Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2005
...phic failure. The new sensors, which combine fiber optics with luminescence technology, feature temperature accuracy to within plus- or minus-half a degree Celsius, humidity accuracy within 1 percent and temperature response time of one-tenth of a second. The work is funded by the Department of Energy Offic...First x-ray laser gets funding
...for research and development, primarily into X-ray optics and diagnostics. The project total is approximately $315 million. "In parallel with the construction effort, we're also planning the experimental program," Hodgson said. An international scientific advisory committee evaluated and ranked proposals fo...Scientists propose new approach to estimating global ocean productivity
... came to UMaine in 2003. Boss specializes in ocean optics and Behrenfeld in algal physiology. In 2003, they published some details of their new approach in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. Siegel and Shea contributed calculations that were critical to obtaining the satell...'Color-blind' method opens new doors in DNA sequencing
.... Most sequencing today is done with one laser and optics to separate the dyes into the four colors, blue, green, yellow, and red. A common problem with the technique is that the color of light emitted by the dyes is similar. Even with complex computer programs to assist in deciphering the signals, this "cr...Marine sponge yields nanoscale secrets
...s. In combination with oxygen, silicon forms fiber optics and drives other high-tech applications. Morse explained that his research group discovered that the center of the sponge's fine glass needles contains a filament of protein that controls the synthesis of the needles. By cloning and sequencing the DN...From memory formation during sleep to novel components for physics
...ons. Their studies will combine aspects of quantum optics and solid state physics. (Spokesperson: Prof. Tilman Pfau, University of Stuttgart) Plasma is a traditional subject of research in many-particle physics. Physicists define plasma as a gas which consists, to a significant degree, of mobile charge car...Holographic movies show promise for medical, military applications
...ner's holographic video system is based on complex optics principles, sophisticated computer programs, and a small computer chip covered with about a million tiny mirrors. He and his research team Dr. Huebschman and computer programmer Bala Munjuluri have published details of their system in several publi...Eye on the prize: UH optometry students set record with fellowships
...e most talented graduate students in physiological optics and vision science programs to pursue full-time ca...s Ezell Fellow to conduct her research in adaptive optics imaging of retinal blood flow. Marsack was given the Bausch & Lomb Ezell Fellow award for his resea...Microscopic brain imaging in the palm of your hand
... latest advances in micromotors, lensing and fiber optics (see accompanying article for more information), the researchers were able to establish a new technique that enables them to obtain microscopic images deeper in the living brain than was possible before microendoscopy. "We're bringing two-photon im...New microscope allows scientists to track a functioning protein with atomic-level precision
...trom, that's the end of the story. We took all the optics external to the microscope, enclosed them in a sealed box and replaced the air with helium gas, which has a refractive index that's 10 times closer to that of a vacuum than air. So you get, roughly speaking, 10 times less twinkling and an instrument ......ry small or have tiny features, the limitations of optics kick in and prevent the imaging of objects smaller than a micron or so across. Instead of shining a light on a sample, a team of Swiss and German researchers have found that they can take pictures of a small sample by illuminating a tiny, gold antenn...NJIT mathematician receives Fulbright to study thin film science in Argentina
...to conduct electrical signals in microelectronics, optics and nanotechnology applications. Interest in thin film science has sky-rocketed because of recent scientific and technological breakthroughs. Aside from coating glass fibers, these new thin microscopic coatings are used to enhance the durability o...Detection of DNA on nanotubes offers new sensing, sequencing technologies
...rent through the system," Jeng said. "Furthermore, optics yield high-resolution signals and require a relatively simple setup. And, because our detection setup is in solution, we can sense in a natural biological environment."...Biggest physics meeting of the year
...d make detailed measurements with state-of-the-art optics tools. The University of Chicago's Jim Shapiro ( jsha@uchicago.edu ), another speaker at the session, shows that an information-science approach is bound to offer many new details about evolution. As he points out, the results of 50 years of molecul...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2006
...hus avoids the need to use ultraviolet sources and optics to scan the information. In addition, the system uses cantilevers that have not been coated with receptor molecules, thereby avoiding cost and coating uniformity issues. The result of this patented technology developed by a team led by Thomas Thundat...Next generation of science stars: 5 female scientists receive 2006 LOral USA fellowships
...inelli Stanford University, Stanford, California optics and photonics engineer, considered to be one of the most outstanding young scientists in the emerging area of nano-photonic devices and systems. Dr. Povinelli is focusing on slow light in photonic-crystal structures and leading an effort to purse en...Multi-million dollar machines promise bright future for medical research
...alia. Flow cytometry uses laser beams and advanced optics and electronics to count, analyse and purify many kinds of cells that make up tissues in humans and animals to help scientists gain a better understanding of their functions. Dr. Adrian Smith, manager of Centenary's Flow Cytometry Facility said, "The...Long-term changes in experience cause neurons to sprout new long-lasting connections
...e will pursue neurobiology studies and projects in optics and microscopy. In the studies reported in Nature, the researchers used mice that were genetically altered to produce a green fluorescent protein in specific neurons in the neocortex, which is a region of the brain that is known to adapt to new exper...Fruit flies aboard space shuttle subjects of UCF, UC Davis study on immunity and space
...e last two months with ties to UCF research. UCF optics professor James Harvey and two graduate students designed the Solar X-ray Imager on board the GOES-N satellite that was launched in May. The new X-ray telescope will help to improve the monitoring of weather activity such as hurricanes. It also will ...