Postings from September, 2006

Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope-Low noise amplifiers design and fabrication – Manchester

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on the design and fabrication of ultra low noise amplifiers for application to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope.

Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope-Ultra High Speed ADC Design – Manchester

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on the design of ultra high speed Analogue to Digital Converters (4Gs/s) for application to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope.

See through it all with terahertz rays

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

ETH researchers are developing a novel organic crystal that can be used to generate pulsed terahertz radiation.

Hypersound

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Terahertz phonons, and more specifically the reported nanocavities could, for example, be used to modulate the flow of charges or light at high frequency and in small spaces.

Teraphysics Receives SBIR Contract To Prototype Terahertz Source for Army Threat Detection System

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Teraphysics Corporation has received a $730,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Army Research Office for the development of innovative technology to enable new capabilities in threat detection systems.

Transcending limitations with ‘terahertz’

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Terahertz (THz) band in the electromagnetic spectrum provides the compatibilities of X-rays sans the damaging potential, writes N N Sachitanand.

IRMMW-THz 2006

Monday, September 18th, 2006

IRMMW-THz 2006, currently in its 31st year, is the oldest continuous forum specifically devoted to the field of ultra high frequency electronics and applications. The scope of the conference extends from millimeter wave devices, components and systems to infrared detectors and instruments. The scope has expanded to include terahertz techniques and applications, including both the traditional radio frequency domain and the new fast pulse time domain approaches to generating, detecting and using high frequency energy. IRMMW-THz 2006 will be held September 18-22, 2006 in Shanghai, China.

IRMMW-THz 2006 curtain goes up successfully in Shanghai

Monday, September 18th, 2006

The Joint 31st International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW-THz 2006) curtained up successfully in Shanghai on 18th,Sept, organized by Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics (SITP).

Security and Defence 2006

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Participate in this security- and defence- related event focused on international technical capabilities in optics and photonics. 11–16 September 2006, Stockholm, Sweden.

Screening for Terrorism – Scientific American

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Better technology could help reduce terrorism