Editor’s Picks

91. Using Water Molecules To Read Electrical Activity In Lipid Membranes 4/3/2018

    EPFL researchers were able to map out in real time how charges are transported across and along membranes simply by observing the behavior of adjacent water molecules. Their non-invasive and label-free method represents a valuable new tool in the effort to understand how cells – and neurons in particular – function.

92. Metris Launches Laser Scanner For Digital Inspection 9/8/2008
    Metris launches LC60D, a next-generation digital 3d line scanner. Equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology and powerful on-board data processing, the LC60D scanner more than triples today’s common scan rates.
93. Liquid Crystal 'Flowers' Into Lenses 12/24/2013

    A 3-D, liquid-crystal array shaped like a flower can be used as a lens similar to an insect’s compound eye, a team of material scientists, chemical engineers and physicists has found.

94. New Fiber-Coupled, Multi-Bar Module Delivers 300W From 200µm Fiber 10/27/2009
    DILAS, the diode laser company, announces the newest fiber-coupled, multi-bar module, capable of delivering up to 300 watts output from a 200-micron fiber at 976nm
95. Stable European Industry-Scale Fabrication Value Chains For Solid-State-Based Quantum Computer Development 7/22/2021

    The (computational) performance of quantum computers relies heavily on their core hardware element: the qubit. Several approaches to realize qubits exist, yet they still lack stable scalable fabrication value chains to become industrially viable technologies.

96. OSA Congress On Research In Optical Science To Collocate With Laser Optics Berlin 2/22/2011
    The Optical Society (OSA) recently announced a new partnership with Messe Berlin in which the OSA Congress on Research in Optical Science will be collocated with Laser Optics Berlin in Berlin, Germany in 2012.
97. Method Slashes Quantum Dot Costs By 80 Percent 9/19/2005
    Scientists at Rice University have developed a new method of replacing the pricey solvents used in quantum dot synthesis with cheaper oils that are commonplace at industrial chemical plants...
98. Paderborn Physicists Develop New Solar Cell 2/20/2024

    Physicists at Paderborn University have used complex computer simulations to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells than previously available.

99. New Record In Microwave Detection 7/8/2016

    The record was made using a partially superconducting microwave detector. The discovery may lead to ultrasensitive cameras and accessories for the emerging quantum computer.

100. New Synthesis Process Paves Way For More Efficient Lasers, LEDs 10/25/2021

     Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new process that makes use of existing industry standard techniques for making III-nitride semiconductor materials, but results in layered materials that will make LEDs and lasers more efficient.