British Aerospace Flies off with GEC's Marconi
This home to renowned air shows recently saw some stratospheric maneuvering of another sort when...
New Technical Program to Highlight Aerosense
SPIE has announced that Aerosense '99 will take place in Orlando from April 5 to 9. The symposium...
Multimillion-Dollar Project Aims at Improving Weather Forecasting
One of the most significant limitations in weather forecasting is the inability to predict cloud...
Laser Firm Disputes Diode Order
Semiconductor Laser International has acknowledged that its largest customer has canceled the bulk...
US Restricts Exports to Three More Russian Institutions
US National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger announced recently that three Russian research...
Digital Optics Corp. Enters 'Fast 500'
Deloitte & Touche has named Digital Optics Corp. to its Fast 500 program, a ranking of the 500...
GE Lighting and Emcore to Make White LEDs
GE Lighting and Emcore Corp. of Somerset, N.J., have embarked on a joint venture to produce white...
Miniature Display Market Set for Record Growth
Total shipments for microdisplays reached 431,900 units last year with an estimated average annual...
Robotic Vision Systems Sheds Ice-Detection Unit
Robotic Vision Systems Inc. in Canton, Mass., has sold the assets and technology of its wide-area...
JDS Fitel and Uniphase Are Engaged
JDS Fitel Inc. of Nepean, Ontario, Canada, and Uniphase Corp. have signed a merger agreement to...
Methode Buys Connector Manufacturer
Methode Fiber Optic Products of Chicago has acquired Stratos Ltd. of Haverhill, UK. Formerly AB...
Fiber Optic Backlighting Rivals Join Forces
Lumitex Inc. of Strongsville, Ohio, has merged with Poly-Optical Products Inc., combining...
Medical Sciences Improve 'Market Share' of Academic R&D
The medical science sector has shown the largest increase in "market share," according to a recent...
Wyant Named Director of Optical Sciences Center
James C. Wyant, professor of optical sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson, assumed the...