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Nanosheet Photodetectors Enable Capturing Quality Images Under Extremely Low-Light Conditions

Blurry nighttime pictures could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to research by a team of SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) scientists that has led to the development of ultrathin “nanosheets.”

10 Feb 2014

New Earth Remote Sensing Instrument Features Three-Wavelength Laser Technology to Measure Aerosols

While felines in space may be what you're thinking, the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) is a much more helpful accompaniment planned for the International Space Station.

6 Feb 2014

Optofluidics Announces Installation of NanoTweezer at Three Top Universities

Optofluidics announces that its flagship product, the NanoTweezer, is now located at Cornell University’s Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC), State University of New York Binghamton’s Analytical and Diagnostics Laboratory (ADL) and an upcoming install at the University of California at Davis Center for Biophotonics (CBST) on February 5th of 2014.

From Optofluidics Incorporated 5 Feb 2014

Vishay Intertechnology Launches 850nm Infrared (IR) Emitter in Compact Package

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the release of a new 850 nm infrared (IR) emitter in a compact 3.85 mm by 3.85 mm by 2.24 mm top-view SMD package. Based on SurfLight™ surface emitter chip technology and featuring an integrated lens, the VSMY98545 offers high drive current capability, high radiant intensity, and high optical power while providing low thermal resistivity.

31 Jan 2014

Pixelligent Technologies Receives SBIR Grant for Developing Nanoadditives for OLED Lighting Applications

Pixelligent Technologies announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by the Department of Energy (DOE). The nine-month, $150,000 program will enable Pixelligent to accelerate the development of its nanoadditives for use in OLED lighting. As part of this program, Pixelligent will partner with OLEDWorks LLC, a leading OLED lighting company.

From Pixelligent 23 Jan 2014

Scientists Demonstrate Broadband THz Wave Generation Using Metamaterials

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have demonstrated broadband terahertz (THz) wave generation using metamaterials.

20 Jan 2014

New LAMP Tool at LCLS Enables Precise Exploration of Light-Matter Interaction

A 2-ton instrument the size of a compact car, now available at SLAC's X-ray laser, makes it possible to capture more detailed images of atoms, molecules, nanoscale features of solids, and individual particles such as viruses and airborne soot.

17 Jan 2014

New Study on Resonant Secondary Light Emission from Plasmonic Nanostructures

"Plasmonic nanostructures are of great current interest as chemical sensors, in vivo imaging agents, and for photothermal therapeutics," explained David G. Cahill, a Willett Professor and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

16 Jan 2014

Metamaterials Could be Designed to do ‘Photonic Calculus’

A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, The University of Texas at Austin and University of Sannio in Italy shows that metamaterials can be designed to do “photonic calculus” by working like an analog computer.

10 Jan 2014

Old World Laboratories Introduces Ultra-Precision 3D Printer with 100 nm Resolution

Old World Laboratories today announced the availability of its newest 3D printer, the OWL Nano. With resolution 100x thinner than other desktop 3D printers in the $2,000 - $5,000 price range, the OWL Nano makes ultra-precision 3D printing an affordable tool for every designer or draftsperson, prosumer or dedicated hobbyist.

9 Jan 2014