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Researchers Develop Ultrathin Plasmonic Super Light Absorbers

A research team led by Koray Aydin, who serves as Assistant Professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science of the Northwestern University has created a composite metamaterial, which absorbs broad array of light wavelengths, paving the way to develop economic and efficient solar cell technology.

4 Nov 2011

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop Novel Method to Enhance External Efficiency of LEDs

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have utilized piezoelectric materials such as zinc oxide nanowires to radically enhance the effectiveness at which gallium nitride LEDs enable conversion of electricity into ultraviolet light.

2 Nov 2011

Renishaw Focus on Raman Spectroscopy at Recent Seminar

Raman spectroscopy came under the spotlight recently at the Natural History Museum in London, when Renishaw held its 2011 ‘inside Raman' seminar in the Museum's Flett theatre on 26th and 27th September.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 1 Nov 2011

Researchers Discover Water-Soluble Light-Emitting Quantum Dots for Studying Biological Processes

Quantum dots are a better choice compared to fluorescent tags that are being used as a light source for investigating biological processes.

28 Oct 2011

Dye Molecules in Gels Can Emit Circularly Polarized Light

Simple stirring can influence light, according to a report presented in the journal Angewandte Chemie by Kunihiko Okano and co-workers. Dye molecules locked in a gel send out “helical” (circularly polarized) light instead of “normal” light if the solution is stirred as it gels.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 26 Oct 2011

OWIS KSH(M) Mirror Holders Suit All Orientations

After having introduced the flip mirror holders KSH(M) 25 for each orientation, OWIS® have now redesigned the existing KSH(M) 40 and KSH(M) 65.

From OWIS GmbH 26 Oct 2011

Owis Introduce 2 New Actuators with Non-Rotationg Tips

Taking into consideration the customers' wishes, OWIS® have extended the existing product line MMS 19 actuators with non-rotating tip by two new variants.

From OWIS GmbH 26 Oct 2011

Cornell Take Valuable Steps Toward a New Coherent X-ray Source

Cornell scientists have surpassed two major milestones toward a novel, exceedingly powerful X-ray source: A record-breaking electron gun emittance and a successfully tested prototype of a superconducting linac cavity.

25 Oct 2011

Memorial National College Grants Award Program Announced For The 37th Year

The Pittsburgh Conference and its sponsoring societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), are now accepting proposals for the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants (PCMNCG) Award Program.

From Pittcon 9 Oct 2011

Springer to Digitize Almost Their Entire Catolog and Offer the Whole Lot Electronically

Springer Science+Business Media has started its extensive digitization project, Springer Book Archives (SBA). The SBA initiative will include nearly all books that have been published since the 1840s. Springer expects that the book archives will contain around 65,000 titles.

6 Oct 2011