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Webb Space Telescope’s ‘Backbone’ Completed
Manufacture of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a backplane support frame (BSF) that is the largest optically stable cryostructure ever built, is completed and ready for integratio... MORE

TowerJazz Moving into Commercial IR Market
Integrated circuit maker TowerJazz said Wednesday it will move into high-volume, commercial infrared wafer manufacturing and expand its presence in some consumer markets. MORE

Fund Makes First Investment in Photonics Tech
A new venture capital fund has made its first round of investments in companies seeking to commercialize technology related to nanophotonics, metamaterials and quantum information processing. Qua... MORE

Laser Quantum Moves to New HQ
Laser Quantum has moved its Stockport headquarters to a new building not far from its old facilities, the diode-pumped solid-state and ultrafast laser technology provider announced Monday. MORE

BAE Delivers Laser Jammers, Receives $68M Contract
BAE Systems has completed initial deliveries of its Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) laser jammer systems ahead of schedule and has received a $68 million contract to provide hardware to the US ... MORE

Zeiss Acquiring Xradia
Optics and optoelectronics manufacturer Zeiss has announced that it will acquire 3-D x-ray microscope provider Xradia Inc. of Pleasanton and will rename it Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy Inc. The purchas... MORE

Lynch Joins Headwall Photonics
Headwall Photonics Inc. is expanding into Europe and has hired Kevin Lynch as European sales manager to support customers and partners in the region. MORE

UAB Altechna Acquires Optida
UAB Altechna, a manufacturer and distributor of laser optics, optoelectronics and laser components, has purchased a major share of Vilnius-based optical coating company Optida Co. Ltd. Terms of the ag... MORE

Space Photonics Nabs SBIR Contract
Space Photonics Inc. has partnered with Schott North America Inc. and Harris Corp. to further develop its LaserFire laser communications technology under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research ... MORE

Visualant Closes $5M Funding Round
Light-based identification and diagnostics solutions provider Visualant Inc. has completed a funding round in excess of $5 million led by Special Situations Technology Funds of New York. MORE

Brimrose Awarded 2 Army SBIR Awards
Brimrose Corp. has received two US Army contracts to develop chemical detection sensors based on imaging systems and quantum dots, the global photonics and high-technology company announced this week ... MORE

Peter Call Joins CoolLED Sales Team
Peter Call has been named field sales manager at LED lighting products manufacturer CoolLED Ltd. Call brings to the position microscopy and imaging experience and will be responsible for customer... MORE

Noble Industries Increases Laser-Cutting Capacity
Metal fabrication company Noble Industries Inc. has added a two-laser Mazak flexible manufacturing system (FMS) to its line of laser-cutting products. The FMS automatically transports, positions ... MORE

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Probes Light Up Synaptic Structures that Store Memories
Microscopic probes that light up synapses in living neurons could give scientists insight into how these structures change when new memories are formed. MORE

Light and Optical Atomic Coherence Entanglement Reported
A state-insensitive optical trap could prove promising for the development of quantum networking, researchers in Georgia have found. MORE

Breakthrough Enables Development of Photosensitive Drugs
A chemical nanoengineering breakthrough favoring the development of light-regulated therapeutic molecules could lead to personalized medicine that limits treatment time of a given region and reduces u... MORE

Microphone Listens with Light
Listening to a conference call can leave you on the edge of your seat craning to hear what the person on the other end of the call is trying to say. But, a new sensor developed in Norway could change ... MORE

3-D Maps of Blood Vessels in Brain Reveal Surprises
Blood vessels within a sensory area of a mouse’s brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new 3-D map has revealed. The findings could help scientists better explore what the cerebral cortex means... MORE

QD Method Combines Best of Optical, Electron Microscopy
A fast, versatile and high-resolution technique that combines the best of optical and scanning electron microscopy could provide surface and subsurface viewing of features as small as 10 nm in size. MORE

Bloch Receives 2013 Körber European Science Prize
Experimental physicist Dr. Immanuel Bloch has received the 2013 Körber European Science Prize, presented by the Körber Foundation for his groundbreaking research in the field of quantum simulation wit... MORE

Erupting ‘Nanovolcanoes’ For Drug Delivery
“Nanovolcanoes” carved out of a synthetic polymer with UV light can store and release precise amounts of materials, a feat suitable for drug-delivery technologies, its creators say. MORE

