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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

Synthetic Biology - Transforming Cells into Microscopic Biological Computers

The roots of synthetic biology stretch back only eight years, and the discipline is so new that it does not yet have an established definition. On the one hand, it can be considered from a microscopic and fundamental perspective - to a certain extent more closely related to chemistry - as the synthesis of new, biologically important molecules (for example, nucleotides).

17 Mar 2009

Farfield to Join New Research Consortium Called "INTOPSENS"

Farfield are delighted to be invited to join a new research consortium called "INTOPSENS" combining leading research centres with industry across Europe. Intopsens will develop a highly integrated optical senso...

17 Mar 2009

Teijin Limited to Develop NanoGram's Printed Silicon Ink under Technology Development Agreement

NanoGram Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced products and solutions for optical, electronic and energy applications, announced today that it has entered into a technology development agreement (...

16 Mar 2009

The List Features Radical and Revolutionary Innovations Available Now

Innovation is the new buzzword and, some would say, the tech media darling for fixing the economy. It's a hot topic found on many major news sites, in newspapers and on television news. President Obama recently touted the term "innovation economy" as a path to the nation's financial recovery.

16 Mar 2009

New Phenomenon that Can be Used to Probe Structural Properties of Nanoscopic Materials

By reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone, researchers may have a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs and transistors are built. Lawrence Livermore Nati...

16 Mar 2009

Clemex Technologies Launches New Automatic MicroHardness Tester

Clemex Technologies inc. (TSX Venture: CXG.a) announces today that it has just launched its new automatic MicroHardness Tester, Clemex CMT.HD. MicroHardness Testers are used primarily to determine the Case Depth in Heat ...

16 Mar 2009

Using Unique Combination of Microscopes, Researchers Reveal How Bacteria 'Breathe' Toxic Metals

Researchers are studying some common soil bacteria that "inhale" toxic metals and "exhale" them in a non-toxic form. The bacteria might one day be used to clean up toxic chemicals left over from nuclear weapons production decades ago.

16 Mar 2009

University Chooses Latest Technology From Carestream Molecular Imaging For Disease Research

The University of Notre Dame is using the latest in vivo and in vitro optical molecular imaging technology from Carestream Molecular Imaging as part of its cutting-edge research of infectious disease, bone disease, cancer and other medical applications.

16 Mar 2009