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Nanoscale Optical Fibers to Detect Bioterrorist Agents

In an age when bacterial agents may be intentionally released as method of terrorist attack, there is an increased need for quick diagnostic methods that require limited resources and personnel. Thomas Inzana, the Tyler ...

12 Jan 2010

University of Maryland Awarded $10.3 Million to Build Advanced Quantum Science Lab

The University of Maryland has been awarded $10.3 million in stimulus funds by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to build an advanced quantum science lab. The gr...

11 Jan 2010

OSRAM, Philips and AIXTRON Project Partners in BMBF's OLED Initiative

The companies BASF, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Philips and AIXTRON today (January 11, 2010) confirmed that they had received commitment for funding of the new joint "TOPAS 2012," the second phase of the OLED 2015 initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

From AIXTRON SE 11 Jan 2010

UQ's Quantum Computers Make Light Work of Harvard's Chemistry

UQ physicists and Harvard chemists have teamed up to build a quantum computer that could have profound implications for wider science. Professor Andrew White and colleagues from UQ's School of Mathematics and Phy...

10 Jan 2010

Groundbreaking Approach Could Impact Fields from Cryptography to Materials Science

In an important first for a promising new technology, scientists have used a quantum computer to calculate the precise energy of molecular hydrogen. This groundbreaking approach to molecular simulations could have profou...

10 Jan 2010

First Direct Evidence of Quantum Critical Point in Iron-Based 'Pnictides'

New experiments on a recently discovered class of iron-based superconductors suggest that the ability of their electrons to conduct electricity without resistance is directly connected with the magnetic properties of tho...

8 Jan 2010

New Centres Will Assist UK Businesses in Developing Technology Products of the Future

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today announced government investment of £70 million in a series of state-of-the-art manufacturing research centres across the UK, one of the first of which is to be at the Univers...

8 Jan 2010

Controllable Quantum Systems Allow Us to Better Understand Complex Physical Processes are Now Within Reach

Physical processes affect almost every aspect of our lives, yet physicists still grapple with understanding and modeling the behavior of many such processes—particularly complex quantum physical processes, includin...

7 Jan 2010

Researchers Observed Nanoscale Symmetry Hidden in Solid State Matter

Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), in cooperation with colleagues from Oxford and Bristol Universities, as well as the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, have for the first time observed a nanoscale symmetry hidden in solid state matter.

7 Jan 2010

Argonne Researcher Named 2009 AAAS Fellow

Ron Shepard of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

From Argonne National Laboratory 6 Jan 2010

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Nanoscale Optical Fibers to Detect Bioterrorist Agents

University of Maryland Awarded $10.3 Million to Build Advanced Quantum Science Lab

OSRAM, Philips and AIXTRON Project Partners in BMBF's OLED Initiative

UQ's Quantum Computers Make Light Work of Harvard's Chemistry

Groundbreaking Approach Could Impact Fields from Cryptography to Materials Science

First Direct Evidence of Quantum Critical Point in Iron-Based 'Pnictides'

New Centres Will Assist UK Businesses in Developing Technology Products of the Future

Controllable Quantum Systems Allow Us to Better Understand Complex Physical Processes are Now Within Reach

Researchers Observed Nanoscale Symmetry Hidden in Solid State Matter

Argonne Researcher Named 2009 AAAS Fellow

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

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How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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