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Study on Quantum Processes Lead to Scientific Breakthrough

Scientists at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) enjoyed a bird's eye view of a chemical bond as it breaks. The making and breaking of chemical bonds underlie the ...

From National Research Council of Canada 29 Jul 2010

Daylight Wins Contract to Develop Demonstrator Units Based on Quantum Cascade Laser

Daylight Defense, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daylight Solutions, Inc., has been awarded a $5.7M contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop technology demonstrator units employing their quantum cas...

From Daylight Solutions Inc. 29 Jul 2010

New Laser-Activated Carbon Nanoparticle System for Intracellular Drug Delivery

Using chemical "nanoblasts" that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells.

28 Jul 2010

AIXTRON Secures New MOCVD System Order from Meijo University

AIXTRON AG today announced a new order for one Close Coupled Showerhead GaN based LED MOCVD system from Meijo University, in Nagoya, an established AIXTRON customer in Japan. The order was received earlier this year and the system will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010 in a 3x2-inch wafer configuration.

From AIXTRON SE 27 Jul 2010

Gold-Linked Quantum Dots Enhance Photoluminescence

By linking individual semiconductor quantum dots with gold nanoparticles, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated the ability to enhance the intensity of light emitted by individual quantum dots by up to 20 times.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 27 Jul 2010

Dr. Borri to Use £1.1M Award for Developing New Optical Nanoscopy Technology

A Cardiff University researcher has secured a highly sought-after Leadership award which could propel her research onto the world stage. Dr Paola Borri, Cardiff School of Biosciences, is a physicist working in the are...

26 Jul 2010

New Thin-Film Chips Help to Achieve 30% Increase in LED Efficiency

Developers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in increasing the efficiency of red thin-film LEDs by 30% – a new record.

26 Jul 2010

Leading Players Present at 2010 Symposium on Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

On July 12 and 13, 2010, experts from across the solar photovoltaics, infrared (IR) photovoltaics and light emitting diode (LED) disciplines met to review and discuss recent progress and future trends in the rapidly adva...

23 Jul 2010

Photonics Professor Works on Quantum Computing

When waves - regardless of whether light or sound - collide, they overlap creating interferences. Austrian and Canadian quantum physicists have now been able to rule out the existence of higher-order interferences experimentally and thereby confirmed an axiom in quantum physics: Born's rule.

23 Jul 2010

Scientists Study Effects of X-Ray Free Electron Laser Beam on Nitrogen Gas

Scientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials. Using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) facility at the SLAC National Accelerator Labora...

23 Jul 2010