THz Science & Technology Network

Research will focus on development and exploitation of spectroscopic imaging in the 0.1-1.0 THz spectral region.

The 28th International Free Electron Laser Conference FEL 2006 will be held in Berlin, Germany from August 27 to September 1, 2006.

R&D activities will include building hardware and control systems for THz source and detector; molecular spectroscopy in non-cooperative environments, passive and active stand-off imaging of THz emitters and absorbers; and non-destructive imaging of materials and targets through various obfuscating coatings, films, and overlayers.

China-Japan Joint Conference on Microwaves (CJMW) is a biyearly international series conference which will be held in Chengdu, China, August 23-25, 2006.

On August 21, 2006, at the Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (FZR) in Dresden, Germany, the second undulator of the free-electron laser facility went into operation, producing light up to the hard-to-access range of the deep “far” infrared.

The high-tech equivalent of an airport strip search is among the range of technologies Australian authorities are considering in the scientific fight against terrorism.

Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratories have an immediate opening for a joint Postdoctoral position.

CLEO/QELS’ terahertz programme was a big hit with conference delegates this year, running over two days and featuring more than 50 international speakers. James Tyrrell profiles Picometrix, a firm that has successfully transferred its telecoms know-how into the terahertz sector, and looks at what is driving the market today.

British researchers say for the first time they have watched light riding through a crystal on the back of vibrations of the atomic lattice.

Applications for postdoc research position and Ph.D student position starting in December 2006 are invited.