Researchers at AIST succeeded in extracting light from a semiconductor into air with the highest efficiency. For this purpose, ridges were fabricated on a semiconductor surface, and then, the fabricated ridges were coated with a silicon dioxide layer.
May 11th, 2010
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MIT researchers have developed a powerful new tool for calculating the effects of Casimir forces, with ramifications for both basic physics and the design of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). One of the researchers' most recent discoveries using the new tool was a way to arrange tiny objects so that the ordinarily attractive Casimir forces become repulsive.
May 11th, 2010
Read moreTo highlight breakthroughs in this area, the editors of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, published a special focus issue on 'Unconventional Polarization States of Light'.
May 11th, 2010
Read moreNew study will investigate the effects of microgravity on the formation of biofilms; could lead to safer and healthier space travel.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreScientists have used quantum mechanics to reveal that the most common mineral on Earth is relatively uncommon deep within the planet.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreAs King Abdullah inaugurates a package of development projects worth SR14.039 billion (approx. $3.7 billion) at King Saud University (KSU) today, King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, affiliated with KSU, announced that it has registered two nanotechnology patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreScientists have recorded the first observation and characterization of a critical physical phenomenon behind photosynthesis known as quantum entanglement.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreResearchers at UC Riverside found that multiple layers of graphene, which are easier to make than single layers, retain the strong heat conducting properties.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreTyndall National Institute and Umicore have signed a licence deal after the joint development of a novel material for transparent electronics.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreA National Institutes of Health grant will help University of Central Florida researchers explore new ways to potentially reverse the damage caused by multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreMit der Entwicklung neuartiger Photovoltaikkonzepte befasst sich seit kurzem eine Forschungsgruppe an der Universitaet Duisburg-Essen (UDE).
May 10th, 2010
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Dr. Yves Bellouard of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is coordinator of a new European project, Femtoprint, to be started this month. The goal is to design a convenient 3D laser printer that will print microstructures in glass.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreMitarbeitern der Forschergruppe von Experimentalphysiker Leonhard Grill von der FU Berlin ist es in Zusammenarbeit mit theoretischen Physikern um Christian Joachim vom CEMES in Toulouse im Rahmen des europaeischen Forschungsprojektes 'Pico-Inside' erstmals gelungen, nur wenige Atomlagen duenne kristalline Kochsalz-Filme zu strukturieren.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreResearchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the ISIS Neutron Scattering Facility (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) have now obtained definitive structural data for two archetypical aromatic liquids: benzene and toluene.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreIn two new papers, Rice University researchers report using ultracentrifugation (UCF) to create highly purified samples of carbon nanotube species.
May 10th, 2010
Read moreDr Christian Ruegg of the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) was awarded the 2010 Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize for his pioneering work on quantum phase transitions and novel phases in magnetic materials.
May 10th, 2010
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