Avo Photonics to produce Luna Technologies' Phoenix 1000
November 20, 2008: Optical packaging specialist Avo Photonics has been selected as the manufacturing facility for Luna Technologies' PHOENIX 1000, a MEMS-based external cavity laser which offers low noise and precise tuning capability over the C-band.
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Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency
November 20, 2008: Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are collaborating with other research labs, universities, and industrial partners to develop a coating for machine components to give them tough, "slippery" surfaces that reduces friction, reduces input energy, and extends the parts' lifetimes.
Nontoxic nanoparticle can deliver and track drugs
November 20, 2008: A nontoxic nanoparticle developed by Penn State researchers is proving to be an all-around effective delivery system for both therapeutic drugs and the fluorescent dyes that can track their delivery.
BudgetSensors introduces tipless all-in-one AFM probes
November 19, 2008: BudgetSensors, a Bulgarian manufacturer of silicon and silicon nitride probes as well as AFM accessories, has launched a tipless version of its recently introduced versatile silicon AFM probe with four different cantilevers on a single holder chip.
Omron releases RF MEMS switch with superior HF characteristics
November 19, 2008: Omron Electronic Components LLC has released the 2SMES-01 high frequency mechanical relay developed to meet the needs of the automated test equipment market
Harnessing atom "nano-dancing" could lead to cooler computer chips
November 18, 2008: Johns Hopkins researchers say they've figured out how to generate and control "atomic freestyle dancing", paving the way for tiny computer components that emit less heat and new sensors to detect bio-hazards and medical conditions.
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Tiny Akustica MEMS microphone is now digital
November 18, 2008: Akustica Inc. says its latest generation of digital microphones, the AKU2002C, improves voice quality in notebook computers and other consumer-electronic devices.
Report highlights research into drug delivery to treat eye disease
November 18, 2008: Researchers are investigating microneedles, nanoparticles, and polymer carriers as potential new techniques to combat the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the United States, according to a report from the Third Annual ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics Research Institute Conference.
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Physicists extend the quantum lifetime of electrons
November 17, 2008: Physicists in the USA and at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have found a way to extend the quantum lifetime of electrons by more than 5000%, as reported in the Nov. 14 edition of Physical Review Letters.
Surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in array can have narrower spectral widths
November 17, 2008: Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated experimentally and theoretically that the surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in a periodic array can have considerably narrower spectral widths than those of isolated metal nanoparticles. Further, as the optical fields are significantly more intense in a periodic array, the method could improve the sensitivity of detecting molecules at low concentrations.
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By 2012, MEMS makers will be shipping 8.1B units/year, and nearly half the $15.5B market will be consumer devices, according to a joint SEMI/Yole Développement study. Major market drivers will include silicon microphones, microdisplays, RF MEMS, and even microfluidics for biomedical applications. Meanwhile, severe cost pressures of consumer markets are driving device makers to smaller geometries, creating requirements -- and opportunities -- for new kinds of etch and clean technologies.
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