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Squeezing Light into Sub-Wavelength Spots

In a new study, physicists at the University of Toronto have invented a simple structure called a meta-screen, designed to focus light into tiny spots smaller than the wavelength of the photons in use. These sub-waveleng...

26 Sep 2008

Sorting Carbon Nanotubes with Light

Singled-walled carbon nanotubes are graphene sheets wrapped into tubes, and are typically made up of various sizes and with different amounts of twist (also known as chiralities). Each type of nanotube has its own electr...

26 Sep 2008

New Man-Made Materials Could Produce Unique Chaotic Motion in Electron Beams

A team at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako has predicted that man-made structures called metamaterials could produce instabilities in electron beams*. The effect could provide new methods for generating and amplifying optical signals.

26 Sep 2008

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Sandia Among Buildings Recognised for Green Credentials

Sandia National Laboratories recently recognized five green-certified buildings in a brief ceremony organized by the Labs' Environmental Planning Department.

From Sandia National Laboratories 25 Sep 2008

Innolume Receives 2008 Frost + Sullivan Technology Innovation of the Year Award

Innolume announced today that it received the 2008 Frost + Sullivan North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award. The Award was presented at the 2008 Growth Excellence Awards Banquet on September 16, 2008 in Sa...

From Innolume 25 Sep 2008

Dr. Robert Magnusson Appointed Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics

Dr. Robert Magnusson has been appointed to the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics, a $5 million endowed chair for The University of Texas at Arlington.

25 Sep 2008

Conversion of Energy Through Molecular Platforms Program Helps Students Address Energy Challenges

A new program funded by the National Science Foundation means UC Santa Barbara is now able to offer graduate students deep and broad experience in solving the energy challenges facing the country.

25 Sep 2008

NSF Funded Center Explores the Physics of Biological Systems

The National Science Foundation announced this month that it is funding a new Physics Frontiers Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center for the Physics of Living Cells is one of nine Physics ...

25 Sep 2008

CODIXX Introduces Newest Member of the ColorPol HT Family

Since the successful introduction of the colorPol® HT (High Transmittance) polarizers in 2004, CODIXX continuous development activities in close collaboration with customers led to a variety of performance improvemen...

25 Sep 2008

Demands From Pharmaceutical Operations Drive Development of Chemical Identification

Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact handheld instruments for chemical identification, today announced that it has launched TruScan(TM) 1.2 at INTERPHEX in Montréal, Canada. TruScan 1.2 enables ...

24 Sep 2008