Bio research

Feburary 2008 Biphotonics news: Optical techique activates multiple neurons without patch clamps (March 2008)

Hyperlens

Hyperlens selected as "Discovery Magazine's top 100 science Stories of 2007 (2007)
"Beyond Diffraction" Nature (May 2007)
"Goal of nanoscale optical imaging gets boost with new hyperlens" UC Berkeley News (March 2007)
"UC-Berkeley's 'hyperlens' improves imaging" East Bay Business Times (March 2007)
"Superlenses bring the nanoworld into focus" Nature (March 2007)

Superlens

"Light Fantastic: Flirting with Invisibility " The New York Times (June 2007)
"Visible Light Bent the 'Wrong' Way" Scientic America (March 2007)
"Nano-objects under the light microscope" Chemistry World (March 2007)
"Superlens Far and Away" Nature Photonics (March 2007)
"Scientific American Magazine Highlights Zhang Group’s Research" Scientific American (July 2006)
"Superlens Breaks Optical Barrier" Physics Web (August 2005)
"Superlens Crafters" MIT Enterprise Technology Review (August 2005)
"Superlens Overcomes Diffraction Limit" Analytical Chemistry (July 2005)
"Superlens Crafters" The Nanotechnology Group Inc (July 2005)
"Silver Superlens Achieves 60-nm Resolution" Photonics (June 2005)
"Superlens Breaks Resolution Limits in Optical Iimaging" Materials Today (June 2005)
"Sharper Iimage at Nanoscale" PC Magazine (June 28 2005)
"Superlens Could Image Nanoscale with Light" Nanotech Web (May 2005)
"Superlens Achieves 60-nmresolution" Biophotonics International (May 2005)
"Ag Superles Images Nano Objects Micro" Nano-the Newsletters of Tools and Products in Micro and Nanotechnology (May 2005)
"Thin Silver Sheet Makes Superlens" Technology Research News (May 2005)
"Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics " Advanced Imaging Pro (May 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics" Complexity digest (May 2005)
"Superlens" Promises Better Optoelectronics, Fiber-Optics" Telecom Direct News (May 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics " Nano Tsunami (May 2005)
"Superlinse Durchbricht Beugungsgrenze" German Internet Portal (April 2005) In Germany
"Superlens Images Nano-Sized Objects " Science News Briefs (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Iimaging and High-density Optoelectronic Devices " University Research Watch (April 2005)
"Sub-Diffraction-Limited Optical Imaging with a Silver Superlens" University of Helsinki (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging" The All I Need(April 2005)
"Imaging 60 Nanometers" The Owner's Manual (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics" Fiber Optics Guide (April 2005)
"Superlens Breaks Optical Barrier" Psi Gate (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics" Eurek Alert (April 2005)
"Superlens Breakthrough " Night Sky Observer (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging and High-Density Optoelectronic Devices" Free Republic (April 2005)
"Superlens Breakthrough" Mish Math (April 2005)
"Superlens" IQ News Net (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics" Meme Streams (April 2005)
"Berkeley Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging " Laser Focus World (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging and High-Density Optoelectronic Devices" Laboratory Equipment (April 2005) 
"Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density " Image Viewer Plus (April 2005)
"Superlens Breakthrough" EC/DC Infonomic ICT News(April 2005)
 "New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging and High-Density Optoelectronic Devices" UT Dallas (April 2005)
"Superlens Overcomes Diffraction Limit " Quantum Blog (April 2005)
"A Superlens For Nanoscale Optical Imaging" Economie Numerique Conseil(April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging and High-Density Optoelectronic Devices " College Index (April 2005)
"Superlens - Sharper Image" CCN Magazine (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging " Physlink (April 2005)
"Super Lens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging" Azo Nano (April 2005)
"Superlens Offers Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics" Space Daily (April 2005)
"Silver Superlens: Nano-Scaled Optical Imaging" Future Feeder (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging " Science Forums (April 2005)
"Superlens Overcomes Diffraction Limit" Optics (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging, High-Density Optoelectronics" Innovation Report (April 2005)
"A Superlens For Nanoscale Optical Imaging" Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends (April 2005)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging and High-Density Optoelectronic Devices" UC Berkeley (April 21 2005)
"Growth of Evanescent Waves in Negative-Index Material Confirmed" Laser Focus World (April 2004)
"New Superlens Opens Door to Nanoscale Optical Imaging and High-Density Optoelectronic Devices" Physorg (April 2005)
"Silver Film Points to Superlenses" Photonics Spectra (June 2003)

