Editor’s Picks

41. Quantum One-Way Street In Topological Insulator Nanowires 5/12/2022

    Very thin wires made of a topological insulator could enable highly stable qubits, the building blocks of future quantum computers.

42. Scientists Work On NASA's Proposed “Wide View” Space Telescope 11/14/2014

    The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has appointed Dr. Roeland van der Marel to lead its work on a proposed NASA space telescope that will provide images as sharp as the Hubble Space Telescope, but over a hundred times larger area.

43. First Demonstration Of A Working Invisibility Cloak 10/19/2006
    A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden" object inside with little distortion, making it appear almost as if nothing were there at all
44. Revolution® System Pinpoints Enzyme Groups On Cell Membranes 10/9/2009
    An Andor Technology Revolution® laser spinning disk system, equipped with an ultrasensitive scientific digital camera, has helped German scientists understand how the same enzyme can regulate diverse cellular processes when grouped with other proteins.
45. X-FAB Leads EU-Funded Consortium To Industrialize The European Silicon Photonics Value Chain 6/14/2023

    The photonixFAB project aims to empower photonics innovation by SMEs and large entities by providing low barrier access to both low-loss silicon nitride (SiN) and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) based photonics platforms with indium phosphide (InP) and lithium niobate (LNO) heterogenous integration capabilities.

46. Advances In Piezo Nanopositioning Controllers – Digital Vs. Analog 8/23/2021

    Digital piezo nanopositioning controllers have a reputation for being expensive and only cost efficient in high-end applications. A recent new design approach has changed this situation, making advanced digital control features affordable for main stream piezo motion applications.

47. The Smallest Micro-Gripper, Grown On Optical Fibers, Is Operated Remotely With Light 7/15/2020

    Researchers at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, used the liquid crystal elastomer technology to demonstrate a series of micro-tools grown on optical fibers.

48. TRIOPTICS Expands Its U.S. Business 6/14/2012

    TRIOPTICS GmbH, a leading manufacturer of optical test equipment based in Wedel, Germany, strengthens its market presence in the USA. To further increase its market share and establish a stronger basis for future growth, TRIOPTICS acquired Wells Research Inc., a renowned manufacturer of MTF and other optical test equipment.

49. UT Team Fabs 0.08 µm Features at 193 nm 3/6/1998
    Using an amorphous polyolefin photoresist they developed for 193 nm lithography, a team at the University of Texas
50. X-Rays From Tabletop Lasers Allows Scientists To Peer Through The 'Water Window' 5/11/2018

    Studying the fleeting actions of electrons in organic materials will now be much easier, thanks to a new method for generating fast X-rays.