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Possibilities Abound for New Quantum Interface

German physicists have created a quantum interface that connects light particles and atoms, an essential part of improving the capacity of quantum technologies. The interface may even bring physics one step closer to the...

25 May 2010

QD Vision Purchases Quantum Dot Patent Portfolio from Motorola

QD Vision, developer of Quantum Light™ nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, today announced it has purchased from Motorola a patent portfolio pertaining to the use of quantum dot tec...

25 May 2010

Nanotechnology Centre Co-Director Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Gabriel Aeppli, co-director of the LCN and Quain Professor of Physics in the UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy, is one of 44 new Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 2010.

21 May 2010

Mobius to Discuss UV Fiber Laser Application for Thin Wafer Processing at 2010 CMOS Workshop

Mobius Photonics, an innovative producer of short pulsed fiber laser sources (IR, green, and UV laser), will participate in the 2010 CMOS (Communications, Microsystems, Optoelectronics, Sensors) Emerging Technologies Workshop through an invited presentation from Vice President of Business Management Kiyomi Monro.

21 May 2010

Ultra-Thin Glass Fiber Enables Controlled Coupling of Light and Matter

Physicists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a quantum interface which connects light particles and atoms. The interface is based on an ultra-thin glass fiber and is suitable for the transmission of quantum information.

20 May 2010

Palomar to Showcase Wafer Scale Optical Sub-Assemblies at MEPTEC Symposium

Palomar Technologies announced today that it will exhibit at the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council (MEPTEC) Symposium held in San Jose, May 20, 2010.

20 May 2010

Unidym, Guardian Collaborate to Introduce Coated Glass Products in Touch Panel Industry

Unidym, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research, announced today that it has entered an agreement with global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries to develop and commercialize carbon coated glass products for touch screen devices and other applications.

20 May 2010

Shortage of Sapphire Wafers Affect LED Market Expansion

The fast-growing market for high-brightness LEDs in LCD TVs will be restricted by a shortage of key semiconductor materials in the second half of 2010, as predicted by Strategy Analytics, in its report, “Materials Shortage to Restrict Rampant LED Market.”

19 May 2010

Researchers Develop New Nanotechnology-Based "Microlens"

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices.

18 May 2010

Advancements in Nanaolaser Application

Research at Arizona State University is promising to expand the potential of laser technology. Engineers and scientists led by professor Cun-Zheng Ning, for instance, are making advances in the use of nanolasers that ...

18 May 2010