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UCLA Creates Optical Microscope to Directly View Nanoscale Objects

By using tiny liquid lenses that self-assemble around microscopic objects, a team from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created an optical microscopy method that allows users to directly see objects more than 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

From University of California, Los Angeles 21 Jan 2013

UW’s Center for Advanced Oil and Gas Technologies Nano Resolution Imaging Laboratory receives Hess’ Support

Hess Corporation has committed to giving the University of Wyoming $4.4 million to support UW’s Center for Advanced Oil and Gas Technologies Nano Resolution Imaging Laboratory, Governor Matt Mead and UW President Tom Buchanan announced today (Friday).

19 Jan 2013

MIT Researchers Develop Chips that can Steer Beams of Light

If you want to create a moving light source, you have a few possibilities. One is to mount a light emitter in some kind of mechanical housing — the approach used in, say, theatrical spotlights, which stagehands swivel and tilt to track performers.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 Jan 2013

Fireflies Inspire Efficient LEDs

The nighttime twinkling of fireflies has inspired scientists to modify a light-emitting diode (LED) so it is more than one and a half times as efficient as the original. Researchers from Belgium, France, and Canada studied the internal structure of firefly lanterns, the organs on the bioluminescent insects' abdomens that flash to attract mates.

9 Jan 2013

Nanoscale Patterning Helps Count Twists in a Helical Light Beam

At a time when communication networks are scrambling for ways to transmit more data over limited bandwidth, a type of twisted light wave is gaining new attention. Called an optical vortex or vortex beam, this complex beam resembles a corkscrew, with waves that rotate as they travel.

9 Jan 2013

Panasonic Introduces Advanced Photo and Video Hybrid Camera with Nano Surface Coating Technology

The new LUMIX DMC-ZS30 is Panasonic's most advanced photo and video hybrid compact camera to date. With exceptional image quality and a host of features, including a 20x Optical Zoom, 60p Full HD video recording and Wi-Fi connectivity, it's ideal for those looking for a camera that does it all without compromise.

8 Jan 2013

Innovative Dual-Core Nanomechanical Optical Fibers Help Improve Data Processing and Sensing

Optical fibers –the backbone of the Internet–carry movies, messages, and music at the speed of light. But for all their efficiency, these ultrathin strands of pristine glass must connect to sluggish signal switches, routers, and buffers in order to transmit data.

21 Dec 2012

Nano Labs Extends Frontiers of LEDs Using Nanotechnology

Nano Labs Corp. today announced it has developed an innovative "intelligent illumination system" for greenhouses, that works with commercial light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to reduce energy consumption and improve processes contributing to the growth of plant life in agricultural greenhouses.

21 Dec 2012

Carbon-Nanotube-Coated Ultrasound Acts as Invisible Knife for Noninvasive Surgery

A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ultrasound approach say it could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery.

20 Dec 2012

Researchers Demonstrate Synchronization at Nanoscale Using Light

Synchronization phenomena are everywhere in the physical world -- from circadian rhythms to side-by-side pendulum clocks coupled mechanically through vibrations in the wall. Researchers have now demonstrated synchronization at the nanoscale, using only light, not mechanics.

17 Dec 2012