SERS

"Nanoscale ‘Pins’ Enhance SERS" Photonics (May 2007)

Plasmonic Lens

"Micro-optics and Megapixels" Optics and Photoincs News (November 2006)

Metamaterial

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"Surpassing Nature, Scientists Bend Light Backward" The New York Times (2008)
"Invisibility cloak 'step closer'" BBC News (2008)
"Now you see it, now you don't" The Los Angeles Times (2008)
"Cal scientists on the trail of invisibility" The San Francisco Chronicle (2008)
Prof. Zhang  quoted on "invisibility cloaking" by Natioal Geography (2006)
Prof. Zhang interviewed by National Geography (2007)
Yongmin Liu's work on subwavelength soliton was highlighted by Nature Photonics. (2007)
"Ultrasonic Metamaterial Reported in Nature Materials" Nature Materials (June 2006)
"Metamaterial explained" Semissourian (June 2006)

Awards and grant

Student Award: Chris Gladden: National Science Foundational (NSF) fellowship (2008)
Student Award: Zeev Abrams: National Defence Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Fellowship (2008)
Student Award: Muralidhar Ambati: Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Silver Medal (2008)
Student Award: Yongmin Liu: SPIE scholarship (2008)
Student Award: Yuan Wang: SPIE scholarship (2008)
"Student Award: Volker J. Sorger: Intel Foundation PhD Fellowship Award" (2007)
"Student Award: Volker J. Sorger: SPIE scholarship" (2007)
Dr. Zhaowei Liu and Dr. Qihuo Wei's paper won the CST University Publication Award (November 2006)
"Superlens wins Micro/Nano 25 2006 Award" (October 2006)
"Prof. Xiang Zhang is a member of a team that won a prestigious federal grant from NIH" (October 2006)
"Student Award: Lee Fok: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship" (2006)
"Student Award: Jie Yao: Power Award" (2006)
"Student Award: Jason Valentine: Most Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award" (2006)
"Zhang group is among the finalists in the 2005 Best of Small Tech awards sponsored by Small Times Magazine." (Janunary 19, 2006)
"Zhang group's Research is selected as one of Top 10 Nanotechnology Breakthroughs in 2005" (Janunary 19, 2006)

Plasmonic lithography

"Surface Plasmons Utilized to Achieve High-Density Nanolithograhy" MRS Bulletin (September 2004)

SINAM NSEC

"UCLA Chosen to Lead Nano-Manufacturing Research Center" UCLA news (March 15, 2004)

Microstereolithography

"Skyscrapers in a Microworld" ME Magazine

Micro Fuel Cell

"Micro Fuel Cell Runs Cool" Technology Research News (January 07, 2004)
"New Look For Micro Fuel Cells" Physics Web ( November 19, 2003 )

THz Magnetic Metamaterial

"Artificial Materials Show Terahertz Response" Materialstoday (April 2004)
"Magnetism at Terahertz Frequencies" The Hindu, India (March 11, 2004) .
"Science Closes in On Perfect Lens" BBC news, UK (March 08, 2004)
"Researchers Create Terahertz Magnetism From Non-magnetic Materials" Science Daily (March 05, 2004)
"Material Brings Safe X-ray Vision Closer" Betterhumans, Canada (March 04, 2004)
"Discovery May Lead to New Imaging Tools" Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (March 04, 2004)