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Cornell Researchers Use Very Tiny Beam of Light to Move Silicon Structure up to 12 Nanometers

With a bit of leverage, Cornell researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the optical properties of the structure from opaque to transparent, they reported.

16 Nov 2009

Compact FEL Simultaneously Emitting High-Intensity Short Pulse Beams of Monochromatic IR Light and X-ray

Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a compact free electron laser (FEL) that can simultaneously emit high-intensity short pulse beams of monochromatic infrared light and X-ray.

16 Nov 2009

NIST Physicists Demonstrate First "Universal" Programmable Quantum Information Processor

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics-the rules governing the submicroscopic world-using two quantum bits (qubits) of information.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 15 Nov 2009

Joining Forces to Tackle Quantum Issues

UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics has strengthened its bonds with Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI). UQ Physics has recently signed an agreement with the PI to strengthen collabor...

13 Nov 2009

Professors Honored for Revolutionary Work

The Carl Zeiss Research Award has been presented every two years since 1990. This year's prize goes to renowned scientists Professor Rainer Blatt from the University of Innsbruck and Professor Ignacio Cirac from the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 12 Nov 2009

Breakthrough that Could Change the World's Thinking on What Light is Capable Of

Scientists at the University of Adelaide have made a breakthrough that could change the world's thinking on what light is capable of.

12 Nov 2009

New Visualization Tool for Rendering Cloaked Objects

Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually. A team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Techno...

12 Nov 2009

Metamaterials Research Receives Multi Million Funding Boost from Leverhulme Trust

The new grant has been made to a team of Imperial College London scientists and engineers, who, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Southampton, will develop new applications for metamaterials that can bend, control and manipulate light and other kinds of electromagnetic waves. Metamaterials is a new, emerging field of science lying at the borders of physics and materials science. The concept relies not on clever chemistry, which is normally used to create new materials, but instead on creating clever patterns on the surface of existing materials, particularly metals.

12 Nov 2009

New Class of Bowtie-Shaped Devices that Capture, Filter and Steer Light at the Nanoscale

Looking sharp and looking for light - Berkeley Lab researchers have engineered a new class of bowtie-shaped devices that capture, filter and steer light at the nanoscale. These "nano-colorsorter" devices act as antennae to focus and sort light in tiny spaces, a useful technique for harvesting broadband light for color-sensitive filters and detectors.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 11 Nov 2009

New Comprehensive Range of Light Source Packages and Accessories from LOT Oriel

Choosing the right light source for a specific application requires a detailed knowledge about the application and specifications regarding sample illumination and modern light source technology.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 10 Nov 2009

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Cornell Researchers Use Very Tiny Beam of Light to Move Silicon Structure up to 12 Nanometers

Compact FEL Simultaneously Emitting High-Intensity Short Pulse Beams of Monochromatic IR Light and X-ray

NIST Physicists Demonstrate First "Universal" Programmable Quantum Information Processor

Joining Forces to Tackle Quantum Issues

Professors Honored for Revolutionary Work

Breakthrough that Could Change the World's Thinking on What Light is Capable Of

New Visualization Tool for Rendering Cloaked Objects

Metamaterials Research Receives Multi Million Funding Boost from Leverhulme Trust

New Class of Bowtie-Shaped Devices that Capture, Filter and Steer Light at the Nanoscale

New Comprehensive Range of Light Source Packages and Accessories from LOT Oriel

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