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Researchers Develop Electronic Quantum Dots Probe to Perform Rapid Drug Testing

A research team led by Swadeshmukul Santra, an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, has developed an electronic quantum dots probe that paves the way for testing the efficiency of new pharmaceuticals rapidly.

21 Dec 2011

Research and Markets Adds Book on Micro- and NanoOptics to its Offering

Research and Markets has declared the addition of John Wiley and Sons’ latest book ‘Introduction to Micro- and Nanooptics’ to its collection.

14 Dec 2011

European Research Council Awards Grant to Researcher for Quantum Field Theory Project

Tobias J. Osborne, who serves as a Professor of theoretical physics at the Leibniz Universitat Hannover’s Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Cluster of Excellence, Centre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research (QUEST), has received a €1.34 million grant for the coming five years from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project titled ‘Quantum Field Theory, the Variational Principle, and Continuous Matrix Product States’.

13 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Versatile Optical Chip Capable of Controlling Quantum Phenomena

A research team at the Centre for Quantum Photonics of the University of Bristol has developed a versatile optical chip that produces, measures, and controls two important quantum phenomena, mixture and entanglement, paving the way for developing quantum computers.

13 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Ultrasensitive Method by Coupling Atoms to Light in Glass Fiber

A research team led by Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, in partnership with the researchers at the Johannes Gutenberg University has developed an ultrasensitive method by controllably coupling single atoms to light within ultra-thin fiber glass having a thickness of 500 nm, paving the way to develop detectors that are capable of sensing ultra-trace amounts of materials.

9 Dec 2011

Berkeley Lab Scientists Develop Simpler Technique to Produce Plasmonic Materials

A research team led by Peidong Yang, who serves as a Chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed high-density three-dimensional supercrystals by stimulating silver nanocrystals having polyhedral shapes that can self assemble, facilitating the production of novel plasmonic materials.

24 Nov 2011

Prototype Contact Lens Provides Hands-Free Information Updates

Researchers belonging to the Aalto University in Finland and the University of Washington have created a prototype contact lens that can provide hands-free information updates to the wearer. Terminator-style information-vision is making progress towards reality.

23 Nov 2011

Novel Compound Crystal Material Helps Advance Optical Based Technologies

A research team led by Cun-Zheng Ning, who serves as Professor of electrical engineering at Arizona State University, has synthesized a new compound crystal material known as erbium chloride silicate in the single-crystal nanowire form, paving the way to design future-generation computers, enhance Internet capabilities, improve the quality of sensor and solid-state lighting technology, and improve the conversion efficiency of silicon-based solar cells.

18 Nov 2011

Innovative Single-Layer Architecture Aids Optimization of Quantum-Dot Displays

Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a novel single-layer design for building quantum-dot light-emitting devices (QD-LEDs) by stacking quantum dots within an insulating structure having the shape of an egg crate.

17 Nov 2011

Stanford Researchers Demonstrate Nanophotonic, Single-Mode LED

A research team at the School of Engineering of Stanford has developed a superfast nanoscale light emitting diode (LED), which consumes very minimal power when compared to laser-based devices and is capable of transmitting data at a speed of 10 billion b/s paving the way to offer low power, ultrafast light sources for transmitting on-chip computer data.

17 Nov 2011

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