A new automated fluorescence lifetime imaging plate reader has been used to study aggregation of HIV-1 Gag proteins.
Plate reader developed for drug discovery
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Nanomaterial developed to speed up light
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100-nanometer-long “meta-atom” of gold and silicon oxide is capable of straightening and speeding up light waves.
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New liquid crystal properties could boost self-healing materials
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Rice University researchers find that silicone liquid crystals stiffen with repeated compression.
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Generating UV from a light-speed mirror
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Researchers succeed in generating flashes of extreme ultraviolet radiation via the reflection from a mirror that moves close to the speed of light.
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Improving signal-to-noise in biosensing
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Researchers report the application of TRPT and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for heparin sensing and bioimaging.
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Metallic nanostructures control light to a new level
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Researchers at King’s College London have achieved previously unseen levels of control over the travelling direction of electromagnetic waves in waveguides.
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Nanostructured system combines nanotechnology with artificial opals
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Novel hybrid system with gold nanocrescents evaporated over artificial opals shows unexpected optical properties.
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Optical circuits from polycrystalline diamond
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Pernice group at KIT use polycrystalline diamond for the fabrication of wafer-based optomechanical circuits.
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Single-photon emitter will improve quantum cryptography
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Researchers have demonstrated a simpler, more efficient single-photon emitter that can be made using traditional semiconductor processing techniques.
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Ultrafast logic gate from quantum dots
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Researchers working to harness the quantum nature of light and semiconductors develop new logic system.
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