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Physicists Develop Device for Storage of Light

Light is intangible and, in addition, it travels at great velocity. Nevertheless, it can be confined to a very small space by controllably inserting light into a microscopic container surrounded by reflective walls.

29 Jul 2009

Nanolaser Opens up Diverse Possibilities for Improving Integrated Communications Devices and Medical Imaging

We could soon see the potential of laser technology expand dramatically. Ways to make lasers smaller are being discovered through collaborative efforts of researchers at Arizona State University and Technical University ...

28 Jul 2009

National Physical Laboratory signs Collaboration Agreement with University of Surrey

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Surrey have signed an agreement to collaborate on the delivery of a GBP10m programme to translate the results of research into innovation that makes a real-wor...

28 Jul 2009

Founder Professor Leads Colleagues in Rethinking Brownian Motion

In similar fashion, researchers at the University of Illinois have now revealed the naked truth about a classic bell-shaped curve used to describe the motion of a liquid as it diffuses through another material.

27 Jul 2009

Making Invisibility a Reality

One of the first things that come to mind when thinking about Harry Potter and his cloak is ... invisibility. Researchers in Spain have developed a device that makes objects invisible under a certain kind of light. Calle...

27 Jul 2009

Small Green Beetle Teaching Scientists about Optics and Liquid Crystals

A small green beetle may have some interesting lessons to teach scientists about optics and liquid crystals - complex mechanisms the insect uses to create a shell so strikingly beautiful that for centuries it was used in jewelry.

24 Jul 2009

Physicist Studies Nano-Sized Earthquake Triggered by Laser

With the "Reinhard Koselleck-Program" the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) has an independent funding scheme for especially innovative and risky research since 2008. Now the experimental physicist Prof. Ma...

23 Jul 2009

Global Nanophotonics Market Expect to Reach US$3.6 Billion by 2014

According to a new market research report, 'Nanophotonics - Advanced Technologies and Global Market (2009-2014)', published by MarketsandMarkets, the global nanophotonics market is expected to be worth US$3.6 bil...

23 Jul 2009

Experimental Physicists Refute Non-Contextual Quantum Models

In comparison to classical physics, quantum physics predicts that the properties of a quantum mechanical system depend on the measurement context, i.e. whether or not other system measurements are carried out.

22 Jul 2009

Report Examines Advanced Technologies and Global Market for Nanophotonics

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research "Nanophotonics - Advanced Technologies and Global Market (2009 - 2014)" report is available in its catalogue. Nanophotonics to Revolutionalize the Market...

22 Jul 2009