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nLight Introduce Erbium Fibers Produced from Direct Nanoparticle Deposition Technology

Highly doped, LMA erbium fibers are ideal for high-power, eye-safe applications at 1.5+ µm such as LIDAR, range finding, sensing, medical and even directed energy applications.

22 Dec 2008

Nanocavities Capable of Slowing Down Light Shows Potential for Making All-Optical Circuits

Researchers at the NTT Basic Research Laboratories in Japan have succeeded in making the first large-scale coupled nanocavities that can slow light down to one-hundredth of its normal speed.

21 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss Imaging Software Examines Intracellular Process in Nanoseconds

The Dual Camera module for the AxioVision image analysis software from Carl Zeiss is intended for all users in the life sciences, including cell biologists, virologists and physiologists

21 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss Imaging Software Examines Intracellular Process in Nanoseconds

The Dual Camera module for the AxioVision image analysis software from Carl Zeiss is intended for all users in the life sciences, including cell biologists, virologists and physiologists

21 Dec 2008

New Handheld Ultrasound Device Capable of Treating Cancer Patients

A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer...

21 Dec 2008

New Market Research Report on the Key Challenges Facing the World Solar Cells Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Industrial equipment industry is available in its catalogue. World Solar Cells and Modules Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098238/World-Sola...

21 Dec 2008

Wrexham is Europe's Powerhouse in Production of Cutting-Edge Green Solar Cells

WREXHAM is Europe’s powerhouse when it comes to the production of cutting-edge green solar cells, the town’s AM claimed. Lesley Griffiths AM, was speaking following publication of the European Commission&rsqu...

21 Dec 2008

New Transparent Polymer Plate Aid in Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at Imperial College London claim that they have set a new record for concentrating the Sun’s light on to a solar cell with the aid of a transparent polymer plate. They think that their solar concent...

21 Dec 2008

Nanjing Commence Full Production of High Efficiency Solar Cells

China's solar cell producer China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (CSUN.Nasdaq) Thursday announced the official operation of its four high efficiency solar cell production lines in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Prov...

21 Dec 2008

Siemens Announce Introduction of Photovoltaic Plant for Climate-Friendly Power Generation

Siemens Energy has installed a turnkey photovoltaic (PV) plant on the roof of the Siemens Healthcare x-ray systems manufacturing plant in Forchheim.

21 Dec 2008

New Chemical Sensor Based on Nano-Structured Composite Materials

A high-tech device integrating expertise from such academic fields as electronics, chemistry and materials science, the chemical sensor is capable of transferring physical and chemical qualities into electronic signals to be analyzed and processed by integrated instrument.

21 Dec 2008

Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) Label-Free Imaging Technique Set to Revolutionize Biomedical Imaging

The key to this new chemical imaging technique is the use of two lasers with different frequencies. Researchers visualize samples by tuning the laser frequencies to match the vibrational frequency of a specific chemical bond. Each type of molecule within a sample, including nutrients or drugs, is detectable at a unique frequency.

18 Dec 2008