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Enhanced Photoreception with Nanochip

Rod cells, or rods, are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in less intense light than can the other type of photoreceptor, cone cells. Named for their cylindrical shape, rods are concentrated ...

18 Feb 2010

New Results Provide Better Understanding of the Internal Structure of the Proton

At a meeting this week of the American Physical Society in Washington, MIT Associate Professor of Physics Bernd Surrow reported on new results from the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) that provide a better understanding of the internal structure of the proton, the basic building block of all nuclei.

17 Feb 2010

Energetiq to Unleash LDLS Product Range at Biophysical Society Meeting, San Francisco

Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized light sources for advanced technology applications, will introduce its Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS) product family to the largest gathering of biophysicists in the world at the Biophysical Society 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, February 21-23, 2010.

From Energetiq Technology 17 Feb 2010

Scientists Combine Optics and Microfluidics to Make Lab-on-a-Chip More Practical

Scalable and reusable optical detection system boasts the sensitivity of a large microscope in a much smaller, cheaper package

17 Feb 2010

Modeling of Nanowire Transistors Shows that Quantum Effects Must be Taken into Account in Their Design

Silicon nanowires are a leading candidate for use in next-generation transistors because they allow for high densities and speeds, as well as low operating power. Numerical modeling is a key part of nanowire transistor d...

16 Feb 2010

Physicists Develop Experiment to Investigate Random Motion of Quantum Particles

Life would sometimes be so much easier if we were quantum particles. For example, if we were trying to find our way out of a strange town allowing chance telling us which way to go at every intersection. As objects of classical physics, this would mean becoming more and more lost in the centre of the road network.

16 Feb 2010

Diamond-Based Nanowire Devices Advance Quantum Science and Technology

By creating diamond-based nanowire devices, a team of Harvard researchers has taken another step toward making applications based on quantum science and technology possible.

15 Feb 2010

Diamond Nanowires Providing New Options for High-Speed Computing

Diamonds are renowned for their seemingly flawless physical beauty and their interplay with light.Now researchers are taking advantage of the mineral's imperfections to control that light at the atomic scale, generating one photon at a time.

15 Feb 2010

Data Suggest Symmetry May 'Melt' Along with Protons and Neutrons

Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a 2.4-mile-circumference particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, report the first hints of profound symmetry transformations in the hot soup of quarks, antiquarks, and gluons produced in RHIC's most energetic collisions.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 15 Feb 2010

Conference Discusses Emerging Silicon-Based Nanotechnologies for Advanced Information and Communication Devices

A conference which will discuss emerging silicon-based nanotechnologies for advanced information + communication devices which mean that mobile phones and computers will be even lighter, more functional and more economic...

15 Feb 2010

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Enhanced Photoreception with Nanochip

New Results Provide Better Understanding of the Internal Structure of the Proton

Energetiq to Unleash LDLS Product Range at Biophysical Society Meeting, San Francisco

Scientists Combine Optics and Microfluidics to Make Lab-on-a-Chip More Practical

Modeling of Nanowire Transistors Shows that Quantum Effects Must be Taken into Account in Their Design

Physicists Develop Experiment to Investigate Random Motion of Quantum Particles

Diamond-Based Nanowire Devices Advance Quantum Science and Technology

Diamond Nanowires Providing New Options for High-Speed Computing

Data Suggest Symmetry May 'Melt' Along with Protons and Neutrons

Conference Discusses Emerging Silicon-Based Nanotechnologies for Advanced Information and Communication Devices

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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