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Professor Wins Fresnel Prize 2009 for Photonics Research

The Fresnel Prize recognizes the highest level of excellence amongst emerging researchers, under the age of 35, in the field of photonics. Two awards are given every second year, to fundamental and applied aspects. This year the award for applied photonics has been presented to Prof. Romain Quidant from ICFO.

5 Jun 2009

Scientists on the Trail of "Colossal Magnetoresistance Effect"

Millions of people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the "giant magnetoresistance effect," which made it possible to pack more data onto smaller and smaller hard drives.

5 Jun 2009

Donation to Support Quantum Research

Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis are joining a select group of Canadians who have given more than $100 million in support to post-secondary education and research. The University of Waterloo is today announcing that the pai...

5 Jun 2009

Manipulating Photons on a Silicon Chip

A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards long-sought-after quantum technologies, including super-powerful quantum computers and ultra-precise measurements.

5 Jun 2009

Textbook Examines the Physics of Ultracold Atoms and Molecules

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Cold Atoms and Molecules: Concepts, Experiments and Applications to Fundamental Physics&quot...

5 Jun 2009

Nanotechnology Expert Gives Evidence to House of Lords Select Committee

Nnanotechnology expert Professor Vyvyan Howard from University of Ulster has given evidence to a House of Lords Select Committee.

5 Jun 2009

Maryland's Leading Patent Firm Announces Team Expansion

Berenato, White + Stavish, LLC, Maryland's leading patent firm, providing counseling and litigation services to clients in the U.S. and around the world, providing counseling and litigation services to clients in the...

5 Jun 2009

Doing Nanoscience Research in Emerging India

A lecture by one of India's most distinguished scientists will be the highlight of this year's Armourers and Brasiers' Cambridge Forum, to be hosted by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy next Tuesday 9 June.

5 Jun 2009

Atomic Physicist Wins CNRS 2009 Gold Medal

The CNRS 2009 Gold Medal has been awarded to the physicist Serge Haroche. The distinction rewards a scientific personality whose work has made an exceptional contribution to the vitality and influence of French research....

5 Jun 2009

New Software Module from Carl Zeiss Enables Real-Time Measurement of Physiological Parameters in Living Cells

A new software module from Carl Zeiss enables real-time image capture and measurement of physiological parameters in living cells both during microscopic observation (online) and afterwards (offline).

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Jun 2009

How 3-D Integration Will Challenge and Reshape the Memory Industry

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Memory Applications, Packaging + Integration Trends 2009" report to their offering. T...

5 Jun 2009

Intelligent Chip to Regulate Diabetes

Scientists of the Electronic Technology group of the University of Seville (US), led by Professor José Manuel Quero, have completed the first phase of Mireia, a research project financed by the Plan Nacional del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (National Plan of the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry), whose aim is to develop an intelligent chip to regulate diabetes in any kind of patients suffering this disease.

5 Jun 2009

BASF to Present Chemical Intermediates, Catalysts and Inorganics Portfolio at ChemSpec Trade Show

BASF, the world's leading chemical company, will present its chemical intermediates, catalysts and inorganics portfolio at the "ChemSpec" trade show in Barcelona, Spain, on June 17 and 18.

From BASF 5 Jun 2009

Mesh-Like Structure Controls Shape and Protein Make-Up of Synapse

An international team of researchers, including Mariko Kato Hayashi at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako, has found that the scaffolding proteins Shank and Homer polymerize to form a large matrix that regulates k...

4 Jun 2009

New Phosphorescent Complexes Improve Manufacturing of High-Efficiency Light Sources

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are set to revolutionize lighting technology, ushering in an era of thin, flexible, and ultra-bright devices. At the heart of recent OLED devices are phosphorescent metal complexes that, when stimulated by an electric voltage, produce a sustained emission of light with higher efficiency than other sources.

4 Jun 2009