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Researchers Devise New Kind of Random Number Generator

Researchers have devised a new kind of random number generator, for encrypted communications and other uses, that is cryptographically secure, inherently private and - most importantly - certified random by laws of physics.

14 Apr 2010

Physicists Discover Effect that Turns Physics of Semiconductor Lasers "Upside Down"

Researchers at the Technische Universität Darmstadt have found a new method for generating tunable wavelengths, as well as more easily switching back and forth between two wavelengths, employing quantum-dot lasers. ...

14 Apr 2010

NIST Detector Counts Photons With 99 Percent Efficiency

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed* the world's most efficient single photon detector, which is able to count individual particles of light traveling through fiber optic cables with roughly 99 percent efficiency.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 13 Apr 2010

Kavli Institute Looks Forward to Push Boundaries of Nanoscience

Looking to push the boundaries of nanoscience, the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science is no longer a think tank for new ideas, but a proving ground to aggressively push the limits of nanotechnology. And ...

12 Apr 2010

Nanotechnology Research Center Presents the imec Virtual Camera

At the NAB Show in Las Vegas this week, the nanotechnology research center imec presents the imec Virtual Camera (iVC), a revolutionary new video technology for dynamic viewing and advanced image manipulation.

From IMEC 12 Apr 2010

Nano-Diamonds Hold Key to Big Advances in Biomedical Imaging Technology

A team of researchers, led by Macquarie University Associate Professor James Rabeau, have discovered that the properties of light emitted from tiny isolated nano-diamonds are completely different from their larger relati...

11 Apr 2010

Physicists Perform Simulation of Quantum Spin-Liquid Using Flat Honeycomb Structure

An exotic state of matter that physicists call a “quantum spin-liquid” can be realized by electrons in a honeycomb crystal structure.

9 Apr 2010

ASU Researchers Study Impact of Aerosol Particles on Climate Change

Research at ASU that promises to provide more insight into factors that influence climate change and cause air pollution will get support from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute has awar...

9 Apr 2010

Research on Disorder Phenomena Could Help Build Future Quantum Simulators

Researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO, Barcelona) and the Institute of Optics (IO, Palaiseau) describe in Nature Physics the new trends in research on disordered systems using ultracold gases that cou...

8 Apr 2010

NanoSemiconductor Company Kopin Releases New Eyepiece Products for Thermal Imaging

Kopin® Corporation will launch a new family of complete plug-and-play eyepiece products for thermal imaging applications at the Defense, Security, and Sensing 2010 Symposium, which runs today through Thursday at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

From Kopin Corp 7 Apr 2010