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Researchers create new super-thin laser mirror
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new high-performance mirror that could dramatically improve the design and efficiency of the next generation of devices relying upon laser optics, including high-definition DVD players, computer circuits and laser printers.   view more (2007-02-14)

New nano-method may help compress computer memory
A team of chemists at Brown University have devised a simple way to synthesize iron-platinum nanorods and nanowires while controlling both size and composition. Nanorods with uniform shape and magnetic alignment are one key to the next generation of high-density information storage, but have been... view more (2007-06-25)

In search of the perfect oyster
What is actually a "good" oyster? How can we evaluate and grade "quality"? And how can we produce the quality we wish?   view more (2004-10-07)

Researchers Produce Firsts with Bursts of Light
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have generated extremely short pulses of light that are the strongest of their type ever produced and could prove invaluable in probing the ultra-fast motion of atoms and electrons.   view more (2007-07-25)

Laser trapping of erbium may lead to novel devices
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used lasers to cool and trap erbium atoms, a "rare earth" heavy metal with unusual optical, electronic and magnetic properties.   view more (2006-05-01)

Laser light may be able to detect diseases on the breath
A team of scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, has shown that by sampling a person's breath with laser light they can detect molecules in the breath that may be markers for diseases like... view more (2008-02-19)

Perfect images transmitted via a laser link between Artemis and SPOT 4
ESA PR 75-2001. On 30 November, the first-ever transmission of an image by laser link from one satellite to another took place. The system, called SILEX, consists of the Opale terminal on Artemis and the Pastel terminal on the SPOT 4 satellite. It was designed in close cooperation between the... view more (2001-12-06)

Terrorist-proof buildings from new high-tech sensors
Scientists have developed a new breed of sensors which can survive incredible levels of pressure and heat and that are helping researchers work out how to make buildings that could survive massive explosions.   view more (2005-04-05)

A new genetic model for obesity?
A gene involved in fat (lipid) metabolism, and consequently relevant for studies in obesity and diabetes, has been described in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) by a team of researchers in the September issue of Mechanisms of Development. Luis Teixeira and Nathalie F. Vanzo from the European... view more (2003-09-25)

On airplanes, fiber optics poised to reach new heights
In an effort to provide safer and more reliable components for aircraft, researchers have invented an optical on-off switch that can replace electrical wiring on airplanes with fiber optics for controlling elevators, rudders, and other flight-critical elements.   view more (2006-09-19)

Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
The hydrogen economy is not a futuristic concept. The U.S. Department of Energy's 2006 Advance Energy Initiative calls for competitive ethanol from plant sources by 2012 and a good selection of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles by 2020.   view more (2007-05-23)

The Not-So-Digital Future of Digital Signal Processing
Fungi processing audio signals. E. Coli storing images. DNA acting as logic circuits. It's possible, and in some cases, it's already happened. In any event, performing digital signal processing using organic and chemical materials without electrical currents could be the wave of the future.   view more (2008-04-08)

University of Pennsylvania Scientists Move Optical Computing Closer to Reality
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have theorized a way to increase the speed of pulses of light that bound across chains of tiny metal particles to well past the speed of light by altering the particle shape.   view more (2008-08-20)

IT security: battening down the hatches
Mobile devices and data storage media present a serious security risk when data is exchanged. Fraunhofer researchers demonstrate at CeBIT (Hall 11) how this information can be more effectively protected using the latest encryption and authentication technology.   view more (2004-03-18)

Professor Dr. Rolf-Dieter Heuer Appointed as New Research Director
On its meeting on October 1, 2004, the Administrative Council of the Helmholtz center DESY appointed Professor Dr Rolf-Dieter Heuer as the new research director for high-energy physics. He takes over from Professor Dr Robert Klanner, who decided after his five-year term of office to dedicate... view more (2004-10-04)

Shrinking magnetic storage media down to the nanoscale
In the world of electronic and magnetic devices, the goal is to get smaller.   view more (2006-03-14)

Quantum computer solves problem, without running
By combining quantum computation and quantum interrogation, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found an exotic way of determining an answer to an algorithm - without ever running the algorithm.   view more (2006-02-23)

Quantum dots reviewed — Could these nanoparticles hold the cure to cancer?
The worlds of medical and biological research are abuzz with the promises offered by nanoparticles known as semiconductor quantum dots. These Quantum Dots (QDs) have unique optical and electronic properties that make them suitable for breakthrough treatments such as the detection and destruction of... view more (2006-09-15)

Microscopes at microscopic size
Traditionally if scientists wanted to look at something small they would put a sample under a microscope but now researchers have managed to shrink the microscope itself to the size of a single human cell. An interdisciplinary research team, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Science... view more (2005-04-07)

Detection of DNA on nanotubes offers new sensing, sequencing technologies
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who recently reported that DNA-wrapped carbon nanotubes could serve as sensors in living cells now say the tiny tubes can be used to target specific DNA sequences.   view more (2006-02-22)

When will Mount St Helens erupt?
Research reported in Science today (14 October 2004) shows that rocks erupted from the Mount St Helens volcano in 1980 preserve a remarkable record of the goings-on beneath the volcano in the period prior to its eruption.   view more (2004-10-12)

RAND study: Alternative fossil fuels have economic potential
Alternative sources of fossil fuels such as oil sands and coal-to-liquids have significant economic promise, but the environmental consequences must also be considered, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.   view more (2008-10-08)

Eurescom Summit 2002: More bandwidth for the end user
Press Invitation Under the title "Powerful Networks for Profitable Services", the Eurescom Summit 2002 in Heidelberg focuses on innovative network technologies and their commercial potential. From 21st to 24th October, international experts from leading telecom and IT companies will present the... view more (2002-09-16)

New Carbon Material Shows Promise of Storing Large Quantities of Renewable Electrical Energy
Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation... view more (2008-09-17)

Fishing in the dark
Nanotechnology is a relatively new scientific field that holds immense promise for the future. A nanometer is one millionth of a millimeter, and nanoparticles form the basis of completely new materials for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, electronic and optical applications. The size and structure of the... view more (1999-09-03)
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