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WITec Introduces New Software Package for Advanced Data Evaluation and Chemometric Image Processing

WITec, a manufacturer of high-resolution Optical and Scanning Probe Microscopy solutions, has introduced the WITec Project Plus software package for advanced data evaluation and chemometric image processing.

From Oxford Instruments WITec 20 Mar 2009

NeoPhotonics Receives Top Product and Customer Support Quality Award

NeoPhotonics today announced that Huawei, the world's fastest growing manufacturer of telecommunications network equipment, has recognized the company with its 2008 "Quality Excellence Award." NeoPhoton...

From Lumentum Operations LLC 19 Mar 2009

Affordable Metrology Solutions for Every Class of Thin-Film PV Material Used in Today's Industry

Filmetrics announces the launch of its thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) dedicated measurement systems. With the release of the F10-PV and the F37-PV Filmetrics now offers commercially available tabletop and in-line metrology solutions for industries utilizing all classes of TFPV materials.

19 Mar 2009

New Study Answers Key Question at the Very Heart of Nanotechnology

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered the origins of nanorod diameter, demonstrating that the competition and collaboration among various mechanisms of atomic transport hold the key to nanorod s...

19 Mar 2009

Ultrafast Lasers Instantaneously Track a Molecular Twist in Progress

"Watching chemical reactions in real-time has long been a dream of chemists," says Tahei Tahara of RIKEN's Advanced Science Institute in Wako. "To reach a correct understanding of chemical reactions, this 'watching' is crucial."

18 Mar 2009

Wyatt Technology Publishes New Brochure to Support Launch of DynaPro NanoStar

Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, has published a new brochure to support the launch of its new Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) instrument, the DynaPro NanoStar.

18 Mar 2009

Caesium Fountains More Accurate than "Normal" Atomic Clocks

Caesium fountains are more accurate than "normal" atomic caesium clocks, because in fountains the caesium atoms are cooled down with the aid of laser beams and come ever slower - from a rapid velocity at room temperature to a slow "creep pace" of a few centimetres per second at a temperature close to the absolute zero point.

18 Mar 2009

New Approach to Microscopy Opens up the Wonders of the Molecular World

A new approach to microscopy is opening up the wonders of the molecular world, allowing researchers to examine organic molecules and delicate crystals as they grow, atom by atom. Dr Andrew Humhpris, co-founder of the original technology and now Chief Technology Officer of Infinitesima, explains how this University spin-out has turned into a leading-edge company.

17 Mar 2009

Conference Features Breakthroughs in Next-Generation Metamaterials

The world's largest international conference on optical communications begins next week and continues from March 22-26 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and E...

17 Mar 2009

Extracting Light from Semiconductors

Japanese Researchers have discovered the phenomenon that more than 50% of the spontaneous emission light generated in semiconductors with microscopic V-grooves is emitted into the air.

17 Mar 2009