Researchers from Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany, Belarusian State University, Belarus, and the University of Hamburg in Germany have photosensitized needle-like C60 crystals by combining them with semiconductor nanocrystals

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry have used scattering near-field microscopy (s-SNOM) to determine infrared spectra of nanoparticles and viruses

An international collaboration featuring 13 different universities is aiming to produce an electrically-pumped silicon laser to rival III-V optoelectronics

NanoOpto Corp., which is leveraging its design and nano-fabrication skills to produce optical components, has announced the initial closing of $5 million of its Series D-round venture financing

The Georgia Institute of Technology's Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) and Solvay have announced a $3 million deal for OLED research

The Norwegian Technical University (NTNU) has opened a new Nanomechanical Laboratory.

U.S. researchers say they've determined carbon fibers can make tiny, cheap video displays

NEC provided South West NanoTechnologies Inc. with a non-exclusive license under basic patents owned by NEC covering the work of Sumio Iijima, pictured here. Iijima published a seminal paper on carbon nanotubes in 1991.

ASML Holding NV announced that it shipped two extreme ultraviolet (EUV) alpha demo tools to customers.

Ever had the urge to slip your 500-gigabyte desktop computer into your back pocket?

Soitec, a Bernin, France-based manufacturer of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and other engineered substrates, announced it has broken ground on its new 300 mm wafer fab in Singapore. The groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction at the company's newest production facility

A holy grail of the silicon semiconductor industry is to develop a silicon-based laser, which is exactly what this MIT-based project intends to achieve.