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NIF Experiments Validate Computer Simulations on Road to Ignition

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have successfully conducted an important round of successful laser experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), validating key computer simulations and theoretical projections relevant to the plasma and X-ray environment necessary to achieve ignition.

24 Jul 2007

New Laser-Based Method for Measuring Millimeter Distances More Accurately than Ever

A new laser-based method for measuring millimeter distances more accurately than ever before - with an uncertainty of 10 picometers (trillionths of a meter) - has been developed and demonstrated by a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

24 Jul 2007

New Metamaterial May Bring Better Optics

Engineers at Purdue University are the first researchers to create a material that has a "negative index of refraction" in the wavelength of light used for telecommunications, a step that could lead to better communications and imaging technologies.

24 Jul 2007

NASA Researchers Probe Curious Behavior of Moondust

Each morning, Mian Abbas enters his laboratory and sits down to examine--a single mote of dust. Zen-like, he studies the same speck suspended inside a basketball-sized vacuum chamber for as long as 10 to 12 days.

24 Jul 2007

Northwestern University Advance Quantum Cascade Laser

The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers.

23 Jul 2007

University of Central Florida and Holochip Announce Global Licensing Agreement for Zoom Lens Patents

The University of Central Florida has signed a licensing agreement with Holochip Corp. for a portfolio of technologies that will allow zoom lenses, such as those used in digital cameras and camera phones, to be manufactured at a dramatically smaller size without compromising clarity.

22 Jul 2007