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Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies CEO Signs European XFEL Agreement

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies CEO Anatoly Chubais to sign the European XFEL GmbH shareholder agreement in Hamburg on the 30th November, 2009. Also a convention on the construction and operation of the European ...

27 Nov 2009

Patterned Surfaces Mimicking Nano-Scale Structure of Butterfly Wings Can Produce Impressive Optical Effects

Now, such natural wonders have inspired Hong Yee Low and colleagues at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering of A*STAR, Singapore*, to make polymer structures similar to butterfly wings. Their structures produce optical effects that could prove useful in various electronic devices.

24 Nov 2009

Getting Custom-Shaped Microparticles to Interact and Self-Assemble in a Controlled Way

Chemists and physicists have succeeded in getting custom-shaped microparticles to interact and self-assemble in a controlled way in a liquid crystal.

24 Nov 2009

Researcher Hopes Late Theorist's Notes Will Help Resolve Quantum Measurement Problem

The dusty boxes that line the walls of Jeff Barrett's UC Irvine office mark a high point in his academic career. Their contents: pages and pages of notes, most more than 50 years old, penned by late quantum theorist ...

23 Nov 2009

Teasing Out Unwanted Knots in Quantum Communication While Keeping the Information Intact

Quantum computing promises ultra-fast communication, computation and more powerful ways to encrypt sensitive information. But trying to use quantum states as carriers of information is an extremely delicate business.

23 Nov 2009

Important Advance in Electrically Controlling Quantum States of Electrons

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in electrically controlling quantum states of electrons, a step that could help in the development of quantum computing. The work is published online today on the Science Express Web site.

20 Nov 2009

Universal Display and Arizona Flexible Display Center Strengthen Their Collaboration

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL), an innovator behind today's and tomorrow's displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED™ phosphorescent OLED technology, and the Flexible Display Center (FD...

19 Nov 2009

Lumerical Solutions Donates 10 Simulation Engine Licenses of FDTD Software to Compute/Calcul Canada

A Canadian software company and a leading provider of high performance nanophotonic design software, Lumerical Solutions Inc., is donating 10 simulation engine licenses of its finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) softwar...

From Ansys 19 Nov 2009

Researchers Create Entangled Photons from Quantum Dots

To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement-the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely shielded from one another. Now, phy...

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Nov 2009

Applied Materials to Spearhead Three-Year Project Named Light InLine

Applied Materials, Inc., Merck KGaA and the Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) today announced that they have been awarded a grant by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to develop processes to lower the cost of manufacturing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting for general illumination applications.

From Applied Materials Inc. 17 Nov 2009

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies CEO Signs European XFEL Agreement

Patterned Surfaces Mimicking Nano-Scale Structure of Butterfly Wings Can Produce Impressive Optical Effects

Getting Custom-Shaped Microparticles to Interact and Self-Assemble in a Controlled Way

Researcher Hopes Late Theorist's Notes Will Help Resolve Quantum Measurement Problem

Teasing Out Unwanted Knots in Quantum Communication While Keeping the Information Intact

Important Advance in Electrically Controlling Quantum States of Electrons

Universal Display and Arizona Flexible Display Center Strengthen Their Collaboration

Lumerical Solutions Donates 10 Simulation Engine Licenses of FDTD Software to Compute/Calcul Canada

Researchers Create Entangled Photons from Quantum Dots

Applied Materials to Spearhead Three-Year Project Named Light InLine

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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