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Researchers Develop Next Generation of Screening Devices

It might not be science fiction much longer. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing the next generation of screening devices that will identify hazardous and toxic materials even if concealed by cl...

15 Jul 2007

World's First Anti-Reflection Coating

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.

13 Jul 2007

New Type of Laser for Providing High-Resolution 3-D Images of the Retina

In efforts that may improve diagnoses of many eye diseases, researchers will introduce a new type of laser for providing high-resolution 3-D images of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light to electrical signals that travel to the brain.

13 Jul 2007

Optical Images at Resolutions as Low as One Nanometer

Producing optical images at resolutions as low as one nanometer is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Yong Xu, who has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.

13 Jul 2007

Argonne Researchers Trap Atoms of Radium in a Magneto-Optical Trap

Argonne researchers have successfully laser-cooled and trapped atoms of radium — the first time this rare element has been captured in a magneto-optical trap — with an assist from an unexpected source.

13 Jul 2007

Creation of Joint Quantum Institute

Today, the University of Maryland (UM), the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Security Agency (NSA) announced the creation of a joint research institute designed to advance quantum physics research—deciphering the secrets of nature at the submicroscopic scale—and to exploit this knowledge to transform quantum technology from an exciting promise to practical reality.

13 Jul 2007