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Researcher Opens Up Wide Range of Possibilities from Light Based Computing to Possibility of "Slow Glass"

Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnut shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective light based...

8 Mar 2009

ASU to House One of the World's Most Advanced Electron Microscopes

Arizona State University will be home to one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale aspects of solid state science and materials science and engineering.

8 Mar 2009

World's Largest and Highest-Energy Laser System Gears Up for Ignition Experiments

Construction of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and highest-energy laser system, was essentially completed on Feb. 26, when technicians at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where the laser is located, fired the first full system shot to the center of the NIF target chamber.

7 Mar 2009

Top Semiconductor Mfg Chooses Nanovea Profilometer Over Many

Until the Nanovea HS1000 Profilometer, full automation and the unique advantages of white-light axial chromatism technique were features rarely found in a single high scanning speed instrument; a feature the Client requested and only Nanovea could deliver.

6 Mar 2009

Breakthrough Procedure has Potential Applications in Medical Imaging and Biological Sensors

Chemists at the University of Connecticut have found a way to greatly increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could have significant applications in medical imaging and other areas.

6 Mar 2009

PI Introduces New Hard-Cover Catalog "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009"

Nanopositioning + Piezo Technology Specialist PI, has issued the 2009 hard-cover catalog entitled "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009".

5 Mar 2009

Scientists Closer To Making Invisibility Cloak A Reality

J.K. Rowling may not have realized just how close Harry Potter's invisibility cloak was to becoming a reality when she introduced it in the first book of her best-selling fictional series in 1998.

5 Mar 2009

Turning CO2 into Methane Using Sun Light

Dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to Penn State researchers.

5 Mar 2009

Highly Diffuse Reflectance Material Provides Reliable Known Reflectance Values

With the highest diffuse reflectance values of any known substance, Labsphere's Spectralon® Reflectance Standards provide the most accurate calibration for a variety of testing equipment. Spectrophotometers, Densitometers, Integrating Sphere Systems, Optical Equipment, Photographic Equipment, Reflectometers and Remote Sensing Instruments can be calibrated according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) traceable standards.

4 Mar 2009

Carmanah Introduces Solar LED Lighting for Streets and Parking Lots

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) today announced its most powerful solar-powered LED area light to date: the EverGEN™ 1500 lighting system. Designed for street and parking lot lighting applications, the EverGEN 1500 combines the performance of an AC-powered area light with the versatility of an off-grid solar-powered lighting system.

4 Mar 2009

New Technology Presented at World's Largest Optical Communication Conference Produces Better Sources of White Light

A freak wave at sea is a terrifying sight. Seven stories tall, wildly unpredictable, and incredibly destructive, such waves have been known to emerge from calm waters and swallow ships whole. But rogue waves of light -- rare and explosive flare-ups that are mathematically similar to their oceanic counterparts -- have recently been tamed by a group of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

4 Mar 2009

Philips MASTER LED Bulb Recognized as Innovative Solution to Deliver the Highest Quality Light

Philips MASTER LED, a solid-state light bulb identical in form factor to a conventional light bulb, has been honored by both the Institute Francais du Design and Equip'Hotel Paris for its innovative design and sustainability.

4 Mar 2009

VueMetrix Announces Release of New High Performance, Low Cost Laser Diode Controller

VueMetrix Inc. today announced the release of the Vue-LV-15, a 15A high performance, low cost laser diode controller based on a powerful new microprocessor and a proprietary current control algorithm.

4 Mar 2009

GlacialLight Launches Brand New LED-MR16 Light Bulb

LED light manufacturer GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is launching a brand new LED-MR16 light bulb. The new green energy saving LED light is a much more enhanced version of current LED MR16 models available in markets today.

3 Mar 2009

Nanostructure Boosts Efficiency In Energy Transport

Overcoming a critical conductivity challenge to clean energy technologies, Boston College researchers have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area and demonstrates significantly greater efficiency in the transport of electrons.

3 Mar 2009