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Two-photon optogenetic tool promising for brain mapping
05/17/2013
A researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a fiber-optic, two-photon optogenetic stimulator that could help scientists map and track the interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain.
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Nanostructures take the color out of thin-film interference between inner interfaces
05/16/2013
Raleigh, NC--Inspired (as are many photonics researchers) by the structure of moth eyes, researchers at North Carolina State University (NC State) have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two ...
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Silicon/CNT substrate from NASA JPL improves photocatalytic hydrogen production
05/16/2013
Pasadena, CA--NASA JPL is developing a device for hydrogen gas production based on water-splitting redox reactions facilitated by catalysts stacked on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on silicon substrates. |
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Femtosecond lasers to replace trephine drills in cranial bone removal
05/14/2013
Dresden, Germany--Because a trephine drill can injure the outermost layer of the brain and lead to meningitis, researchers at several Fraunhofer Institutes intend to replace the trephine with a femtosecond laser. |
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Doped quantum dots yield amazing dye colors
05/13/2013
Chicago, IL--UIC researchers have developed a way to introduce precisely four copper "guest" ions into each and every quantum dot to produce spectacular colors. |
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Plasmonics could lead to paint-on organic photovoltaics
05/13/2013
Buffalo, NY--Qiaoqiang Gan, University at Buffalo assistant professor of electrical engineering, and his team are developing photovoltaic (PV) cells that cost less to manufacture than existing devices. |
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Solid-state single-photon sources improve with temporal filtering
05/10/2013
Gaithersburg, MD--An international collaboration led by NIST researchers has demonstrated a temporal filtering approach that improves the performance of triggered single-photon sources based on solid-state quantum emitters.
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Invisible photonic pattern could stop counterfeit clothing
05/09/2013
Gothenburg, Sweden--Chalmers University of Technology has found a way to differentiate between designer clothing and knockoffs: a photonic textile. |
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Insect eyes inspire hemispherical digital camera
05/08/2013
Evanston, IL--An interdisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University has developed a hemispherical digital camera inspired by the complex fly eye. |
For storing light in optical resonators, chaos proves superior to order
05/07/2013
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia--In a collaboration led by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), researchers have found that chaos (in other words, a hypersensitivity to initial conditions) can beat order when it...
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