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Thin Film Electroluminescent Points to Glowing Garments

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that can be used to make clothing glow in the dark. The yarns have been developed by The William Lee Innovation Centre...

29 Oct 2007

New Residual Gas Analyser Range from Hiden Analytical for Basic Diagnostics Through to Precision Gas Analysis

The Hiden Analytical family of residual gas analysers features three system types optimised to accommodate applications from basic HV vacuum diagnostics through to precision gas analysis and fast-event UHV/XHV studies. ...

From Hiden Analytical 26 Oct 2007

ApNano Materials to Make Optically Black Coatings for Solar and Optical Applications

ApNano Materials, Inc., a provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced a new line of nanotechnology-based non-reflective, optically black coatings. The new coatings will be used, in the first phase, in sola...

26 Oct 2007

Moving and Sorting Particles Using Light with Microfluidics and Optical Trapping Integrated in New Lab-on-a-Chip

Researchers at Cornell University for the first time have integrated optical functions with microfluidic ones, enabling the sorting of particles by light. Reported in the Oct. 29 issue of Optics Express, due out Monday, ...

26 Oct 2007

Ultrafast Confocal Raman Imaging Introduced by Witec as Optional Feature

WITec, specialist in high-resolution optical and scanning probe microscopy, introduces the "Ultrafast Raman Imaging Option" for the alpha300 R Confocal Raman Microscope. With this option the acquisition time fo...

From Oxford Instruments WITec 25 Oct 2007

Proprietary UV Polarizers from API Nanotronics

API Nanotronics Corp., a leading supplier of electronic components and nanotechnology research and development to the defense and communications sectors, announced the introduction of a new line of proprietary UV polariz...

From Spectrum Control 25 Oct 2007

Launch of AZoOptics.com

The 5th site in the AZoNetwork portfolio builds on the success of AZoM.com the A to Z of Materials, AZoNano.com - the A to Z of Nanotechnology and AZoBuild.com - the A to Z of Building. $$IMAGE$$ AZoOptics.com (ht...

25 Oct 2007

New Laser Could Lead to Ultrahigh Resolution Microscopes for Chemical Imaging in Biology and Medicine

In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum cascade (QC) la...

23 Oct 2007

Colour Changing Gel Could Lead to a New Type of Sensor

MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity. Among other applications, the stru...

22 Oct 2007

Nanospikes Could Lead to More Successful Hip and Bone Replacements, Better Solar Power and Prevent Computer Overheating

New technology in development at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your...

19 Oct 2007