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New Scanning Electron Microscope from JEOL Features Optics System

JEOL has introduced a unique Scanning Electron Microscope with optics that enable ultrahigh resolution imaging at low kV and high spatial resolution microanalysis.

26 Aug 2010

Nanostructuring Helps to Advance Displays

In a step toward more efficient, smaller and higher-definition display screens, a University of Michigan professor has developed a new type of color filter made of nano-thin sheets of metal with precisely spaced gratings.

26 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop Organic LEDs Using New Nanomaterial

Electronic products pollute our environment with a number of heavy metals before, during and after they're used.

26 Aug 2010

MIT Technology Review Honors Viterbi School Professor for Nanomaterials Research

The University of Southern California announced today that Michelle Povinelli, a member of the faculty of the Viterbi School of Engineering, has been recognized by MIT Technology Review magazine as one of the world's...

26 Aug 2010

New Optical Effect Solves Major Hurdle in Spin-Based Electronics

Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a...

25 Aug 2010

New Capabilities Extend Ultrastable Atomic-Force Microscope Applications

Scanning-probe microscopes (SPMs), major enabling tools underlying scientific discovery at nanometer length scales, are applied across a wide range of fields. These instruments—essentially sharp tips affixed to nanoscale robotic arms—have captured the imagination of scientists and the public alike in their ability to image and manipulate individual atoms and molecules.

24 Aug 2010

Use of Colloidal Quantum Dots for Designing All-Optical Processors

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs), in which photons carry out signal processing, are expected to play a crucial role in next-generation computing and communication systems. Much progress has been made over the last decade toward realizing all-optical circuits on a chip.

24 Aug 2010