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Austrian Physicists Realize Toolbox for Open-System Quantum Simulator

Experimental physicists have put a lot of effort in isolating sensitive measurements from the disruptive influences of the environment.

25 Feb 2011

Duke University Develops Laser-Based Imaging Tool to Diagnose Skin Cancer

High-resolution images from a laser-based tool developed at Duke University could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, while potentially saving thousands of lives and millions of doll...

25 Feb 2011

Quantum Antennae Enable Exchange of Information Across Microchip

The Austrian research group led by physicist Rainer Blatt suggests a fundamentally novel architecture for quantum computation.

25 Feb 2011

New Technique Can Simplify Information Processing in Future Quantum Computers

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take turns jiggling back and forth while swapping the smallest measurable units of energy.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 24 Feb 2011

Genovis Buys License from Lumito for Upconverting Nanoparticles

Genovis has acquired an exclusive license for a new technology that uses so-called upconverting nanoparticles as contrast agents in optical biomedical imaging.

17 Feb 2011

Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program Now Offers Design Software to Japanese Firms

Autodesk, Inc. a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced the expansion of its Clean Tech Partner Program to Japan.

17 Feb 2011

NTU Collaborates with Optiqua to Develop Future Biosensing Technology

To enhance its contaminant-detection capability, Optiqua Technologies Pte Ltd is collaborating with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to tap on its expertise in biomolecular sciences and sensor technology. Optiqu...

16 Feb 2011

Nanoscopic Study on Discoloured Paint

Scientists have identified a complex chemical reaction responsible for the degradation of two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and other artists of the late 19th century.

15 Feb 2011

Dresden Scientists Monitor Cellular Interpretation of Tracking Signals

New and complex life can only develop if single cells in an organism know how to develop and which exact position to take. This orientation is supported by a sort of cellular GPS system which transmits unambiguous in...

15 Feb 2011

Official Opening of Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center at the Salk Institute

The Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies officially opened on February 9, 2011 after quietly hiring two faculty members specializing in biophotonics -- the science of using and manipulating light to investigate biological function -- and building up its core facility's imaging capacity to rival most if not all academic research institutions of its size in the nation.

14 Feb 2011