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- noun physics (optics) The science that studies the behaviour of
light , and ofoptical devices , on ananometre scale.
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Yurii Vlasov , manager of IBM ' s silicon integrated nanophotonics efforts, said it expects the first commercial products based on its research to hit the market in three to five years.
IBM Claims Breakthrough in Laser-Based Chips Don Clark 2010
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Among the topics covered are: nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular machines and devices; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine; and applications of nanotechnology
World Scientific and Nature Publishing Group's first book collaboration 2009
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Naomi Halas, an award-winning pioneer in nanophotonics, and graduate student Nikolay Mirin created a material that collects light from any direction and emits it in a single direction.
Light-Bending Nanoparticles Could Lead To Superlenses, Invisibility Cloaks | Impact Lab 2009
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Among the topics covered are: nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular machines and devices; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine; and applications of nanotechnology
June 2009 2009
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Other semiconductor makers, such as Intel Corp., are working on silicon nanophotonics.
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The development is an important step in the emerging field called silicon nanophotonics.
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Alia Sabur is 14 and working on her doctorate in electrical engineering, more specifically nanophotonics.
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The project will also develop nanophotonics approaches for protein and biomarker analysis for sensing and tracking cancer cells.
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Groening speculates that it is quite possible that one day components for nanolectronics and nanophotonics will be made using this technique.
cellular-news 2010
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Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Physics or related subject, to possess leadership qualities and to have an outstanding record in publications in the fields of metamaterials and/or nanophotonics.
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