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ACS Member Stefan W. Hell Among Winners of Kavli Prize for Nanoscience

For his pioneering work in optics, Stefan W. Hell, an American Chemical Society (ACS) member for eight years, was named one of three winners of the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. The prizes, which consist of a cash award of $1 million in each of three fields, were announced today by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

From American Chemical Society 30 May 2014

Manchester Scientist Wins Royal Society Award for Laser Nano-Fabrication Research

Three University of Manchester scientists have been awarded esteemed Wolfson Research Merit awards by the Royal Society.

29 May 2014

Optical Antenna-based Platform Technology to Trap and Control Light with Graphene

Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE, in collaboration with ICFO and Graphenea, introduce a platform technology based on optical antennas for trapping and controlling light with the one-atom-thick material graphene.

26 May 2014

Upconversion Nanoparticle Has Potential to Solve Limitations of Wired Optogenetic Techniques

Yang Xiang, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology, and Gang Han, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, have received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program to lead an international team of scientists in the development and implementation of a new optogenetic platform that can remotely activate neurons inside a free-moving organism.

23 May 2014

Gold Nanoshell Probe Enhances Two-Photon Fluorescence Performances of Fluorescent Emitters

Two-photon excitation fluorescence is growing in popularity in the bioimaging field but is limited by fluorophores' extremely low two-photon absorption cross-section. The researcher Dr. Guowei Lu and co-workers from State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Department of Physics, Peking University, are endeavoring to develop efficient fluorescent probes with improved two-photon fluorescence (TPF) performance.

23 May 2014

EMCORE Releases Model 1616A DOCSIS 3.1, 1310nm DFB Laser Module

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and space solar power markets, announced today that it has expanded its recently launched DOCSIS 3.1 laser line with the release of the Model 1616A DOCSIS 3.1, 1310 nm DFB Laser Module for CATV (Cable Television) applications.

From EMCORE Corporation 21 May 2014

Scientists Take Step Toward Practical Applications for Hyperbolic Metamaterials

Researchers have taken a step toward practical applications for "hyperbolic metamaterials," ultra-thin crystalline films that could bring optical advances including powerful microscopes, quantum computers and high-performance solar cells.

16 May 2014

Scientists from Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics Win Multimillion-Dollar MURI Grant

Scientists from five Rice University research groups, including four from Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP), are embarking on new nanotechnology research programs related to green chemistry, energy sustainability and computer security, thanks to two new multimillion-dollar grants from the Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).

13 May 2014

Angular and Rotational Motion Provide Measure of Nanoscale Elastic Properties of Colloidal Gel

Over the past two decades or so, there has been increasing interest and development in measuring slow dynamics in disordered systems at the nanoscale, brought about in part from a demand for advancements in the food and consumer products industries.

12 May 2014

Tunable Luminescent Nanocrystals Help Detect Multiple Viruses

A research team using tunable luminescent nanocrystals as tags to advance medical and security imaging have successfully applied them to high-speed scanning technology and detected multiple viruses within minutes.

9 May 2014