McMaster Lab Protein Study Targets Huntington's
Feb. 28, 2007
A new bioimaging facility at McMaster University is shedding light on how kinase inhibitors might...
Photovoltaic Nanoparticle Eyed for Artificial Retina
Feb. 28, 2007
The first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been...
Advanced Liquid Logic Buys Nanolytics
Feb. 28, 2007
Advanced Liquid Logic, a microfluidics “lab-on-a-chip” spinout from Duke University’s Pratt School...
South Pole Telescope Team to Tackle Cosmic Questions
Feb. 28, 2007
Just days before nations around the world were set to begin a coordinated global research campaign...
JDSU Acquiring Picolight
Feb. 27, 2007
JDSU today announced it will acquire Picolight Inc. of Louisville, Colo., a manufacturer of optical...
Big Mac Ingredient Stabilizes Gold Nanoparticles
Feb. 27, 2007
Researchers have discovered that gum arabic, a plant extract used to stabilize foods such as Big...
'Tricorder' Sensor Has Real-Life Promise
Feb. 27, 2007
A handheld sensing system that its creators liken to Star Trek's "tricorder," which was used on the...
Ultrafast Data Transmit Rates a Hot Topic at OFC/NFOEC
Feb. 27, 2007
Many new breakthroughs and innovations in fiber optics and associated technologies -- such as...
Researchers Edge Closer to Building Tabletop X-Ray Laser
Feb. 26, 2007
A team of researchers has developed a new technique to generate laser-like x-ray beams, removing a...
Carbon Nanotube Researcher Wins Women in Science Award
Feb. 23, 2007
Cited for her research on solid-state materials, including conceptualizing the creation of carbon...
UA Optics, U-M Biomed Buildings Among AIA Awardees
Feb. 22, 2007
The Meinel Optical Sciences building at the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson and the University...
Nanotube Membrane H20 Flow Controlled
Feb. 22, 2007
By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team has found a way to...
Photonic Laser Thruster Makes Its Debut
Feb. 22, 2007
Einstein's vision of laser-powered rockets whizzing through space may not be realized in the near...
Fish Navigation System Recreated for Submarines
Feb. 21, 2007
Scientists have artificially duplicated the lateral line, a row of specialized sensory organs found...
DHS, NSF Solicit Nuclear Detection Research
Feb. 21, 2007
The US Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and the National...
Agilent to Develop Test System for Raytheon
Feb. 21, 2007
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it was awarded a $12.6 million contract by Raytheon Co. of...
Australia's Bright Idea: Phase Out Incandescent Bulbs
Feb. 20, 2007
In an effort to reduce greenhouse gases, the Australian government announced today it will phase...
Lasers Reveal Spintronic Secrets
Feb. 20, 2007
Physicists are using ultrashort pulses of laser light to reveal precisely why some electrons, like...
Robotic Cameras Join Search for Elusive Woodpecker
Feb. 20, 2007
High-resolution robotic cameras have been installed in the bayous of eastern Arkansas, and...
Quantum Hall Effect Observed at Room Temperature
Feb. 20, 2007
The world's most powerful magnets have given an international research team a first-time look at...
'Googling' Brain Proteins with 3-D Goggles
Feb. 16, 2007
The Allen Brain Atlas, a genome-wide map of the mouse brain on the Internet, has been hailed as...
Infinera Buys Little Optics
Feb. 16, 2007
Digital optical network systems provider Infinera announced yesterday it has acquired University of...
Student Awarded for Handheld 'T-ray' Device
Feb. 16, 2007
Terahertz rays, or T-rays, have been touted as the next breakthrough in sensing and imaging, but...
Ultrathin Silicon Filter Sorts Single Molecules
Feb. 15, 2007
A recently developed porous silicon membrane that is thousands of times thinner than similar...
Halma Acquires Labsphere
Feb. 13, 2007
Safety, health and sensor technology group Halma plc, parent company of optical sensing and...
Manual for a Molecular Nose
Feb. 13, 2007
An artificial nose could be a real benefit at times: This kind of biosensor could sniff out...
Laser Mirror Could Greatly Improve Optical Devices
Feb. 13, 2007
Engineers have created a high-performance mirror that is thinner, operates across a wider spectrum...
Syntax-Brillian Reports 303% Growth
Feb. 13, 2007
Syntax-Brillian Corp. reported record revenue of $242.5 million, up 303% from the year-ago quarter....
Nanoparticle Used to Discover Disease-Causing Proteins
Feb. 12, 2007
A complex molecule and snake venom may provide a more reliable way to diagnose human diseases and...
euroLED 2007 to be Europe's Biggest Lighting Show Yet
Feb. 12, 2007
euroLED 2007, the fourth annual solid-state lighting conference and exhibition, will be the biggest...
Alivisatos, Bawendi Among Lawrence Award Winners
Feb. 12, 2007
Material scientists Paul Alivisatos and Moungi Bawendi are among eight winners of the Ernest...
Rice Gets $1.4M to Probe Quantum Matter
Feb. 12, 2007
The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded Rice University $1.4 million to probe one of the most elusive...
Alcatel-Lucent to Reduce Staff by 12,500
Feb. 9, 2007
Alcatel-Lucent will cut 12,500 jobs -- 16 percent of its staff -- as a result of its recent merger...
LumaSense Acquiring Mikron Infrared for $65M
Feb. 9, 2007
Sensing instrumentation maker LumaSense Technologies is acquiring Mikron Infrared Inc. in a deal...
Answer Found for Nanowire Conductance Variations
Feb. 9, 2007
A physics group has discovered how and why the electrical conductance of metal nanowires changes as...
RPI Prof ('Mr. Physics') Philip Casabella Dies
Feb. 9, 2007
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) said this week that the lecture halls and classrooms of its...
Corning to Expand Japan Plant
Feb. 8, 2007
Corning Inc. announced today it will invest $160 million to expand its capacity to manufacture...
Kodak to Cut Up to 3000 More Jobs
Feb. 8, 2007
In a bid to complete its transition from traditional film to digital photography in 2007, Eastman...
Light Changed to Matter, Then Stopped and Moved
Feb. 8, 2007
By converting light into matter and then back again, physicists have for the first time stopped a...
THz Lasers Small Enough for Screening Devices
Feb. 7, 2007
It might not be science fiction for long: Miniaturized terahertz laser technology may enable the...
'Optics on a Chip' Melds Photonic Circuitry, Silicon
Feb. 7, 2007
Using microphotonics, researchers have split the light from an optic fiber in an integrated,...
Bruker BioSciences Prices Stock Offering
Feb. 7, 2007
X-ray technology and molecular analysis tool maker Bruker BioSciences said today it priced a public...
Study: Nanotech Hiring Climbs; Talent Lacking
Feb. 7, 2007
Companies, universities, governments and economic development groups are "keenly focused" on...
NanoSensors Acquiring DKL International
Feb. 7, 2007
Nanotechnology company NanoSensors Inc., a developer of instruments and sensors to detect...
'Maxwell's Demon' Becomes a Reality
Feb. 6, 2007
An idea conceived by an eminent scientist nearly 150 years ago has finally been realized with a...
IPG Photonics and Newport Settle Patent Lawsuit
Feb. 5, 2007
Laser industry rivals IPG Photonics Corp. and Newport Corp. today announced that the two companies...
NSF Requests $6.43 Billion for Fiscal Year 2008
Feb. 5, 2007
National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden L. Bement Jr. proposed today an investment of...
X-Ray System Aims to Show Skeletal Movement in 3-D
Feb. 5, 2007
A new technology is being created that will allow doctors and scientists to do the seemingly...
Artificial Atoms Make Microwave Photons Countable
Feb. 2, 2007
Using artificial atoms on a chip, physicists have taken the next step toward quantum computing by...
Method Quickly Judges Nanotube Purity
Feb. 2, 2007
A sensitive new method has been developed for quickly assessing the quality of carbon nanotubes....
Bookham to Cut Work Force
Feb. 2, 2007
Bookham Inc. said it will reduce its workforce, consolidate its UK semiconductor operation and...
Emerging Technology and Trends on Tap at OFC/NFOEC
Feb. 2, 2007
The future of optical communications, including broadband, fiber-to-the-home and growing bandwidth...
Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Biosensors
Feb. 1, 2007
A novel approach to synthesizing nanowires (NWs) allows their direct integration with...
Triangle Leads Funding for Laser Startup Klastech
Feb. 1, 2007
Klastech Karpushko Laser Technology GmbH announced it has received €2.1 million in its Series A...