Nanocamera

Phys.Org (July 17) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, led by MechSE Associate Professor Kimani Toussaint, have demonstrated that an array of novel gold, pillar-bowtie nanoantennas (pBNAs) can be used like traditional photographic film to record light for distances that are much smaller than the wavelength of light (for example, distances less than ~600 nm for red light). A standard optical microscope acts as a “nanocamera” whereas the pBNAs are the analogous film. Also: ScienceBlog (July 17), R&D Magazine (July 18), AZoNano (July 18), Science 2.0 (July 18), Product Design & Development (July 18), Nanotechnology Now (July 18), Controlled Environments Magazine (July 18), Photonics.com (July 81), VR-Zone (Singapore, July 19), Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (July 19), Space Daily (July 22), Architect Magazine (August 5).