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Optoelectronic Tweezers

In efforts that can improve studies of biological objects and the construction of nanotech materials, researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have invented "optoelectronic tweezers," a new way of controlling nanometer-scale objects.

8 Jul 2007

Laser Bursts Create True Black Metal

"Black gold" is not just an expression anymore. Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a way to change the properties of almost any metal to render it, literally, black.

8 Jul 2007

Extreme Ultraviolet Light Helps Create More Powerful Computer Chips

A University of Central Florida research team has made a substantial inroad toward establishing extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) as a primary power source for manufacturing the next generation of computer chips.

8 Jul 2007

UCF Optics Researchers Make Military Rescue Missions, Teamwork More Effective

Aiming to help the military better coordinate rescues of missing aid workers and other complex missions, researchers at the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training will study how hastily assembled teams process information and solve problems.

8 Jul 2007

First Directly Pumped Silicon Laser

Since the creation of the first working laser – a ruby model made in 1960 – scientists have fashioned these light sources from substances ranging from neon to sapphire.

8 Jul 2007

Highly Efficient Room-Temperature Nanometer-Scale Laser

Scientists at Yokohama National University in Japan have built a highly efficient room-temperature nanometer-scale laser that produces stable, continuous streams of near-infrared laser light.

8 Jul 2007

Miniaturized Molecular Imaging Technologies for Screening, Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Wins $3 million Award

The Department of Defense (DOD) has named Rice University the recipient of a $3 million award for a five-year program to develop miniaturized molecular imaging technologies for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of breast cancer.

8 Jul 2007

Virus-Sized Nanostars

New optics research from Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics suggests that tiny gold particles called nanostars could become powerful chemical sensors.

8 Jul 2007

New Material Reflects Virtually No Light

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.

8 Jul 2007

STED Microscope Overcomes Limits of Resolution

The STED (stimulated emission depletion) microscope invented by Hell is the first optical microscope to show details in resolutions far below the light wavelength using conventional lenses.

8 Jul 2007

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