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Delivery of First PROVE Photomask System Featuring 193 nm Optics

Carl Zeiss reports the delivery of the first PROVE™ Registration and Overlay Metrology System for photomasks to NuFlare Technology, the world leading supplier of e-beam based maskwriters. It is the kick-off for a series of deliveries in the upcoming months.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 13 Aug 2010

Comparative Study Highlights Unusual Properties of Quantum Spin Liquids

A growing body of experimental evidence is lending support to the theory that an exotic state of matter called a quantum spin liquid actually exists. In a quantum spin liquid, the way electrons spin on their axes lacks a...

12 Aug 2010

Elec-Tech Selects Veeco as "Tool of Choice" for Two New LED Factories in China

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that Elec-Tech International has selected its TurboDisc(R) K465i Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems as their "tool of choice" for two new LED factories in Wuhu and Yangzhou, China.

From Veeco 12 Aug 2010

IU Bloomington Acquires New Laser-Equipped Microscope for Biological Research

A new laser-equipped microscope at IU Bloomington's Light Microscopy Imaging Center makes it possible to examine biological samples with unprecedented detail in three dimensions.

12 Aug 2010

New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Uses Gold Nanocages to Detect Melanoma

Melanoma is one of the less common types of skin cancer but it accounts for the majority of the skin cancer deaths (about 75 percent).

12 Aug 2010

New Videoconferencing Solution Utilizes CALIENT's MEMS-Based Photonic Switch

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader for photonic switching technology, today announced that it has partnered with Freeport Technologies, Inc. to deliver the industry's first video teleconference solution that can accommodate multiple government security domains without breeching network security.

11 Aug 2010

Scientists Amplify Brightness of Fluorescent Probes Using 1-2 nm Dyedrons

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins in real-time.

10 Aug 2010