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Technology Research News
June 16, 2004 |
Laser Tweezer Grabs Varied Specks Researchers have advanced the use of optical tweezers with a method that allows them to simultaneously trap and independently manipulate microscopic materials that have different indices of refraction.   |
Technology Research News
April 20, 2005 |
Spiral Laser Beam Demoed Researchers have found a way to generate helico-conical, or spiral-shaped light beams. The unusual-shaped beams are potentially useful in trapping and manipulating particles in biological and medical devices, including biochips. |
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Wide laser makes simple tweezers Much of medical diagnostics and biomedical research involves trapping, manipulating and sorting individual cells and like-sized bits of matter. A recently demonstrated way of manipulating cells promises to be less expensive than laser tweezers. |
Technology Research News
July 14, 2004 |
Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors. |
Technology Research News
March 12, 2003 |
Lasers tweeze every which way Researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland have found a way to use a pair of laser beams to rotate an object in three dimensions, turning it like a ball rather than a wheel. |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Robyn Peterson |
Microsoft Basic Wireless Optical Desktop At the high end, the Microsoft Basic Wireless Optical Desktop stands tall, with its well-designed keyboard and a suitable optical mouse. |
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004 |
Biochip levitates droplets Researchers have devised a way to magnetically levitate particles and droplets that have volumes smaller than one billionth of a milliliter. Labs-on-a-chip is one of many potential uses. |
Technology Research News
September 24, 2003 |
Teamed lasers make smaller spots Researchers from Boston University have tapped the properties of polarization in order to focus a laser beam more tightly in space. The method could be used to scan objects in finer detail and to make finer features in processes like rapid prototyping and photolithography. |
Technology Research News
February 26, 2003 |
Lasers drive tiny toolset Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have used light to drive a pair of resin nano tweezers and a nano needle. |
Technology Research News
June 30, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Holograms enable pocket projectors The method could lead to pocket-sized, battery-powered video projectors that produce images whose quality matches that of today's full-sized projectors. |
Technology Research News
March 26, 2003
Eric Smalley |
3D holo video arrives Researchers from the University of Texas have devised a three-dimensional video system that cuts down the computing power needed to project three-dimensional images by using an 800,000-mirror device designed for two-dimensional digital projectors as a sort of holographic film. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Fixed-Power Beam Expanders in Optomechanical Platform Edmund Optics Inc. is offering a family of beam expanders with high-performance optical designs packaged in a precise optomechanical platform. |
PC Magazine
September 4, 2007
Jennifer L. DeLeo |
Gearlog: A Squeaky-Clean Mouse If you obsess about germs infesting your keyboard and mouse, then the new Washable Mouse by Belkin may provide a glimmer of bacteria-free hope. |
PC World
July 2001
Michael S. Lasky |
Logitech's Optical Mouse Goes Wireless Faster optical sensor performance and power-saving technology mark the new Cordless MouseMan... |
Macworld
October 2000
Jim Heid |
Apple Pro Mouse Apple's New Optical Mouse Is a Work of Art Carved in Lucite |
Technology Research News
June 16, 2004 |
Chip Miniaturizes Holography Researchers have built a hologram generator on a single circuit board. The device could eventually be used for three-dimensional television, three-dimensional visualization of statistics, and three-dimensional medical imaging. |
PC World
February 20, 2002
Kuriko Miyake |
Terabyte Optical Disc in Development Optware refines holographic technology so disc can store more than 100 DVDs... |
PC Magazine
May 18, 2004
Robyn Peterson |
Logitech MX510 Performance Optical Mouse With the Logitech MX510 Performance Optical Mouse, the company upped the ante for gaming mice by boosting the MX Optical Engine to 5.8 megapixels and a hefty 12-bit data path. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Optical Interconnect Withstands Harsh Environments The PRO BEAM connector series from Tyco Electronics is a fiber-optic interconnect designed specifically for fast data connections where resistance to severe environmental conditions is paramount. |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2012
Andrew Extance |
Gel polymer seizes shadow With just a slight dip in a tungsten filament bulb's intensity, Canadian researchers have created channels that light can't enter. |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Robyn Peterson |
Kensington Comfort Type Wireless Optical Desktop The Kensington Comfort Type Wireless Optical Desktop sits squarely in the unusual middle ground between split and standard keyboards. |
PC Magazine
September 9, 2004
Robyn Peterson |
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Comfort Edition The Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Comfort Edition is a cleverly designed wireless keyboard that's comfortable and easy to use. |
PC World
June 2004
Aoife M. McEvoy |
Walk on the Wireless Side Reviews of eight wireless input devices and the favorites in each category: wireless RF mouse, RF mouse-and-keyboard set, and Bluetooth input devices. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004 |
FlightStrata LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics technology, is now offering its FlightStrata model for fiber-like, building-to-building connectivity. |
Macworld
October 24, 2006
Dan Frakes |
DeskSaver Companion keyboard and mouse BenQ's compact DeskSaver Companion keyboard/mouse combination is designed for places where a standard keyboard and mouse won't fit. |
PC World
May 2001
Michael S. Lasky |
Tote a Tiny Mouse If you hate that touchpad mouse on your notebook but don't want to pack a regular mouse for the road, read on... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Mark Wolverton |
How to Use a Cyclotron Particle Accelerator to Fight Cancer To target cancer cells alone, the University of Pennsylvania is opening a next-generation treatment facility that uses high-energy proton beams to deliver pinpoint strikes. |
Technology Research News
January 26, 2005 |
Plastic Records Infrared Light Researchers have extended the sensitivity of photorefractive polymers so that they can be used at the common infrared communications frequency of 1550 nanometers. |
