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Physicists Perform Simulation of Quantum Spin-Liquid Using Flat Honeycomb Structure

An exotic state of matter that physicists call a “quantum spin-liquid” can be realized by electrons in a honeycomb crystal structure.

9 Apr 2010

ASU Researchers Study Impact of Aerosol Particles on Climate Change

Research at ASU that promises to provide more insight into factors that influence climate change and cause air pollution will get support from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute has awar...

9 Apr 2010

Research on Disorder Phenomena Could Help Build Future Quantum Simulators

Researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO, Barcelona) and the Institute of Optics (IO, Palaiseau) describe in Nature Physics the new trends in research on disordered systems using ultracold gases that cou...

8 Apr 2010

NanoSemiconductor Company Kopin Releases New Eyepiece Products for Thermal Imaging

Kopin® Corporation will launch a new family of complete plug-and-play eyepiece products for thermal imaging applications at the Defense, Security, and Sensing 2010 Symposium, which runs today through Thursday at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

From Kopin Corp 7 Apr 2010

Leica Microsystems Launches New Generation of Digital Microscopes

Digital technologies have revolutionized everyone's work and everyday lives. In particular, industrial quality control -- which places the most stringent requirements on macroscopic and microscopic imaging and image processing -- benefits from innovative, reliable digital technology.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 6 Apr 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Optical Frequency Comb for Manipulating Quantum Bits

Physicists at the University of Maryland have found a way to turn a precision measurement device into a versatile tool for manipulating quantum bits (qubits).

6 Apr 2010

University Ordered AI's ECU to Expand Research Infrastructure in Nanophotonics Sector

Air Innovations, Inc. (AI) announces the completion of several projects requiring the company's expertise designing and building custom environmental control units (ECUs).

6 Apr 2010

BEST Receives $2.4M Contract from Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. today announced the receipt of a $2.4 million contract from the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron, or LNLS) for the realization of a state-of-the-art, turn-key beamline.

6 Apr 2010

Researchers Develop Thin Film OLED Using Iridium-Based Guest Molecules to Emit Various Colors of Visible Light

Using polymer nanoparticles to house light-emitting 'inks', scientists at the Molecular Foundry, a U.S. Department of Energy nanoscience center located at Berkeley Lab, and the University of California, Berkeley, have made a thin film OLED using iridium-based guest molecules to emit various colors of visible light.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 5 Apr 2010

Sofradir Launches New Pair of IR Cores Based on All-Silicon Microbolometers

Sofradir EC, Inc. has introduced a new pair of infrared imaging cores based on uncooled microbolometer infrared detectors. The ATOM 640 and ATOM 320 IR cores combine state-of-the-art electronics and high performance u...

3 Apr 2010