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Reconfigurable Three-Dimensional Liquid Crystal Device

Simulation of the electric field surrounding a single MWCNT in vacuum. Dr Tim Wilkinson from the Cambridge University Department of Engineering's Photonics Research Group has made an exciting breakthrough. He has combined liquid crystals with vertically grown carbon nanotubes to create a reconfigurable three-dimensional liquid crystal device structure.

16 Jan 2009

BetaLED Luminaires Key to Efficient Lighting at Parking Structure

BetaLED luminaires were unveiled yesterday at the University of California, Davis' Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center For The Performing Arts' parking structure, Davis, CA. LED fixtures, featuring activity-sensing technology adapted and developed at the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at UC Davis, provide enhanced nighttime visibility and reduce energy consumption by up to 80 percent.

13 Jan 2009

Flexible photodetectors Could Revolutionize Photography and Other Imaging Technologies

Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past. University of Wisconsin-Madison Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma and colleagues have developed a flexible light-sensitive material that could revolutionize photography and other imaging technologies.

13 Jan 2009

New Application of PAT Worth its Weight in Gold to Breast Cancer Patients

Information obtained from a new application of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is worth its weight in gold to breast cancer patients.

13 Jan 2009

DOE Approves Construction Start of NSLS-II Project at Brookhaven National Laboratory

To advance its science mission that focuses on critical national challenges, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the construction start of the state-of-the-art National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

12 Jan 2009

Infrared Mapping of Strain Fields in Semiconductors

A joint team of researchers at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain) and the Max Planck Institutes of Biochemistry and Plasma Physics (Munich, Germany) report the non-invasive and nanoscale resolved infrared mapping of strain fields in semiconductors.

11 Jan 2009

Scientists Discover Way to Detect and Pinpoint Excavation of Tunnels

With the same type of fiber optic cables used in telecommunications systems, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a way to detect and pinpoint the excavation of tunnels during times of war, such as those used for smuggling weapons into Gaza. The findings will be presented at the Defense, Security and Sensing Conference of SPIE (an international society advancing light-based research) in April 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

9 Jan 2009

Research Could Lead to Novel Organic Photovoltaic Structures

Using a simple chemical process, scientists at Cornell and DuPont have invented a method of preparing carbon nanotubes for suspension in a semiconducting "ink," which can then be printed into such thin, flexible electronics as transistors and photovoltaic materials.

8 Jan 2009

Proceeds to Advance Development of Novel Short-Wavelength Light Sources

Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized short-wavelength light products for advanced technology applications, today announced that it has raised additional capital in its Series C round of financing. The financing was led by a new investor, Ushio Inc. , and supported by existing investors including Intel Capital and Shea Ventures.

6 Jan 2009