I was reading an interesting article in Scientific American from April this year discussing The Promise of Plasmonics. The use of light signals is commonplace these days but in very small devices is limited by the diffraction index of light.
Plasmons are density waves of electrons, created when light hits the surface of a metal under precise circumstances. Because these density waves are generated at optical frequencies, very small and rapid waves, they can theoretically encode a lot of information, more than what’s possible for conventional electronics.
Lets hunt for some possible domain names in this technology area. There is a huge potential for this technology to expand rapidly. We will not be the only ones who are aware of this so you will have to explore further and be more inventive to find domain names to register.
metamaterials, plasmonics, nanowires, plasmonic devices, plasmonic circuits, nanoshells, plasmonster, plasmonic nanoshells are terms I pulled out of the article that could be interesting.
Plasmonicsshells.com, Plasmonicsdevices.CO.UK, Nanoshells.NET, PlasmoniccircuitsCOM, Nanoshells.CO.UK, and Nanoshells.US were a few of the domain names that were available. Many of the dot coms were already taken meaning that this area has already attracted attention.
Nanoshells can be used as a cancer treatment. They can also be attached to antibodies to home to tumors. When tumors are irradiated with near infra-red, they heat the tumor and kill it. Houston-based Nanospectra Biosciences is currently seeking permission from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct clinical trials of nanoshell therapy in patients with head and neck cancer.
Perhaps the most fascinating potential application of plasmonics would be the invention of an invisibility cloak. Exciting a plasmonic structure with radiation that is close to the structure’s resonant frequency can make its refractive index equal to air’s, meaning that it would neither bend nor reflect light. A material’s refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in the material.
plasmonic materials, quantum wells, spaser, invisibility cloak, and photovoltaics were more terms that were interesting.
PLASMONICMATERIALS.COM was the only dot com available. Again a measure of how hot this area is as a research area and the potential for commercial applications is high.
Explore and read more in this area. Beware any terms that are or are likely to be trademarked.
