BREMEN, Germany, Nov. 19, 2014 — A look back via laser into sedimentary organic matter that accumulated on the sea floor could shed light on past climates and environments for a better understanding of the future. A new technique, developed by a team at the University of Bremen’s Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), involves laser desorption ionization coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. This has allowed the researchers to analyze complex organic biomarkers and

WARSAW, Poland, June 20, 2011 — Rare milling equipment that produces nanosize semiconductor structures, or micropillars, is now at the disposal of scientists and students at the University of Warsaw. These micropillars can be used as efficient light sources and will open up...

BREMEN, Germany – Newly developed monolithically integrated nitride laser microcavities that incorporate quantum dots (QDs) could be an important step in making better blue and green diode lasers as well as single-photon sources. A team of solid-state physicists at...

GARCHING, Germany, June 23, 2010 — Against all conventional wisdom, a team of researchers say that by dropping a sensitive measuring device they can actually make the instrument even more sensitive than before. The team, headed by physicists from the University of Hanover and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 12, 2009 – It’s all about the finishing touches. To replicate glass and plastic lenses for optical and medical applications – while retaining complex geometries and optofunctional areas in the range of a few millimeters – mold inserts made of steel or...