Photonics.com: Nanophotonics http://www.photonics.com/Splash.aspx?PageID=35 This is the syndication feed for photonics.com. Particles Could Enable Tougher Encryption As we search for ways to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, solar cells have become ever more attractive. However, existing solar cells do not conve http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=34670 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Building Quantum Dots Slowly Quantum dots are small, with sizes measured in nanometers. And the size is important because it determines optical properties such as the emission pea http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=34322 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Quantum Dots Created from Carbon Nanotubes Carbon nanotubes are proving useful for sensing applications because they produce a strong Raman signal and make a detectable sound when hit with a la http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33895 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Socks with Nanosilver Could Present Problems The saying “It all comes out in the wash” could take on a whole new meaning as nanoparticles become more common in consumer goods. Using scanning and http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33971 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Putting All of the Sunshine to Work in Solar Cells Despite extensive research and development, solar cells still fall woefully short of perfection. Commercially available units convert only about 15 pe http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33509 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT ‘Giant’ Nanoparticles May Offer Improved Performance Although nanocrystal quantum dots offer a host of advantages and continue to be explored for a range of imaging applications, these tiny optical probe http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33524 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Ivy’s Secret Is in Its Secretions As anyone knows who has ever been to Wrigley Field in Chicago, ivy climbs, it covers and it spreads over almost anything in its path.<br /><br />The p http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33525 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Flexible LED Fashioned with Inorganic Nanowires An inorganic LED that is flexible and potentially stretchable has been developed with ZnO nanowires serving as the optically active component.<br /><b http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33011 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Carbon Nanotube Spheres Fabricated with Light As more potential photonic applications are being explored for carbon nanotubes, which are valued for properties such as ultrafast recovery times and http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=33012 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Total Internal Reflection Interrogates Nanoparticles in <br>Microfluidic Chips Whereas traditional methods for measuring nanoparticle dispersions involve time-consuming sample preparation and image analysis, a novel microfluidic http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=32561 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT