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Argonne Lab Receives $29.1 Million for Improvements and Upgrades to Major Scientific Facilities and Other Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has received an additional $29.1 million in DOE Office of Science (SC) funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a range of improvements and upgrades to major scientific facilities and other projects.

From Argonne National Laboratory 25 Aug 2009

New, Highly Sensitive, Low-Cost Technique for Measuring Light in the Near-Infrared Range

In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, highly sensitive, low-cost technique for measuring light in the near-infrared range.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 25 Aug 2009

Harnessing Quantum Physics

If you are curious about the potential of quantum computing, you will want to keep your eye on "Harnessing Quantum Physics". This is one of many panel discussions coming your way as part of the Quantum to Cosmo...

25 Aug 2009

Figuring Out to What Extent Quantum Gravity will Reproduce General Relativity

Does an exciting but controversial new model of quantum gravity reproduce Einstein's theory of general relativity? Scientists at Texas A+M University in the US explore this question in a paper appearing in Physical Review Letters and highlighted with a Viewpoint in the August 24th issue of Physics.

24 Aug 2009

Milestone Among Quantum Mechanics Publications

A reference work involving exactly 100 authors just recently appeared: Compendium of Quantum Physics. Concepts, Experiments, History and Philosophy. Five of them are researchers connected with the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research - Klaus von Klitzing, Alfred Seeger, Jürgen Weis, Daniela Wünsch and one of the editors.

24 Aug 2009

New Way of Creating Reproduction Black Hole in the Lab on a Much-Tinier Scale

Despite their popularity in the science fiction genre, there is much to be learned about black holes, the mysterious regions in space once thought to be absent of light. In a paper published in the August 20 issue of Phy...

21 Aug 2009

Laser Technology Transfer Project Given the Go Ahead

A new project to speed up the transfer of groundbreaking research and development from the North West Laser Engineering Consortium (NWLEC) to Northwest businesses has been given the go ahead following the confirmation of an £882,000 investment from the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

20 Aug 2009

Philips Lumileds Selects Veeco's TurboDisc K465 GaN MOCVD Systems to Support LUXEON LED Production Ramp

Veeco Instruments announced today that Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, has selected Veeco's TurboDisc K465 gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems to support its LUXEON LED production ramp.

20 Aug 2009

Process Offers New Classes of Lighting and Display Systems with Interesting Properties

A new process for creating ultrathin, ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and mechanical flexibility, that would be impossible to achieve with existing technologies.

20 Aug 2009

$11.3 Million Enables New Types of Scientific Inquiry

A lot! Scientists using the powerful beam lines at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source in recent years have conducted breakthrough research on platinum-nickel alloys as a catalyst for fuel cells, made a discovery about the Ebola virus structure that could lead to a vaccine, and crafted a new technique for guiding self-assembly of nanostructures that should open up vistas for entirely new applications.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 19 Aug 2009

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Argonne Lab Receives $29.1 Million for Improvements and Upgrades to Major Scientific Facilities and Other Projects

New, Highly Sensitive, Low-Cost Technique for Measuring Light in the Near-Infrared Range

Harnessing Quantum Physics

Figuring Out to What Extent Quantum Gravity will Reproduce General Relativity

Milestone Among Quantum Mechanics Publications

New Way of Creating Reproduction Black Hole in the Lab on a Much-Tinier Scale

Laser Technology Transfer Project Given the Go Ahead

Philips Lumileds Selects Veeco's TurboDisc K465 GaN MOCVD Systems to Support LUXEON LED Production Ramp

Process Offers New Classes of Lighting and Display Systems with Interesting Properties

$11.3 Million Enables New Types of Scientific Inquiry

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

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

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

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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