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Improved Spectroscopy Method for Ultra-Fast Analysis of Aluminum Inclusions

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of an improved method for ultra-fast analysis of inclusions in aluminum using optical emission spectroscopy (OES).

10 Feb 2011

Bristol Scientists' New Tool Helps to Understand Nanostructure of Exotic Alloys

The wonder of science often comes from the endless possibilities opened up by each successive discovery and the unexpected findings that result. Scientists at the University of Bristol now have a new tool that will yield yet more and unprecedented levels of information – and crucially, without disturbing the natural, physical state of the object under scrutiny.

9 Feb 2011

Rudolph Receives Multiple Orders for Latest Opaque Thin Film Metrology Tool

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of process characterization equipment and software for wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities, announced today that it has received multiple system orders from a major Asian foundry and an IDM (integrated device manufacturer) with fabrication facilities in the U.S. for its latest MetaPULSE®-G opaque metrology tool.

From Onto Innovation 8 Feb 2011

Veeco Introduce New GaN MOCVD Multi-Reactor System for Producing HB-LEDs

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today the introduction of the TurboDisc(R) MaxBright(TM) Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Multi-Reactor System for production of high-b...

From Veeco 7 Feb 2011

UC Berkeley Researchers Identify New Way for Growing Nanolasers on Silicon

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that use optoelectronic chips.

7 Feb 2011

Web-Based Imaging Toolkit to Study Plasmonic Fields in Nanoscale Devices

In typical plasmonic devices, electromagnetic waves crowd into tiny metal structures, concentrating energy into nanoscale dimensions.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 5 Feb 2011

Atoms Packed in Optical Tubes Boost Performance of Experimental Atomic Clocks

In a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 5 Feb 2011

Determination of 3-D Structures of Tiny Protein Nanocrystals Using X-Ray Laser

Two studies published in the February 3 issue of Nature demonstrate how the unique capabilities of the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser—the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory—could revolutionize the study of life.

4 Feb 2011

Quantum Mechanics Helps to Melt Glass at Absolute Zero

Quantum mechanics, developed in the 1920s, has had an enormous impact in explaining how matter works. The elementary particles that make up different forms of matter — such as electrons, protons, neutrons and ph...

4 Feb 2011

Boston College Secures $1 Million Grant for Nanocoax Optical Microscope Development

Boston College has been awarded a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to support a team of university researchers developing a new microscope that uses a light-guiding "metamedium" to create images t...

3 Feb 2011