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University of Gothenburg Scientists Produce Ultra-Dense Deuterium

A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at the University of Gothenburg. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an energy process that is both more sustainable and less damaging to the environment than the nuclear power used today.

11 May 2009

Desiging Structures at the Nanoscale to Optimally Convert Sunlight to Electricity and Chemical Fuels

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has announced that it will fund the creation of 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) over the next five years, including one that will be housed at the Califor...

11 May 2009

Latest PULSE Technology Offers Complete Copper Process Control Solution for Advanced Technology Nodes and Emerging TSV Applications

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTEC), a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, announced today the availability of its new MetaPULSE®-G thin film mea...

11 May 2009

Carl Zeiss Designate Varian Vacuum Technologies as Supply Chain Partner

Carl Zeiss SMT, the world's leading manufacturer of optical systems for chip fabrication has designated Varian Vacuum Technologies as a Carl Zeiss SMT Supply Chain Partner. Headquartered in Leinì-Torini, Italy, Varian Vacuum Technologies develops specific vacuum solutions for the electron microscopes of Carl Zeiss.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 11 May 2009

New Nanotechnology Opens Door to More Versatile Lasers and Brighter LED Lighting

For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to create continuously emitting light sources from individual molecules because of an optical quirk called "blinking," but now scientists at the University of Rochester have uncovered the basic physics behind the phenomenon, and along with researchers at the Eastman Kodak Company, created a nanocrystal that constantly emits light.

10 May 2009

Technique Relies Upon Uncertainty Principle

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed an efficient method to detect entanglement shared among multiple parts of an optical system. They show how entanglement, in the form of beams ...

8 May 2009

NanoCollege Professor Receives Award for Excellence in Research from University at Albany

Dr. Serge Oktyabrsky, Professor of Nanoscience at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE"), today received the Award for Excellence in Research from the University at Albany ("UAlbany") for exceptional research over a sustained number of years.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 8 May 2009

Software Module for Optical Tweezers from Carl Zeiss

The Force Measurement module of the PALM RoboSoftware enables the quantitative measurement of the forces of microscopic specimens with the PALM MicroTweezers from Carl Zeiss. The new module allows users in the fields of life sciences, materials sciences and pharmacy to measure cell elasticity, molecular binding properties or plasma membrane features of biological specimens, for example.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 8 May 2009

Sporian Microsystems to Develop Chemical/Biological Sensor under Contract

Sporian Microsystems, a developer of sensors and sensor systems, has been awarded a contract from the US Army to develop a small, modular, field-deployable Chemical/Biological sensor for use in remote monitoring applications based on the innovative combination of novel optoelectronics, optical spectroscopy, and nano-technology.

7 May 2009

A Rare "Rydberg" Molecule Discovered by Scientists

A rare "Rydberg" molecule discovered by scientists from the University of Stuttgart and University of Oklahoma upheld scientific theory predicting the molecule existed. The team used a gas of rubidium atoms coo...

7 May 2009