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Ultra-powerful Laser Makes Silicon Pump Liquid Uphill with No Added Energy : University of Rochester News

Researchers at the University of Rochester,  Institute of Optics have discovered a way to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other mechanical devices.

In a paper in the journal Optics Express, professor Chunlei Guo and his assistant Anatoliy Vorobyev demonstrate that by carving intricate patterns in silicon with extremely short, high-powered laser bursts, they can get liquid to climb to the top of a silicon chip like it was being sucked through a straw. Continue Reading »

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The Sounds of Nanoscience

Carbon Nanotube Speakers Could Be Powered by Lasers, Blend into Windows and Transform Noisy Spaces into Peaceful Sanctums

A UT Dallas team’s study published in the Journal of Applied Physics expands the extraordinary capabilities of nanotechnology to include laser-powered acoustic speakers made from assemblies of carbon nanotubes.

The study confirms earlier research that carbon nanotubes that are stretched into sheets and electrically powered can produce intense sound, but researchers at UT Dallas’ Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute have made some important advancements. Continue Reading »

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Handheld laser scanner developed at UCI improves detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer

Bruce Tromberg (right), director of the Beckman Laser Institute, and UCI oncologists John Butler, David Hsiang and Rita Mehta (from left) are evaluating a breast imaging device that produces metabolic “fingerprints.”

In 2003, researchers at UC Irvine’s Beckman Laser Institute received a $7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to standardize use of a laser imaging device they had created for better detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. The investment is beginning to pay off.

In January, the researchers reported in the journal Radiology that this laser breast scanner can accurately distinguish between malignant and benign growths, possibly offering an easy, noninvasive way to tell whether breast tumors warrant aggressive treatment. The study involved 60 subjects and will be replicated with a larger test group. Continue Reading »

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Velodyne Lidal launched in Europe

Routescene has been granted distribution rights in the UK and Republic of Ireland for the groundbreaking Velodyne HDL-64 High Definition Lidar sensor.

The invention of the Velodyne HDL-64 High Definition Lidar sensor, which uses 64 lasers contained within a fast-spinning unit to create a true three-dimensional terrain map, marks a real revolution in the field of lidar technology.

Using the HDL-64 Lidar mobile sensor, a corridor of 220m can be mapped in great detail, as the unit collects over 1.3 million points per second. Each laser is individually calibrated in the factory prior to the unit being shipped to ensure that it achieves the highest degree of accuracy.

Since its successful utilisation by five of the six autonomous vehicles to complete the world-renowned DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007, the HDL-64 Lidar sensor has had a phenomenal uptake worldwide – and not just within the robotics industry.

It is the innovative technology of the HDL-64 Lidar sensor that is responsible for the stunning imagery in Radiohead’s music video promo for House of Cards. Meanwhile, car manufacturers are employing the technology to progress automated vehicle and collision avoidance research.

The HDL-64 Lidar sensor has also been chosen by US road inspection companies to complement existing road mapping technology. Other sectors that have expressed an interest in the potential of the HDL-64 Lidar sensor technology include the video games and animation industries.

Routescene’s Technical Director, Gert Riemersma, comments: “The HDL-64 Lidar sensor technology is very new in Europe and we are delighted to be able to offer our customers support and access to this innovative equipment.

“We are very excited by the range of possibilities offered by the HDL-64 Lidar sensor. Our main focus is to promote the technology within the geospatial industry, but we have already had numerous enquiries from other sectors. These are exciting times: we can now create high definition 3D models in a short space of time, an exercise that previously would have taken weeks to complete using traditional survey methods.”

For further information, please visit www.routescene.com, or contact Sue Hutchison on +44 (0)131 554 8073 or at sue.hutchison@routescene.com

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