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Report Highlights Frontiers of Current Research in Nanotechnology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Perspectives of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" report to their offering. Selected, peer reviewed papers from Acta Materialia Gold Medal Workshop, E-M...

From Research and Markets 5 Jan 2009

Researchers Create Nanoscale Trap that can Stop Free Floating DNA Molecules and Nanoparticles

Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks. By holding the nanoscale material steady while the fluid around it flows freely, the trap may allow researchers to boost the accuracy of biological sensors and create a range of new 'lab on a chip' diagnostic tools.

4 Jan 2009

Physicists First to 'Squeeze' Light to Quantum Limit

A team of University of Toronto physicists have demonstrated a new technique to squeeze light to the fundamental quantum limit, a finding that has potential applications for high-precision measurement, next-generation atomic clocks, novel quantum computing and our most fundamental understanding of the universe.

4 Jan 2009

Metal Nanoparticles, Sterioids for Solar Cells

Deriving plentiful electricity from sunlight at a modest cost is a challenge with immense implications for energy, technology, and climate policy. A paper in a special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society&...

29 Dec 2008

Princeton Engineers Develop New Type of Laser for Medical Applications

A Princeton-led team of researchers has discovered an entirely new mechanism for making common electronic materials emit laser beams. The finding could lead to lasers that operate more efficiently and at higher temperatures than existing devices, and find applications in environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics.

23 Dec 2008

New Market Overview on Applications Nanomaterials

Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3b4a2b/smart_materials) has announced the addition of the "Smart Materials" report to their offering. Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd Int...

23 Dec 2008

New Generation of Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging and Tumor Targeting Treatments

Researchers have developed a new generation of microscopic particles for molecular imaging, constituting one of the first promising nanoparticle platforms that may be readily adapted for tumor targeting and treatment in ...

23 Dec 2008

Nanoscientists Demonstrate Breakthrough with Control Growth of Nanowires

Nanoscience researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shown that they can control the growth and crystal structure of nanowires down to the single atom level. How this can be done is described in an article to appear...

23 Dec 2008

ANL Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Assistant chemist Yugang Sun and physicist Robin Santra of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory today received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) to recognize their contribution to the advancement of science

23 Dec 2008

nLight Introduce Erbium Fibers Produced from Direct Nanoparticle Deposition Technology

Highly doped, LMA erbium fibers are ideal for high-power, eye-safe applications at 1.5+ µm such as LIDAR, range finding, sensing, medical and even directed energy applications.

22 Dec 2008