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Dreams About Quantum Computers Are Now More Realistic

The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors.

26 Jun 2008

Fabrication Technique Suitable for High-Volume Commercial Production of Photonic Circuits

Scientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), collaborating collaborating with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that may one day be suitable for high-volume commercial production.

26 Jun 2008

Ultraviolet Photodiode to Detect Anthrax and Other Bioterrorism Agents in Air

Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism agents in the air.

25 Jun 2008

The World's Most Powerful X-Ray Microscopes

The Center for Nanoscale Materials' (CNM) newly operational Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is one of the world's most powerful x-ray microscopes.

24 Jun 2008

Laser Microscalpel Destroys Individual Cell While Leaving Nearby Cells Intact

Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases.

24 Jun 2008

Using Lasers to Cool Semiconductors

When lasers illuminate material it usually warms up. Therefore laser beams are, for example, used for cutting sheet steel, for welding or even as scalpels. But this effect can also be reversed

24 Jun 2008

Using Ultraviolet Light to Identify Organic Matter in Soils

A team of scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom has developed a technique using ultraviolet light to identify organic matter in soils that they say could be used to document the existence of life on Mars.

24 Jun 2008

Report Examines the Rapidly Emerging Market for OLED Lighting

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, today announced a new report that continues the firm's coverage of OLED lighting. The report, titled "OLED Lighting Markets -- 2008," is scheduled to be released in September of 2008 and follows up from the firm's 2007 report, "Emerging Markets for OLED and Printed Lighting."

23 Jun 2008

Capturing Time-Series Snapshots on the Ultra-Fast Timescale

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have captured time-series snapshots of a solid as it evolves on the ultra-fast timescale.

23 Jun 2008

Delivering Live Cell Imaging at a New Level

With the NanoTracker, the user can trap and track particles from several µm down to 30nm with the ability to control, manipulate and observe vesicles, endosomes, gene and drug spheres, viruses and bacteria, nanoprobes or -carriers, biomarkers or even whole cells in real time with nanometer precision.

23 Jun 2008