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Laboratory for Attosecond Physics at Max Planck Institute Launches New Homepage

The new homepage of the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig Maximilian's University of Munich gives an insight into their research on ultrafast processes in nature.

15 Jan 2010

Research Leads to Novel Optofluidics Platform for Robust Chem/Bio Sensing and Medical Diagnosis

A research paper that has potential implications for homeland defense, work place safety, and health care has been published in the Journal of Advanced Materials (volume, issue, 2010) and reported by materialsviews.com. ...

15 Jan 2010

Two Different Given Paths for Quantum Particles may Interfere

According to the foundations of quantum mechanics, two different given paths for quantum particles may interfere. Such a so-called "double-slit" scenario is put forward devoid of material constituents, consisti...

15 Jan 2010

Jetting into the Quark-Gluon Plasma

The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Physics recently named Berkeley Lab's Nuclear Science Division to lead a nine-institution collaboration investigating the "Quantitative Jet and Electromagnetic Tomography of Extreme Phases of Matter in Heavy-Ion Collisions" - JET, for short.

14 Jan 2010

Nanoscale Optical Fibers to Detect Bioterrorist Agents

In an age when bacterial agents may be intentionally released as method of terrorist attack, there is an increased need for quick diagnostic methods that require limited resources and personnel. Thomas Inzana, the Tyler ...

12 Jan 2010

University of Maryland Awarded $10.3 Million to Build Advanced Quantum Science Lab

The University of Maryland has been awarded $10.3 million in stimulus funds by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to build an advanced quantum science lab. The gr...

11 Jan 2010

OSRAM, Philips and AIXTRON Project Partners in BMBF's OLED Initiative

The companies BASF, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Philips and AIXTRON today (January 11, 2010) confirmed that they had received commitment for funding of the new joint "TOPAS 2012," the second phase of the OLED 2015 initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

From AIXTRON SE 11 Jan 2010