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Engineered Metamaterials Enable Remarkably Small Antennas

In an advance that might interest Q-Branch, the gadget makers for James Bond, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners from industry and academia have designed and tested experimental antennas that are highly efficient and yet a fraction of the size of standard antenna systems with comparable properties.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 26 Jan 2010

Researchers Discover X-Rays Can Trigger Formation of New Type of Crystal

X-rays can do a lot of useful things -- detect broken bones, tumors and dental cavities, analyze atoms in diverse materials and screen luggage at airports -- but who knew they could cause crystals to form? A tea...

25 Jan 2010

Major Step Towards Low-Power All-Optical Switching for Optical Communications

The January issue of the premier scientific magazine Nature Photonics publishes an ultra-small and fast, electrically pumped all-optical memory on a silicon chip with record low power consumption. This result achieved by...

24 Jan 2010

Natural Cavities Act Like Mirrors in Light-Emitting Plastics

When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was real.

24 Jan 2010

A Major Meeting Point for Quantum Theorists

The QIP (International Workshop on Quantum Information Processing) is a major meeting point for "quantum theorists". Renato Renner, an assistant professor of theoretical physics at ETH Zurich and co-organizer o...

22 Jan 2010

Multiple Wavelength Laser Helps Silicon Chip See the Light

The ultra-small revolution has begun with the invention of a new laser that will allow light to be used on a computer chip. Assoc. Professor David Moss, a senior researcher at The University of Sydney, leads an internati...

20 Jan 2010

University of Leeds Receives Major Boost in Terahertz Research

Research into terahertz technology at the University of Leeds has received a major boost with a €2.5 million European grant. The award – an Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council &nd...

20 Jan 2010

A Roundabout Method of Reading Data Can Improve Quantum Memory

Researchers who hope to create quantum computers are currently investigating various methods to store data. Nitrogen atoms embedded in diamond show promise for encoding quantum bits (qubits), but the process of reading the information results in an extremely weak signal.

19 Jan 2010

Nanotechnology Could be Applied to the Coating of Optical Glasses

Stuttgart physicists develop a new metallic coating. Whether eyewear or camera lenses: most optical components are anti-glare. Soon nano technology could be applied to the coating of optical glasses: Researchers of the U...

18 Jan 2010

Berkeley Lab Scientists Win Four DOE Early Career Research Grants from Nanotechnology to Energy

Investigations into the mysteries of the universe and matter at the most fundamental levels, and ground-breaking research into the application of nanomaterials to energy production, storage and conservation were recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy in announcing the first recipients of its Early Career Research Program.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 15 Jan 2010