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Optimal Control of Quantum Rings by Terahertz Laser Pulses

The research team from the Physics of Materials group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), the UPV/EHU Mixed Centre Physics of Materials group and the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), led ...

8 May 2007

Veeco and Leica Integrate AFM and Microscope to Create BioScope II AFM

Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, and Leica Microsystems GmbH, a leading designer and manufacturer of optical microscopy imaging systems, have finalized a product...

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 7 May 2007

HP License Nanoimprint Lithography Technology for Fabricating More Powerful Computer Chips

HP today announced that it is beginning to reap returns from its 10-year investment in nanoscale electronics with the licensing of technology that could enable the fabrication of semiconductor chips significantly more po...

3 May 2007

Nanotechnologists Use X-Rays to See How Antiferromagnets Work

Collaborative research between scientists in the UK and USA has led to a major breakthrough in the understanding of antiferromagnets, published in this week’s Nature. Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnol...

2 May 2007

Laser Bar Code Scanner Uses MEMS Technology

Microvision, Inc. a leading developer of scanned light beam technology, announced today that it has unveiled a new laser bar code scanner, incorporating the company’s unique MEMS scanning mirror technology. Display...

2 May 2007

Optoelectronic Tweezers, for Manipulating Nanoscale Objects

In efforts that can improve studies of biological objects and the construction of nanotech materials, researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have invented "optoelectronic tweezers," a new way of c...

1 May 2007

New System for Accurately Placing Nanowires on Semiconductor Wafers

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a system for manipulating and precisely positioning individual nanowires on semiconductor wafers. Their technique, described in a rece...

1 May 2007

New Technique for Creating Films of Barium Titanate Nanoparticles

A new technique for creating films of barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles in a polymer matrix could allow fabrication of improved capacitors able to store twice as much energy as existing devices. The improved capacit...

27 Apr 2007

Ohio Nanotechnology Summit 2007 Attracts over 500 Delegates

Ohio, already a recognized leader in the nanotechnology industry, is increasing its momentum toward product commercialization, as evidenced at the 2007 Ohio Nanotechnology Summit. Over 500 researchers, businesses, uni...

27 Apr 2007

Nanowires Geometry Makes Them Uniquely Suited for Light Detection

The geometry of semiconducting nanowires makes them uniquely suited for light detection, according to a new UC-San Diego study that highlights the possibility of nanowire light detectors with single-photon sensitivity ...

26 Apr 2007