Andy Choi

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Black Silicon Technology Reduces Average Reflectivity of Solar Cells

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has granted Natcore Technology a patent license agreement for developing and commercializing black silicon products. NREL and Natcore also intend to sign a cooperative research and development agreement for the development of commercial prototypes of NREL's black silicon inventions.

23 Dec 2011

Nanowire Endoscope for Capturing High-Resolution Optical Images of Single Live Cells

A research team led by Peidong Yang, a chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a nanowire endoscope by integrating a waveguide of tin oxide nanowire with an optical fiber’s tapered end, paving the way for capturing optical images of the inside of an individual live cell at high resolution or accurately delivering drugs, proteins, genes or other cargo without causing damage to the cell.

23 Dec 2011

Scientists Create Solar Paint that Uses Quantum Dots to Produce Electricity

A research team led by Prashant Kamat, who serves as an investigator at the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) of the University of Notre Dame as well as John A. Zahm Professor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, has utilized quantum dots, which are semiconducting nanoparticles, to develop a low-cost solar paint for generating energy.

23 Dec 2011

Olympus Launches Newly Designed Olympus Objective Lens for Intense Biological Imaging

Olympus unveiled the new XLPLN25XSVMP SCALEVIEW 25x objective lens (NA 1.0) for an intensified imaging of condensed biological samples.

22 Dec 2011

Advanced Touch Screen Technology Opens New Doors to the Student Community

The University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies in association with the British Museum provides innovative opportunities for students as they switch from using printed handouts and currently employs tablet computers, as a result of venture in new technology.

22 Dec 2011

Launching Embedded ALLink Wireless Control for LED Garage Lights

Appalachian Lighting Systems, (ALSI) declared the launch of embedded ALLink wireless control and monitoring, featuring the new version of the solid-state canopy light or parking garage series of the company.

22 Dec 2011

KVH Industries Delivers Single-Axis Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes for US Military

KVH Industries has declared that the company has received a $7.6 million order from an international defense contractor for its single-axis fiber optic gyroscope (FOGs).

22 Dec 2011

Researchers at UJI Develop Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

The Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices Group at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Spain has developed dye-sensitized solar cells. These cells are also called as dye solar cells (DSC).

22 Dec 2011

Researchers Use Optical Coherence Tomography to Measure Growth Rate of Cone Cells

Researchers at the Indiana University Bloomington have used an optical coherence tomography (OCT) to study the nano-scale growth of cone cells in a live human eye.

22 Dec 2011

NIST Develops Fiber-Coupled Radiometer Capable of Measuring Absolute Optical Power

By using a microscopic forest of carbon nanotubes, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind fiber-coupled cryogenic radiometer that is capable of delivering absolute optical power measurements via an optical fiber.

22 Dec 2011

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