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Tracking Particles With Gold Rods
HOUSTON, Feb. 8, 2010 – A group of Rice University researchers, led by Stephan Link, has found a way to use nanometer-scale gold rods as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization-imaging techniques. The work may make it possible to see and perhaps track single nanoparticles over long periods and give other scientists new information about materials, including living systems, that incorporate nanoparticles. “With a spherical particle, you don’t have any information about how it’s ...
Franco-American Optical Alliances
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 2010 – Last night, after the first day of the Photonics West Exhibition had wound down to a close, a gathering of Francophiles occurred at the nearby Westin Hotel. About 50 people arrived...
Nanobubbles ‘Jackhammer’ Cancer
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 5, 2010 – Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. The scientists used lasers to make ‘nanobubbles’ by zapping gold...
Photonics West 2010 Sets Records
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 2010 — SPIE Photonics West completed its debut at the Moscone Center in San Francisco last week with the final attendance count at 18,327, a record for the event. The new venue was a hit with attendees, and provided welcome room for growth. Both the...
Pittcon Offers Instrumentation Advances
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 5, 2010 — Pittcon 2010 will offer the latest advances in laboratory instrumentation, solutions for research problems, new methodologies and techniques for improved productivity, and a wide range of educational opportunities when it takes place Feb. 28-March 5...
Cell Communications Very Complex
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4, 2010 – US scientists have performed an advanced study of structures inside live cells using total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy. The experiment, which was carried out...
Germanium Laser Redefines Physics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 4, 2010 – The first laser built from germanium that can emit wavelengths of light useful for optical communications has been demonstrated by researchers at MIT. Germanium, unlike materials typically used in lasers, is easy to incorporate into existing...
Light Trumps Radio Waves in Security
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 3, 2010 – Sending information through light waves is nothing new, but there are limitations. Existing wireless systems either require direct line of sight or are diffused and have low signal strength. Engineers at Penn State have taken a different approach...
All-Solid-State Cryocooler Realized
ALBEQUERQUE, NM, Feb. 2, 2010 – The first-ever all-solid-state cryocooler, which allows coolers to reach temperatures so cold that they can only be obtained by liquefying gases, has been created for applications in airborne and spaceborne sensors. The team, led by University of...
Andor Appoints ALPAO as Reseller
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2, 2010 – Andor Technology plc of Belfast, UK, a scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems provider, has appointed ALPAO as its new value added reseller for the adaptive optics market. The Grenoble, France-based company is a...
HESS Astrophysicists Share Rossi Prize
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2010 — The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded the 2010 Rossi Prize to three scientists and the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) collaboration for their outstanding cont...
NIF Achieves Historic Laser Shot
LIVERMORE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2010 – Scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have delivered a historic level of laser energy – more than 1 megajoule – to a t...
On-Chip Light Speeds up Computing
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 1, 2010 – A new laser that allows light to be used on a computer chip has been realized by an international team of researchers, led by David Moss, associate professor and senior researcher at The University of Sydney. The group developed a multiple...
Innovators Win Prism Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27, 2010 -- Ten cutting-edge products in nine categories, including optics, lasers, and photonics systems, were named the most innovative of 2009 Wednesday night during the second annual ...
Laser Gauges Diamond’s Strength
LIVERMORE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2010 – Diamond, one of the hardest solids on Earth, is so strong that it can easily cut through glass and steel. Surprisingly, very little is known about the strength of diamond at ex...
Faster-Than-Light Photons
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 27, 2010 – By adding a single, strategically placed layer, a group of researchers sped up photons to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials. This experimental demonstration confirmed intriguing quantum-physics predictions that...
Gecko Grip Given to Any Surface
HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2010 – A graduate student at Rice University has devised a way to transfer the gravity-defying grip of a gecko – so strong it can stick to even glass – from any surface to anoth...
Lidar Images Haiti Disaster
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2010 – In the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are sweeping the leveled city with h...
How ‘Random’ Lasers Work
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25, 2010 – 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 d...
Sensor Creates Glucose Breathalyzer
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 25, 2010 – A new biomedical sensor could provide fresh, inexpensive diagnosis and treatment methods for people suffering from a variety of diseases. University of Florida engineers have d...
X-rays Could Improve Grain
HARPENDON, England, Jan. 25, 2010 -- Pioneering research combining plant breeding and high-intensity synchrotron x-rays is being used to explore the possibility of creating a healthier, more mineral-rich flour. Sc...
Defect-free Thin Films Realized
ITHICA, NY, Jan. 22, 2010 – To make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystalline sheets. But while some materials grow smooth crystals, others tend t...
Opnext Hires Head of Investor Relations
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 22, 2010 – Opnext Inc., an optical modules, components and subsystems manufacturer, has announced that Steve Pavlovich has joined the company as its vice president of investor relations. Pavl...
Blue/Violet Light Aid Ozone Detectors
FREIBURG, Germany, Jan. 21, 2010 – A highly sensitive, miniaturized chemical sensor that takes advantage of blue- to violet-wavelengths of light has been developed to detect ozone levels. Created at the Fraunhofer I...
Light Kills Germs
Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Jan. 21, 2010 - In the battle against bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois are using visible light to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses, even in the dark. Based upon a new ca...

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