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Nanoco, Tokyo Electron Sign Further Agreement for Second Phase of Solar Film Development

Nanoco Group, a developer and producer of cadmium-free quantum dots and nanomaterials, and Tokyo Electron, a leading equipment supplier in Japan, have inked a further agreement subsequent to the end of the first phase of a solar film development based on nanomaterials.

7 Oct 2011

Novel Technique to Manipulate Plasmonic Scattering from Nanostructures

A research team led by Stephan Link of Rice University Laboratory has found a method to manipulate light dispersed by gold nanorods utilizing liquid crystals. This method paves the way to fabricate metamaterials with unique optical properties, which can be manipulated actively.

1 Oct 2011

Novel Nano-Optical Device Breaks Barrier to Handling Nanoparticles

Harvard engineers have developed a novel device called plasmonic nanotweezers that utilize laser light to capture nanoparticles. The new device could facilitate the study and isolation of minute particles such as viruses.

28 Sep 2011

Scientists Devise Electronically Controlled Nanoscale Nonlinear Optical Equipment

Stanford researchers have developed a novel nonlinear optical device that miniaturizes electric-field-induced second harmonic light generation (EFISH) devices down to the size of nanoscale.

27 Sep 2011

Optical Materials Express Releases Special Issue on Nanoplasmonics and Metamaterials

A special focus issue on nanoplasmonics and metamaterials, specific fields of nano-optics, which discuss the interaction of matter and light at nanoscale, has been released by the editors of Optical Materials Express (OMEx), an open-access journal of the Optical Society (OSA).

26 Sep 2011

Scientists Develop Innovative Process for Plasmonic Nanogap Array Production

A research team led by Dr. Stefan Strauf, who serves as the Director of the NanoPhotonics Laboratory (NPL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, has developed a new method based on holographic lithography (HL) process for producing plasmonic nanogap arrays, which are evenly placed metallic nanostructures.

8 Sep 2011

Stable Nanoparticle Suspension for Smart Glass and Thin Film Photovoltaic Applications

Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, who serves as professor of physics and professor and chair of biomedical and chemical engineering at L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science of Syracuse University, has created a patent-pending novel method for the production of stable metal nanoparticle suspensions that can capture sunlight.

24 Aug 2011