Global Quantum Network Based on Optical Fibers
A technique for increasing the time that quantum information is stored in glass fiber-coupled atoms could yield a global optical fiber-based quantum communication network, researchers in Austria have ... MORE

New Material Improves Camera Sensitivity
A new material with five times the light sensitivity of current silicon-based sensor technology could yield cameras sensitive enough to capture photos using only starlight. MORE

Lasers Proposed to Expand Photon Thrust
Adapting high-power thin-disk laser technology could significantly expand applications for photon thrust in spacecraft propulsion, enabling improved maneuverability and extended mission lifetimes. MORE

Laser-Driven Neutrons Could Thwart Nuclear Smugglers
A single short-pulse laser-driven neutron source could make searching for nuclear materials smuggled in shipping containers much easier, an international experiment has demonstrated. MORE

Optical ‘Antenna-in-a-Box’ Catches Single Molecules
An optical “antenna-in-a-box” capable of detecting and sensing individual molecules at high concentrations could provide a better understanding of biological and biochemical reactions to detect early ... MORE

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CO2 Laser Lenses
Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., is offering CO2 lenses and turning mirrors for engraving and marking lasers that are optimized for 10.6 µm. The lenses feature coati... MORE

PZ 300 AP Z-Axis Elevator Stage
Made for adapting onto the top of standard X-Y microscopy stages, the PZ 300 AP Z-axis elevator stage from piezosystem jena has two parallel working piezo drives that allow the centrically located mic... MORE

CellVivo Incubation System
Olympus Europa Holding’s cellVivo incubation system delivers environmental control of advanced live-cell imaging in a “one size fits all” concept. Adapters for various IX73 and IX83 ... MORE

TechSpec C-Mount Achromatic Pairs
Edmund Optics’ TechSpec C-Mount Achromatic Pairs relay lenses feature an integrated iris that allows users to adjust the numerical aperture and depth of focus. The lenses are designed for a vari... MORE

PR-25CU Copper Tip RTD Sensor
Omega Engineering Inc.’s PR-25CU RTD sensor incorporates a copper tip for improved heat transfer between the sensing element and the process conditions, enabling reduced response times and bette... MORE

VR-3000 Series 3-D Measuring Macroscope
Keyence Corp.’s new VR-3000 series one-shot 3-D measuring macroscope combines the advanced optical design of its digital microscopes with the high-speed measurement and 3-D technology of its dis... MORE

µBeam Analyzer
The µBeam microscopic beam analyzer from Duma Optronics Ltd. is now offered for high-power applications up to a few kilowatts. The software-driven system provides real-time measurement and ... MORE

Vibralevel DSM
The Vibralevel DSM from Kinetic Systems Inc. is a dual-stiffness isolation mount that provides a combination of damping and vibration isolation for moving loads. The mount eliminates platform til... MORE

Oria IR Ti:Sapphire-Pumped OPO
Radiantis has launched the Oria IR, a Ti:sapphire-pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for nonlinear microscopy and spectroscopy. Fully automated, it provides wavelength coverage with high avera... MORE

A3500sc/A6500sc Thermal Imaging Cameras
Flir Systems has released the A3500sc and A6500sc thermal imaging camera series for industrial R&D applications including tire and brake testing, on and through glass measurements, welding and sol... MORE

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Computational Microscopy, Sensing and Diagnostics for Telemedicine and Global Health Applications
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Developments in Optics and Optical Components
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 1:00 PM
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:00 PM
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Preview Agilent’s soon-to-be-released Cary Universal Measurement Spectrophotometer (UMS)
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:00 PM
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	The Perfect Solution for Photoluminescence Studies of Lanthanide-Doped Semiconducting Nanocrystals Photoluminescence (PL) studies of lanthanide-doped semiconducting nanocrystals have become very common in materials science. The increased research... MORE INFO >>
	The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared The optical densities of various materials used in the manufacture of laser safety eyewear have been determined in the NIR. The lens materials were... MORE INFO >>
	Hollow Silica Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Power Transmission and Spectroscopy Applications in the Mid-Infrared often require a flexible conduit for transmitting light from source to destination. Hollow Silica Waveguides with... MORE INFO >>

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