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Nanoscale diamond ‘racetrack’ becomes breakthrough Raman laser

18 May 2017 | By The Optical Society

Diamonds are renowned for their exquisite beauty and unrivalled durability, but they also are highly prized by scientists and engineers for their exceptional optical and physical properties. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration of diamond’s promising technological applications, a team of engineers from Harvard University has developed a new class of Raman…

Raman scattering for non-invasive prostate cancer screening

18 May 2017 | By American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Cancer screening is a critical approach for preventing cancer deaths because cases caught early are often more treatable. But while there are already existing ways to screen for different types of cancer, there is a great need for even more safe, cheap and effective methods to save even more lives.…

Enzyme Indicators – New technology for decontamination validation

18 May 2017 | By Phillip Godden, CEO, Protak Scientific

Enzyme Indicators (EI’s) are an industry-changing advance in measuring decontamination performance. No longer will the pharmaceutical industry suffer financial losses, wasted man hours, and the burden of high risks associated with BI’s.

Quantum dots to shine bright with ROMIL solvents

12 May 2017 | By ROMIL

ROMIL solvents are helping researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physics, to develop novel quantum dots which could be used in the next generation of solar panels...