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Precise Control of Nanoparticle Assembly

Using optical measurements, transmission electron microscopy, and x-ray scattering at Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source, Maye and his colleagues have shown how to control the self assembly of gold nanoparticles with the assistance of various types of DNA.

22 Aug 2007

Hinode Provides New Insights Into Workings of Solar Flares

With its Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), effectively a solar speed camera, it is now possible to pinpoint the source of eruptions during solar flares and to find new clues about the heating processes of the corona.

22 Aug 2007

Laser Diode Controller Now with Increased Power Specifications

AMS Technologies announces the release of VueMetrix Inc.’s new Vue-MV-21 laser diode controller. Based on the VueMetrix proven and fully integrated laser diode control platform, this new high-power, low-noise controller ...

22 Aug 2007

Protection Against Cascade Failure of Laser Diodes

AMS Technologies announces DiodeGuardTM from VueMetrix Inc., a new approach to in-series diode laser protection. For the first time, diode lasers operated in series are protected against cascade failure with DiodeGuard's innovative circuitry design, in the event that one or more diodes fail.

22 Aug 2007

USPTO Grants Patent on Opsens Technology

Opsens Inc. has announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) has granted Opsens, patent no. 7,259,862 entitled Low-coherence
interferometry optical sensor using a single wedge polarization readout
interferometer.

21 Aug 2007

Enormous Detector Makes First Real-Time Detection of Elusive, Low-Energy Neutrinos Streaming from Sun's Core

An international team of researchers has detected low-energy solar neutrinos--subatomic particles produced in the core of the sun--and measured in real-time the rate the particles hit our planet.

21 Aug 2007

World's First Mode-Locked Silicon Evanescent Laser

The research provides a way to integrate optical and electronic functions on a single chip and enables new types of integrated circuits. It introduces a more practical technology with lower cost, lower power consumption and more compact devices.

21 Aug 2007

EpiValley Look to Increase Production of Side-View LEDs

AIXTRON AG today announced it had received a further repeat order from EpiValley Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kwangju City, South Korea in the second quarter of 2007. Epivalley, a long-term AIXTRON customer purchased thre...

21 Aug 2007

Scottish Universities to Collaborate on Imaging of the Brain

Research into conditions like strokes, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and cancer will be significantly advanced by a unique collaboration between six Scottish universities, launched today. SINAPSE (The S...

21 Aug 2007

Veeco Next Generation Surface Profiling System for Semiconductors from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc., today announced the release of its latest generation of industry-leading SP products for backend semiconductor metrology. The Wyko(R) SP9900(TM) Surface Profiling System performs critical measurements that support high yield and device reliability for advanced high-density interconnect (HDI) packages.

From Veeco 21 Aug 2007

Silicon Nanoparticle Film Added to Silicon Solar Cells Boosts Power, Reduces Heat and Prolongs Cell Life

Placing a film of silicon nanoparticles onto a silicon solar cell can boost power, reduce heat and prolong the cell's life, researchers now report.

20 Aug 2007

Dow Corning Turns to Solar Energy to Lower C02 Emissions

Dow Corning has turned to renewable forms of energy to help power one of its largest manufacturing sites in Europe. More than 1,000 square meters of solar panels, installed on the roof and facades of office and production buildings, are expected to generate the amount of energy needed to satisfy the annual electricity needs of 35 households.

20 Aug 2007

Chemically Sensitive MRI Could be Used to Detect Progression of Diseases Non-Invasively

A new chemical compound which could remove the need for patients to undergo certain invasive diagnostic tests in the future has been created by scientists at Durham University. Research published in the academic journal...

20 Aug 2007

Silicone Hydrogels Contact Lenses Offer Improved Comfort for Wearers

Polymer Technology Group a preeminent biomaterials company, announced today that its President and CEO, Robert S. (Bob) Ward, along with Jean Jacob, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology at Louisiana State University Health ...

20 Aug 2007

High Power Laser with Single Mode Beam for Seeding Fiber and Solid State Lasers

AMS Technologies introduces Quintessence Photonics’ (QPC) new laser designed to deliver high power in a single mode beam for seeding fiber and solid state lasers and for use in direct applications. The seed las...

20 Aug 2007

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