University of California at San Diego (UCSD) physicists have discovered a new technique for controlling the direction and speed of light with the help of memory metamaterials whose characteristics can be subjected to constant changes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2011
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, a supplier of contamination monitoring and particle counting solutions, has introduced a fluid particle counter with detection limit of about 25 nm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2011
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) researchers have developed a unique integrated circuit by coalescing two cutting-edge technologies that include straintronics and spintronics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2011
A supplier of scientific solutions and instruments for molecular and materials research, Bruker has introduced the Dimension Edge PSS atomic force microscope (AFM) for patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) measurement in order to manufacture high-brightness light-emitting diode (HB-LED).
A Utah-based company for industrial and consumer electronic assemblies, HzO has declared that the company has achieved a considerable capital increase to immediately commence worldwide sales of its patent-pending WaterBlock technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2011
A research team at the Optoelectronics Research Centre of the University of Southampton has designed nano-structured glass optical devices, which find uses in optical manipulation and will considerably decrease medical imaging costs.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2011
Anasys Instruments’ AFM-IR system has been recognized by Microscopy Today in the receipt of the 2011 Innovation Award. It was presented to CEO, Roshan Shetty, at the 2011 M&M Annual conference held this year in Nashville, TN.
JPK Instruments are happy to announce that registration is now open for the tenth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers.
Responding to demand for its leading etch, deposition and growth equipment, Oxford Instruments has invested in many key areas of the business recently and expanded its workforce by over 30% in the past 12 months.
Stanford University (Stanford, CA) is extending their research capability in the area of nanotechnology and photonics with the decision to purchase three Plasma-Therm dry etching systems.
A team of researchers and engineers has introduced a novel type of self-adhesive, ultra-thin electronic device, by coupling accurate micro-manufacturing and theoretical modeling, which is capable of measuring information on muscle activity, brain waves, and human heart without employing conductive liquids, glues or massive equipment.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Aug 2011
Nanosys, an advanced material architect, has declared that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has provided a grant to improve and address its SiNANOde materials for application in the automotive industry.
A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University in collaboration with the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research has described how tiny molecular protein motors save energy or fold in on themselves when their transport services are not needed.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Aug 2011
According to IEEE experts, some of the devices and technological innovations revolutionizing the world are so tiny that they could fit on a pin’s head. Such innovations in nanotechnology, the science of small things, are changing the way scientists are finding solutions for many issues faced today.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Aug 2011
Researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center of the University of California, Berkeley have discovered a novel technique that manipulates a blended beam of plasma and light referred to as a plasmonic airy beam.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Aug 2011