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Work Could Boost Quantum Information Processing and Allow More Precise Measurements

University of Oregon physicists have successfully landed a one-two punch on a tiny glass sphere, refrigerating it in liquid helium and then dosing its perimeter with a laser beam, to bring its naturally occurring mechanical vibrations to a near standstill.

17 Jun 2009

Will Nanotechnology Have a Huge Impact on the Field of Energy

Nanotechnologies for the Energy Market 2009, looks at whether nanotechnology has in fact had a huge impact on the energy sector. If so, in what way, and if not, why hasn't it? Cientifica, one of the best-respecte...

17 Jun 2009

Major Step Towards Unique and Highly Useful 21st Century Technology

It was an idea born out of curiosity in the physics lab, but now a new type of 'laser' for generating ultra-high frequency sound waves instead of light has taken a major step towards becoming a unique and highly ...

17 Jun 2009

"Glow or No Glow" Technique May Soon Help Defend Against Biological Weapons

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a "glow or no glow" technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defend the nation against a spectrum of biological weapons that could be used in a terrorist attack.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Jun 2009

Taking Stretchable Electronics a Step Forward

EU-funded researchers in France and the US studying stickers peeling from windows have found a new way to control the fabrication of stretchable electronics. The results, published in the Proceedings of the National Acad...

17 Jun 2009

Leti Startup to Provide Improved Cancer Surgery

Leti, a leading global research center committed to creating and commercializing innovation in micro- and nanotechnologies, announced today that it has launched a new company, Fluoptics, that will improve surgery of some...

From CEA-Leti 17 Jun 2009

Researchers Developed Novel Concept Devices using Ferromagnetic Semiconductors

Spintronic devices have created enormous advances in microelectronics, leading to faster, instant-on start times and orders-of-magnitude increases in data storage capacity. Spintronics is short for spin transport electro...

17 Jun 2009

PNNL Announces Establishment of Pacific Northwest Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announces the establishment of the Pacific Northwest Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

16 Jun 2009

Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

Have economic conditions improved for solar cell manufacturers or just changed in the past six months are questions detailed in the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells, publ...

16 Jun 2009

Report Forecasts the Size of MEMS Market in Mobile Phones

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of "Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Market in Mobile Phones 2008-2012 " report to its offerings.

From Research and Markets 16 Jun 2009

MicroFluidic Systems Issued Patent for Cell Analysis

Microfluidic Systems, a privately-held company focused on the development of microfluidic systems for automated preparation of biological assays, announced today that they received patent number 7,541,166, entitled &quot...

16 Jun 2009

Triad-Based Center of Innovation To Commercialize NC's Nanobio Ideas

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has approved a four-year, $2.5 million grant for the Center of Innovation in Nanobiotechnology (COIN) to develop the commercial potential of nanobiotechnology research from univers...

16 Jun 2009

ADI Converters Unlocking Secrets of Universe in CERN's Large Hadron Collider

More than 100,000 Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) data converters will play a key role in helping scientists discover what the universe is made of and how it works by studying the debris created by the collision of sub-atomic particles.

16 Jun 2009

Helping Oncologists Detect Effect of Radiation Treatment on Brain Metastases

An imaging agent, developed by Aposense, a molecular imaging and drug development company, used during PET scans to highlight apoptosis (programmed cell death) appears to help oncologists detect the effect of radiation t...

16 Jun 2009

Aerospace Clusters: A World of Innovation

Aéro Montréal, Greater Montréal's aerospace cluster, is a strategic forum that brings together all the major decision makers in the region's aerospace sector, announced today, during the Internatio...

16 Jun 2009