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New Record Set for Quantum Dot Brightness

By placing quantum dots on a specially designed photonic crystal, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated enhanced fluorescence intensity by a factor of up to 108. Potential applications include high-...

26 Sep 2007

3D Printers About to go Mainstream

It is a simple matter to print an E-book or other document directly from your computer, whether that document is on your hard drive, at a web site or in an email. But, imagine being able to 'print' solid objects,...

25 Sep 2007

Nanofibres Align in Stirred Liquid to Change Optical Properties

Is the vortex in a stirred liquid swirling clockwise or counterclockwise? A zinc porphyrin dendrimer - a branched molecule with a central zinc atom - can answer this question. As Japanese researchers report in the journa...

25 Sep 2007

Near Infrared Fluorescent Imaging Detects DNA Sized Nanotubes Inside Living Animals

Rice University scientists have captured the first optical images of carbon nanotubes inside a living organism. Using fruit flies, the researchers confirmed that a technique developed at Rice - near-infrared fluorescent ...

25 Sep 2007

Fast Movement with Nanometer Precision from Tiny Ceramic Linear Motor

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, bio-nanotechnology and photonics applications introduces the N-310 NEXACT® ...

21 Sep 2007

Advances in Nano Chemistry to Lead to Polymer Lasers and Better Displays on Laptops and Mobile Telephones

UCLA chemists working at the nanoscale have developed a new, inexpensive means of forcing luminescent polymers to give off polarized light and of confining that light to produce polymer-based lasers. The research, whi...

19 Sep 2007

Micromem Technologies has Engaged Global Communication Semiconductors For Next Stage of MRAM Development

Micromem Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has engaged Global Communication Semiconductors, Inc. (GCS), for its next stage of MRAM development. GCS is a California based compound semiconductor pure-play wa...

18 Sep 2007

Radio Waves to Cool Atoms

Visible and ultraviolet laser light has been used for years to cool trapped atoms - and more recently larger objects - by reducing the extent of their thermal motion. Now, applying a different form of radiation for a sim...

17 Sep 2007

Compact Piezoelectric Amplifier Released for Space Constrained and OEM Applications

DSM is pleased to introduce the ultra-compact VF-90 linear piezoelectric amplifier for space-constrained and OEM applications. The product is a new addition to DSM's line of voltage follower linear amplifiers and off...

17 Sep 2007

Groundbreaking Tabletop Microscope to be Exhibited at WIRED’s NextFest

Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. have announced that the company will exhibit the new TM-1000 Tabletop Microscope at the fourth annual WIRED NextFest™ 2007 event. The TM-1000 will be but one of the many inno...

13 Sep 2007