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Los Alamos part of new Center for Chemical Hydrogen Storage
April 27 — University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have joined with scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to create a new national Center for Chemical Hydrogen Storage. The new center is a step toward the development of a "hydrogen economy" -- an economy based not on the fossil fuels we use today, but on clean, abundant hydrogen fuels.
Nanoscale spectrometry probes the nanoplasmonics of gold
September 22 — In experiments using a device dubbed the "nanoscale flashlight," a team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have applied a new nanoscale spectroscopic technique to studies of the collective oscillations of electrons in individual gold nanoparticles and their assemblies. A deeper understanding of these oscillations and their interactions will not only provide a foundation for research in the new and emerging field of nanoplasmonics, but may have practical applications in the ultrasensitive detection of chemical and biological molecules.
Building a "nanoscale flashlight" to explore the nanoscale world
September 22 — In the nanoscale world, nanoparticles are measured in billionths of a meter, which often make them only a little bit larger than the size of atoms. Because these nanoparticles are typically smaller than the wavelengths of visible light––which varies from 700 nanometers for red light to 400 nanometers for violet light–– they are literally invisible to even the most powerful optical microscopes.
