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New Materials offer Solution to Energy Storage
A scientist from the University of St. Andrews will describe the results of more than fifteen years of research, to be published in the journal 'Nature' on 2 August, which could change the way we power battery driven devices in the future. Rechargeable lithium batteries have been a major... view more (2001-07-31)

Microwaving kills health benefits
Broccoli loses as much as 97% of some antioxidants when microwaved. 13 October 2003: Certain methods of preparation and cooking can cause vegetables to lose their cancer-fighting compounds according to new evidence published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. A study... view more (2003-10-13)

Optical illusions, mirages that don't deceive
The aim of this paper is to dispel the excessively widespread myth that optical illusions are errors of the visual system. In 1978, Stanley Coren and Joan Stern Girgus published one of the most significant works of scientific literature in the last few decades, entitled "Seeing is Deceiving:... view more (2006-07-24)

Improved spectrometer based on nonlinear optics
Scientists at Stanford University and Japan's National Institute of Informatics have created a new highly sensitive infrared spectrometer.   view more (2008-11-13)

UCLA engineering researchers capture optical 'rogue waves'
Maritime folklore tells tales of giant "rogue waves" that can appear and disappear without warning in the open ocean. Also known as "freak waves," these ominous monsters have been described by mariners for ages and have even appeared prominently in many legendary literary works,... view more (2007-12-13)

Scientists in Japan design first optical pacemaker for laboratory research
The world's first optical pacemaker is described in an article published today in Optics Express, the Optical Society's open-access journal. A team of scientists at Osaka University in Japan show that powerful, but very short, laser pulses can help control the beating of heart muscle cells.   view more (2008-05-28)

A new technique for curing blindness, squeezing a thousand DVDs into a matchbox and finding the missing link in optoelectronics – all covered in the January/February issue of Opto and Laser Europe
CURING BLINDNESS Age related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the principal cause of blindness for patients over 50 in the developed world. A new drug has recently been given approval for use in photodynamic therapy to treat this condition in Europe and the US. Photodynamic therapy, where a... view more (2001-01-18)

Optical imaging added to ultrasound improves breast cancer diagnosis
A new study shows that combining a technology called optical tomography with standard ultrasound imaging can help distinguish early-stage breast cancer from non-cancerous lesions-and potentially reduce the number of breast biopsies performed.   view more (2005-09-27)

'Optical fingerprinting' makes extra virgin olive oil shine out from the fakes
A Loughborough University researcher has teamed up with scientists from Italy to develop a unique optical fingerprinting system to detect extra virgin oil from the fakes. The increasing popularity of the Mediterranean diet means that the production of high quality extra-virgin olive oil is a... view more (2004-06-22)

Luminescence shines new light on proteins
A chance discovery by a team of scientists using optical probes means that changes in cells in the human body could now be seen in a completely different light.   view more (2008-11-12)

Ethylene suggested for hydrogen storage
Ethylene, a ho-hum material that is the building block of the most common plastic, might have an exciting future in storing hydrogen, the hoped-for transportation fuel of the future.   view more (2006-12-11)

Brown Engineers Build a Better Battery - With Plastic
Brown University engineers have created a new battery that uses plastic, not metal, to conduct electrical current. The hybrid device marries the power of a capacitor with the storage capacity of a battery.   view more (2006-09-14)

Mercury atomic clock keeps time with record accuracy
An experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than the national standard clock based on a "fountain" of cesium atoms.   view more (2006-07-17)

Carbon nanotubes made into conductive, flexible 'stained glass'
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.   view more (2008-04-09)

Researchers generate high-speed pulses of laser light on silicon, speeding data transmission
In the Sept. 3 issue of Optical Society of America's Optics Express, published online today, researchers announce that they have built the world's first "mode-locked silicon evanescent laser."   view more (2007-08-22)

Rice scientists make breakthrough in single-molecule sensing
In a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors, physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements of the same molecule.   view more (2008-02-07)

Optoelectronics Research Centre director awarded CBE
Professor David Payne, Director of the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours announced on Saturday (12 June). Professor Payne has been recognised for his services to... view more (2004-06-14)

Chemical Bonding States at Silicon / Silicon Dioxide Interfaces Characterisable with Light
The importance of characterising the atomic structure of the silicon / silicon dioxide interface as an essential component in highly integrated circuits has steadily increased as a result of continuing miniaturisation of silicon chips. The physicists, Dr. Stefan Bergfeld, Bjoern Braunschweig and... view more (2004-08-26)

Microscope With Automatic Controls
Modern optical microscopes are high-tech devices with complex functions and operations. So that not just specialists can get the best out of these advanced instruments, Leica have produced a microscope which automatically selects the optimal combination of optical components. Many modern items of... view more (2004-07-08)

Using Life's Building Blocks to Control Nanoparticle Assembly
Using DNA, the molecule that carries life's genetic instructions, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying how to control both the speed of nanoparticle assembly and the structure of its resulting nanoclusters.   view more (2007-08-23)

Computing breakthrough could elevate security to unprecedented levels
By using pulses of light to dramatically accelerate quantum computers, University of Michigan researchers have made strides in technology that could foil national and personal security threats.   view more (2007-08-17)

Oregano-flavoured crisps healthier
With its antioxidant properties, addition of oregano to frying oil makes crisps healthier. 13 October 2003: Cottonseed oil containing oregano oxidizes less during frying, leaving crisps with fewer free radicals and greater stability through storage periods. The recent study is published in the... view more (2003-10-13)

Optical vortex could look directly at extrasolar planets
A new optical device might allow astronomers to view extrasolar planets directly without the annoying glare of the parent star.   view more (2005-12-01)

Carbon nanotubes that detect disease-causing mutations developed by Pitt researcher
University of Pittsburgh researcher Alexander Star and colleagues at California-based company Nanomix, Inc., have developed devices made of carbon nanotubes that can find mutations in genes causing hereditary diseases.   view more (2006-01-26)

New 'superlens' reveals hidden nanostructures
A microscope used to scan nanostructures can be dramatically enhanced by using a 'superlens,' reports an international team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biochemistry and The University of Texas at Austin in this week's issue of Science.   view more (2006-09-15)
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