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Technology update RSS feedNanowire grid boosts LCD performance
Oct 9, 2008
UCF group and LCD maker join forces to bring brighter, thinner and cheaper devices to the market
Nanowires light up photonic crystal waveguides
Sep 24, 2008
Hybrid structure offers a pathway to efficient light injection
Nanoprobes encourage liquid to reveal all
Sep 16, 2008
Chemical analysis is just one of many applications for nanoscale corona discharge
Tuneable emissions from zinc oxide QDs
Sep 10, 2008
Dispersions of nanoparticles could help to extract more light from LEDs
Nanolaser tunes in excess of 100 nm
Sep 9, 2008
Charles Lieber's group unveils nanowire lasers capable of emitting between 365 and 494 nm
Silk worms produce biocompatible optics
Sep 2, 2008
Cocoons could deliver implantable optics with nanometre-scale features
Obducat gets $12m nanoimprint tool order
Aug 27, 2008
Photonic crystal LEDs drive interest in nanoimprint lithography
In brief: research round-up
Aug 26, 2008
Nanotube growth kinetics, cell labelling, photonic crystals and more...
Nanosphere-coated LEDs emit white light
Aug 21, 2008
Opal-like layer of fluorescent nanospheres gives smooth white-light emission
Gold nanocones prove a point
Aug 19, 2008
Field emission displays are just one of many applications for transfer printing process
UV laser builds structures atom-by-atom
Jul 29, 2008
Laser source looks promising for atomic nanofabrication
Actuator design offers nanoimprint upgrade
Jul 24, 2008
Nanopositioning tool set to simplify ultra-high precision layer-over-layer fabrication
CNTs take the heat out of LEDs
Jul 3, 2008
Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes help high-brightness LEDs to stay cool
Nanoimprint lithography improves OLEDs
Jun 11, 2008
Technique could increase the light-emitting efficiency of organic LEDs by 40%
Close-packed array improves LED output
Jun 5, 2008
Microspheres behave as low-cost mask for etching light-extracting photonic crystal array
THz laser source shines at room temperature
May 29, 2008
Nanotechnology-enabled device opens up applications in biological imaging and security screening
Graphene oxide for transparent electronics
May 28, 2008
New solution-based technique produces large-area ultrathin films with tunable properties
Nanoantenna steers light emission
Apr 10, 2008
Optical antenna redirects output from a molecular light source over a full 90 degrees
AFM tip controls optical antenna on nanoscale
Mar 28, 2008
Technique could lead to new nano-optomechanical devices
Free-electron laser to probe cell behaviour
Mar 14, 2008
Seeding technique could open up the "water window" for studying biological samples