| Mobile LIDAR technology expanding rapidly Mar 15th 2013, 19:12 A new report on the uses and current technology of mobile LIDAR has just been completed and will help more managers and experts understand, use and take advantage of this science that promises to change the way we see and record the world around us. |  | New microscope measures nanomagnet property vital to 'spintronics' Mar 15th 2013, 19:12 Researchers have developed a new microscope able to view and measure an important but elusive property of the nanoscale magnets used in an advanced, experimental form of digital memory. The new instrument already has demonstrated its utility with initial results that suggest how to limit power consumption in future computer memories. | | Smallest vibration sensor in the quantum world Mar 15th 2013, 13:59 Carbon nanotubes and magnetic molecules are considered building blocks of future nanoelectronic systems. Their electric and mechanical properties play an important role. Researchers have now found a way to combine both components on the atomic level and to build a quantum mechanical system with novel properties. | | 'Metasurfaces' to usher in new optical technologies Mar 14th 2013, 22:03 New optical technologies using "metasurfaces" capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization, with potential applications including advanced solar cells, computers, telecommunications, sensors and microscopes. | |
