Physics and Astronomy News Archive: September 2009

Image: Carbon Nanotube Detects Colors of the Rainbow

Carbon Nanotube Detects Colors of the Rainbow

Source: Sandia   Posted: 9/7/09

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created the first carbon nanotube device that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light.
Image: Robots Swim With the Fishes

Robots Swim With the Fishes

Source: MIT   Posted: 9/7/09

Borrowing from Mother Nature, a team of MIT researchers has built a school of swimming robo-fish that slip through the water just as gracefully as the real thing, if not quite as fast.
Image: World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser

World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser

Source: Berkeley   Posted: 9/7/09

Researchers have reached a new milestone in laser physics by creating the world's smallest semiconductor laser, capable of generating visible light in a space smaller than a single protein molecule.
Image: Acoustic Tweezers Move Tiny Objects

Acoustic Tweezers Move Tiny Objects

Source: PSU   Posted: 9/7/09

Manipulating tiny objects like single cells often requires relatively large, unwieldy equipment, but now a system that uses sound as a tiny tweezers can be small enough to place on a chip.