, they observed spin quantum-jumps of a trapped proton.

27 Jun 2011

Stanford Researchers Develop Underwater Microphone Using Silicon Chip to Measure Oceanic Sounds

Stanford researchers have designed an underwater microphone with high-sensitivity that can capture a wide range of sounds in the ocean.

27 Jun 2011

Georgia Tech Engineers Design High-Resolution Microspectrometer

Georgia Institute of Technology engineers have designed a new microspectrometer with high resolution and wide bandwidth.

22 Jun 2011

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

NIST Researchers Develop Table-on-a-Chip Prototype to Position Dual Colors Simultaneously

Semiconductor Nanowire Laser Technology to Enable Increased Storage Capacity in DVDs

Researchers Observe Squeezed Light from Single Atom using Photon Interactions

Use of New Tungsten-Silicon Alloy Nanowires Improve Efficacy of Single-Photon Detector

e-time Energy Expands Nano-Coating Screening Product Market

Scientists Develop Microlasers to Count Nano-Scale Synthetic or Biological Particles

Scientists Measure Photoelectric Effect in Graphene Using New Technology

Research Team Observes Spin Quantum-Jumps with Single Trapped Proton and Anti-Proton

Stanford Researchers Develop Underwater Microphone Using Silicon Chip to Measure Oceanic Sounds

Georgia Tech Engineers Design High-Resolution Microspectrometer

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Levidian and Zentek Seek to Establish Graphene-Integrated Filter Manufacturing Facility in the Middle East to Advance Cleaner, Safer Air

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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