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Sandia Nanophotonics Researcher Awarded 2016 Outstanding Young Professional Award by IEEE-HKN

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Salvatore Campione has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Young Professional Award by IEEE honor society Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN).

23 Sep 2016

Nano-Optical Researchers Provide Insights into Performance of Newly Developed Plasmonic Grating Structures

University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that a newly developed plasmonic fabrication capability and design can improve the performance of biosensors, solar cells and photodetectors.

22 Sep 2016

Nickel, Graphene Serve as Promising New Material for Flexible Electronics Devices

In a new computational study published in The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, University of Arkansas engineering researchers found that nanocomposites composed of layers of nickel and graphene — a promising new material for flexible electronics devices — can be tuned for optimal fracture strength by manipulating the structural arrangement of the graphene sheets.

20 Sep 2016

Primoceler Brings Expertise to Micro-Optics, Microfluidics Markets Through Privanet’s VC Investment

Microfabrication leader Primoceler is preparing for a surge in production volume, all thanks to a venture capital (VC) investment from Privanet, An online marketplace for unlisted securities.

15 Sep 2016

Researchers Harness STEM’s Electron Beams to Create Nanoscale Templates

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are the first to harness a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) to directly write tiny patterns in metallic "ink," forming features in liquid that are finer than half the width of a human hair.

12 Sep 2016

New Method Considerably Enhances Efficiency of Nanoparticle Photoluminescence

Lomonosov MSU physicists found a way to "force" silicon nanoparticles to glow in response to radiation strongly enough to replace expensive semiconductors used in display business.

12 Sep 2016

Silicon Nanoparticles Trained to Juggle Light

Research findings prove the capabilities of silicon nanoparticles for flexible data processing in optical communication systems

24 Aug 2016

UA Engineers Work on Creating Phonons with Nature-Defying Characteristics

Over the years, development in the fields of energy and electronics has promoted advances in information technology, biomedicine and energy. A team of researchers from the University of Arizona (UA) are introducing a new field - phononics.

18 Aug 2016

Superlens Made from Nanobeads Enables the "Invisible" to be Seen

Nanobeads are all around us, and are used in many products from sunscreen to white paint. A new revolutionary application is revealing hidden aspects to these beads.

16 Aug 2016

High-Performance, Micro-Scale Solar Cells Generate More Electricity

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed small yet high-performance solar cells that exceed similar devices in terms of critical performance parameters.

5 Aug 2016

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Sandia Nanophotonics Researcher Awarded 2016 Outstanding Young Professional Award by IEEE-HKN

Nano-Optical Researchers Provide Insights into Performance of Newly Developed Plasmonic Grating Structures

Nickel, Graphene Serve as Promising New Material for Flexible Electronics Devices

Primoceler Brings Expertise to Micro-Optics, Microfluidics Markets Through Privanet’s VC Investment

Researchers Harness STEM’s Electron Beams to Create Nanoscale Templates

New Method Considerably Enhances Efficiency of Nanoparticle Photoluminescence

Silicon Nanoparticles Trained to Juggle Light

UA Engineers Work on Creating Phonons with Nature-Defying Characteristics

Superlens Made from Nanobeads Enables the "Invisible" to be Seen

High-Performance, Micro-Scale Solar Cells Generate More Electricity

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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