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Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Revolutionizes Laser Printing Technology

Thanks to a new revolutionary laser printing technology, it is now possible to print this press release in colour on an area no bigger than a hair. This breakthrough in nanotechnology will be published on 14 December 2015 in an article in the scientific journal Nature Nanotechnology.

18 Dec 2015

Checkpoint Technologies Demonstrates 125nm Optical Resolution in Silicon Integrated Circuits

Checkpoint Technologies, LLC, announces a technological achievement. Utilizing its industry leading SIL technology, laser scanning microscopy and visible light, the company demonstrated optical resolution of 125 nm pitch of lines and spaces, in silicon integrated circuits. This is believed to be the smallest optical resolution achieved in the world.

12 Dec 2015

Researchers Create Nanoscale All-Optical Switch for Extremely Fast Data Transfer

Scientists have successfully developed the world's fastest nanoscale all-optical switch. The device uses plasmonic nanoparticles and can transfer terabits of data on a femtosecond scale

28 Oct 2015

UD Team Receives Keck Foundation Grant for Research on Changing the Color of Light

Researchers from the University of Delaware have been awarded a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to pursue a novel idea that might enhance solar cells, medical imaging and even treatments for cancer.

24 Jul 2015

Fully-Transparent Nanoclear™ Display Platform Launched By NanoLumens

NanoLumens®, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of visualization solutions in any size, shape, or curvature, today announced the introduction of the next great advance in its solutions offerings — the groundbreaking, fully-transparent NanoClear™ display platform.

27 Apr 2015

Non-Invasive Optical Technique Based on Light Interference Measures Nanoscale Compounds

Rodolfo Cortés Martínez, member of the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) in Monterrey, north of Mexico has discovered a measurement procedure on the basis of the evanescent field interference in the far field.

14 Apr 2015

Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscopy Helps to Capture Comprehensive Microscopic Images of Ultra-Small Bacteria

Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the Department of Energy and the University of California have captured the first comprehensive microscopic images of ultra-small bacteria.

2 Mar 2015

Optical Tweezers Squeeze Tiny Bead Attached to Human Stem Cell

After using optical tweezers to squeeze a tiny bead attached to the outside of a human stem cell, researchers now know how mechanical forces can trigger a key signaling pathway in the cells.

11 Feb 2015

SPIE Photonics West 2015 to Feature Imec’s New Snapshot Hyperspectral Image Sensors

At next week’s SPIE Photonics West 2015, imec will presenta new set of snapshot hyperspectral CMOS image sensors featuring spectral filter structures in a mosaic layout, processed per-pixel on 4x4 and 5x5 ‘Bayer-like’ arrays.

From imec Inc. 5 Feb 2015

High-Brilliance X-rays Help Observe Electrons at Work During Catalytic Reactions

Many of today's most promising renewable energy technologies – fuel cells, water splitters and artificial photosynthesis – rely upon catalysts to expedite the chemical reactions at the heart of their potential. Catalysts are materials that enhance chemical reactions without being consumed in the process. For over a century, engineers across the world have engaged in a near-continual search for ways to improve catalysts for their devices and processes.

21 Jan 2015