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New Optical Method That Can Detect Individual Neutrons

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have developed a new optical method that can detect individual neutrons and record them over a range of intensities at least a hundred times greater than existing detectors.

10 Mar 2008

Tracking Motions of Nanoparticles in 3D

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions.

10 Mar 2008

Sorting Fish Using Machine Vision and Image Analysis

Ekrem Misimi, a research scientist at SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, has recently defended his doctoral thesis on accurate mathematical descriptions that enable machines to sort fish according to quality.

10 Mar 2008

Creating Functional Imaging of the Lungs

Deep Breeze Ltd, the innovator in vibration response imaging (VRI(TM)) technology, today announced that the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the People’s Republic of China has approved the registration of the VRIxp(TM) device.

10 Mar 2008

Laser Treatment for MDF

Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have devised a way of using a laser that transforms MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains.

10 Mar 2008

Trina Solar Signs Purchase Agreement for Polysilicon Production Project

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, today announced that it has signed an agreement with GT Solar Incorporated to purchase primary converter and reactor systems for its planned polysilicon production project for a total consideration of approximately US$49 million.

9 Mar 2008

Providing New Level of Precision for World’s Most Widely Used Glaucoma Perimeter

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis(TM) (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease.

8 Mar 2008

GLAST Ready For Launch

NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, arrived Tuesday at the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center to begin final preparations for launch.

8 Mar 2008

Mapping the Interior of Interstellar Clouds

Astronomers have measured the distribution of mass inside a dark filament in a molecular cloud with an amazing level of detail and to great depth.

8 Mar 2008

Scanner Combining PET and MRI

Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- have been combined for the first time in a single scanner.

8 Mar 2008

Educational Program Shines the Light on Cutting-Edge Laser Research

The world's top laser experts will gather in Kissimmee, Fla., to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 28th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

6 Mar 2008

Full-Spectrum Solutions Ensure Color Fidelity Across Production Value Supply Chain

X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color technology, and its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone, Inc., the global color authority, today announced that they will unveil a complete range of color solutions and new initiatives at DRUPA 2008.

6 Mar 2008

Researchers Create Invisibility Cloak for Nanoparticles

Carnegie Mellon University's Michael Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski have created a version of Harry Potter's famed "invisibility cloak" for nanoparticles.

6 Mar 2008

Current is Flowing Through a Simple Silicon-Based Molecular Sandwich

Using an unusual spectroscopic technique, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided the most convincing evidence yet that current is flowing through a simple silicon-based molecular "sandwich," which is the most basic structure of molecular electronics.

6 Mar 2008

World's Most Accurate Clock

An atomic clock that uses an aluminum atom to apply the logic of computers to the peculiarities of the quantum world now rivals the world's most accurate clock, based on a single mercury atom. Both clocks are at least 10 times more accurate than the current U.S. time standard.

6 Mar 2008