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Researchers Enhance Efficiency of Ultrathin CIGSe Solar Cells Using Nanoparticles

CIGSe solar cells are made of a thin chalcopyrite layer consisting of Copper, Indium, Gallium and Selenium and can reach high efficiencies. Since Indium is becoming scarce and expensive, it is interesting to reduce the active CIGSe layer, which however decreases the efficiency quite strongly.

19 Oct 2015

Square Optical Resonators Support High Q Whispering-Gallery Modes for Realizing Unidirectional Microlasers

Totally internal confined whispering-gallery modes can have high Q factors in wavelength scale optical microresonators, such as microspheres and two-dimensional microdisk resonators. Square optical resonators can also support high Q whispering-gallery modes, suitable to realize unidirectional microlasers.

15 Oct 2015

Sandia LED Pulser Provides Low-Cost, High-Brightness, Rapidly Pulsed, Multicolor Light

When Sandia National Laboratories electronics engineer Chris Carlen got enthusiastic about flashlights containing high-power light-emitting devices (LEDs), he didn’t expect his hobby to lead to the creation of a new, high-speed LED driver that delivers lighting performance that exceeds that of conventional sources at a fraction of the cost.

From Sandia National Laboratories 14 Oct 2015

NanoSIMS Provides Unprecedented High-Resolution Images of Fate of Glucose in the Brain

Using a geologist’s imaging tool, researchers have made unprecedented high-resolution images of how carbon atoms from glucose are integrated into brain cells, providing new insight and opening new doors into the fate of glucose in the brain.

14 Oct 2015

Freiburg Researchers Measure Sensitive, Nanoscale Structures Using Photonic Force Microscope

Freiburg researchers have developed a method for measuring soft, structured surfaces using optical forces.

12 Oct 2015

PI Releases Ultrasonic Piezo Motors Catalog for Photonics and Microscopy Applications

PI (Physik Instrumente), a leader and solution provider in motion control and precision positioning components and systems, is releasing a catalog of its ultrasonic piezo motors, stages and positioners for precision motion and automation applications. The products range includes compact, high speed, or cost effective customized OEM designs.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 12 Oct 2015

Nanoscale Photodetector Detects Optical Plasmons Using Molybdenum Disulfide

Photonic circuits, which use light to transmit signals, are markedly faster than electronic circuits. Unfortunately, they're also bigger.

7 Oct 2015

Collaboration to Develop Fluorescence Immunoassays Based on Metal Enhanced Fluorescence

In course of the Basel Life Science Week 2015 Sony DADC BioSciences and FIANOSTICS GmbH announced a collaboration on highly sensitive and rapid fluorescence immunoassays using a novel polymer/metal hybrid for the use in metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF). Sony DADC uses its well established manufacturing processes derived from Blu-ray disc production.

7 Oct 2015

DCG Systems Debuts Meridian M for Static Optical Failure Analysis

DCG Systems® today announced the release of the Meridian M™ system for isolation of routine and challenging electrical faults at the wafer level.

6 Oct 2015

Optofluidic Chip Detects Multiple Flu Strains

New chip-based optical sensing technologies developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz and Brigham Young University enable the rapid detection and identification of multiple biomarkers. In a paper published October 5 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe a novel method to perform diagnostic assays for multiple strains of flu virus on a small, dedicated chip.

6 Oct 2015

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Researchers Enhance Efficiency of Ultrathin CIGSe Solar Cells Using Nanoparticles

Square Optical Resonators Support High Q Whispering-Gallery Modes for Realizing Unidirectional Microlasers

Sandia LED Pulser Provides Low-Cost, High-Brightness, Rapidly Pulsed, Multicolor Light

NanoSIMS Provides Unprecedented High-Resolution Images of Fate of Glucose in the Brain

Freiburg Researchers Measure Sensitive, Nanoscale Structures Using Photonic Force Microscope

PI Releases Ultrasonic Piezo Motors Catalog for Photonics and Microscopy Applications

Nanoscale Photodetector Detects Optical Plasmons Using Molybdenum Disulfide

Collaboration to Develop Fluorescence Immunoassays Based on Metal Enhanced Fluorescence

DCG Systems Debuts Meridian M for Static Optical Failure Analysis

Optofluidic Chip Detects Multiple Flu Strains

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces the Vulcan™ Automated Lab to Transform Semiconductor Analysis

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Pomegranate Peel Extract

Building a Quantum Model with Nanoscale Carbon Molecules

Breakthrough Nano Material Uses Sunlight to Tackle Pollution and Produce Energy

POSTECH-Led Collaboration Achieves Breakthrough in EV Battery Performance

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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