Postings from February, 2008

Airport security prize announced

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

A $500,000 award has been announced for any solution that will make airport security checks quicker and simpler for passengers.

Postdoctoral or PhD position in metamaterials for terahertz applications

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The Physikalische Institut of Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main has a job opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher or a PhD student in the field of terahertz physics and technology.

Postdoc position: THz plasmonics – Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

In the group Nanowire Photonics we are looking for an experimental PhD student or postdoc to work in the area of THz plasmonics.

THz-ARTE program selected

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Italy-Japan bilateral research project on non-invasive terahertz diagnostics for art conservation.

Imperial College makes terahertz advance

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Researchers at Imperial College London have constrained THz radiation on a flat surface, allowing it to be manipulated by planar structures.

Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces Terahertz Phase II Contract Award

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Picometrix, LLC has received a follow-on $750,000 Phase II SBIR contract from the Air Force for further non-destructive testing (NDT) application development for the in-process cure monitoring of specialty material coatings applied to military aircraft.

Postdoctoral Research Associate – National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Monday, February 11th, 2008

The NHMFL in Tallahassee, FL has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to perform ultrafast optical measurements on strongly correlated electron systems.

Postdoctoral Research Associates, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Development of methods for accurate predictions of THz spectra.

‘T-ray’ Breakthrough Signals Next Generation Of Security Sensors

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The study shows that a metamaterial surface draws T-rays close to it, creating a very strong field less than a millimetre above the surface. This greatly enhances the absorption by molecules on the surface making highly effective sensing techniques possible.

Laser Applications Scientist/Engineer – Physical Sciences Inc.

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Seeking a scientist or engineer to participate in ongoing research projects to develop novel sources of coherent terahertz radiation and apply them to chemical sensing.