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Research Opens New Window into Nanoscale Neuronal Activity

A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has been developed by a researcher at Queen Mary University of London.

19 Sep 2013

Avo Photonics to Provide Optofluidics Design Services for Molecular NanoTweezer System

Avo Photonics, specialists in opto-electronic systems requiring precision optical alignment, has been chosen by Optofluidics to provide system design and manufacturing services for their molecular NanoTweezer system.

19 Sep 2013

Hyperuniform Disordered Photonic Bandgap Structure Steers Light in Unprecedented Ways

A team of researchers led by San Francisco State University’s Weining Man is the first to build and demonstrate the ability of two-dimensional disordered photonic band gap material, designed to be a platform to control light in unprecedented ways.

17 Sep 2013

Manchester’s Nano Beam Position Monitor Receives 2013 R&D 100 Award

An innovative way to measure and image X-ray beams with unrivalled precision, developed at The University of Manchester, has been honoured with a 2013 R&D 100 Award – often dubbed the ‘Oscars of Innovation’.

11 Sep 2013

New Mechanism for Extracting Energy from Light Using Plasmonic Nanostructures

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new mechanism for extracting energy from light, a finding that could improve technologies for generating electricity from solar energy and lead to more efficient optoelectronic devices used in communications.

10 Sep 2013

Engineers Create LEDs from Gadolinium-Doped Semiconductor Nanowires

Commercial uses for ultraviolet (UV) light are growing, and now a new kind of LED under development at The Ohio State University could lead to more portable and low-cost uses of the technology.

10 Sep 2013

Nanotech Security Amends Terms of Patent Entities Acquisition

Nanotech Security Corp. (the “Company”), developer of next-generation security and authentication features using patented nano-optics announces that further to its recent news releases describing its $4.2 million subscription receipts financing (now 100% closed) the terms of the related patent entities acquisition have been modified slightly to facilitate a near term completion.

6 Sep 2013

Butterfly's Interconnected Nano-Scale Coiled Springs Inspire Development of Unique Photonic Crystal Device

By mimicking microscopic structures in the wings of a butterfly, an international research team has developed a device smaller than the width of a human hair that could make optical communication faster and more secure.

2 Sep 2013

Researchers Discover Highly-Sensitive, Super-Bright, Photostable, Background-Free Nanocrystals

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light. These super-bright, photostable and background-free nanocrystals enable a new approach to highly advanced sensing technologies using optical fibres.

2 Sep 2013

Real-Time Manipulation of Nuclear Spin Noise May Enable New Nano-Scale Imaging Techniques

Basel Physicists in collaboration with Dutch researchers have demonstrated a new method for polarizing nuclear spins in extremely small samples. By Monitoring and controlling spin fluctuations, the method may provide a route for enhancing the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the nanometer-scale, allowing researchers to make 3D images of smaller objects than ever before. The results have been published in the journal «Nature Physics».

27 Aug 2013

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Research Opens New Window into Nanoscale Neuronal Activity

Avo Photonics to Provide Optofluidics Design Services for Molecular NanoTweezer System

Hyperuniform Disordered Photonic Bandgap Structure Steers Light in Unprecedented Ways

Manchester’s Nano Beam Position Monitor Receives 2013 R&D 100 Award

New Mechanism for Extracting Energy from Light Using Plasmonic Nanostructures

Engineers Create LEDs from Gadolinium-Doped Semiconductor Nanowires

Nanotech Security Amends Terms of Patent Entities Acquisition

Butterfly's Interconnected Nano-Scale Coiled Springs Inspire Development of Unique Photonic Crystal Device

Researchers Discover Highly-Sensitive, Super-Bright, Photostable, Background-Free Nanocrystals

Real-Time Manipulation of Nuclear Spin Noise May Enable New Nano-Scale Imaging Techniques

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

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

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

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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