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Photonic Quasicrystals Hold Potential for Smaller Optical Circuits and Lithography

Ever since their discovery in 1984, the burgeoning area of research looking at quasiperiodic structures has revealed astonishing opportunities in a number of areas of fundamental and applied research, including applications in lasing and sensing.

21 Mar 2013

ORC Researchers Create Photonic Metamaterials Using Nanotechnology

Researchers at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have created an artificial material, a metamaterial, with optical properties that can be controlled by electric signals.

20 Mar 2013

New Research Collaboration to Develop Novel Luminescent Nanomaterials

Phosphors form the basis of many applications in our daily life. Their further development is the goal of the project "LUMINET" which is funded by the EU in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) to the tune of 3.6 million Euros over four years.

19 Mar 2013

Pixelligent Technologies’ PixClear Nanoadditives Increase Light Output for Display and Lighting Applications

Pixelligent Technologies, an innovator in manufacturing nanocrystal additives for the electronics and semiconductor markets, announces the launch of its PixClear™ Zirconia nanocrystals. When incorporated into existing products, the nanoadditives can dramatically increase light output and readability of modern touch screens and displays.

From Pixelligent 19 Mar 2013

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Moves Closer to its Launch Date

A massive backplane that will hold the primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope nearly motionless while it peers into space is another step closer to completion with the recent assembly of the support structure's wings.

16 Mar 2013

Nanostructured Metamaterials Offer Potential Applications

New optical technologies using "metasurfaces" capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization, with potential applications including advanced solar cells, computers, telecommunications, sensors and microscopes.

15 Mar 2013

Fraunhofer IAF Purchases Veeco’s GEN200 Molecular Beam Epitaxy System

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, a leading institution in the field of compound semiconductor research in Freiburg, Germany, has purchased a GEN200® Molecular Beam Epitaxy system. The MBE system will be used for research and development of various antimonide and arsenide-based III-V optoelectronic devices.

From Veeco 14 Mar 2013

Researchers Develop High-Performance Nanoscale Organic Phototransistors

Research team of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea, developed high-performance organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on single-crystalline n-channel organic nanowires.

14 Mar 2013

Strikingly Simple X-ray Scattering Technique to Draw Nanomaterials

Photographers rely on precision lenses to generate well-focused and crystal-clear images. These high-quality optics—readily available and produced in huge quantities—are often taken for granted. But as scientists explore the details of materials spanning just billionths of a meter, engineering the nanoscale equivalent of a camera lens becomes notoriously difficult.

12 Mar 2013

Nano-Sized Glass Beads Focus Light in Fully Integrated, Interactive Virtual Presenter

Imagine a world in which you don’t need to speak to a car salesperson to get a trade-in quote, or a restaurant hostess to find out the wait time, or a hotel concierge to find the hottest city attraction. This world of dynamic digital merchandising is now possible as 3M debuts its first fully integrated, interactive Virtual Presenter at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW).

11 Mar 2013