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High-Speed Cameras
Baumer Ltd.
Nanopositioning Stage
piezosystem jena Inc.
Frame Grabber
Dalsa Corp.
Microscope System
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc.
Safety Controller
Sick Inc.
Camera Tracking Software
Flir Systems Inc.
Cooled Camera
Apogee Instruments Inc.
Laser Processing Machine
Jenoptik Lasers & Material Processing Div.
Joulemeter Probes
Spectrum Detector Inc.
PQS Lasers
Teem Photonics SA
Temperature Control
ILX Lightwave Corp.
Epoxy Compound
Epoxies Etc.
Spectrophotometer
Majantys
Evaluation Kit
Opus Microsystems Corp.
DC/DC Converters
Murata Power Solutions
Fiber Inspection
Arden Photonics Ltd.
Assembly Platform
Optocap Ltd.
XGA LVS Display
Kopin Corp.
Video Decoding
Matrox Graphics Inc.
Beam-Steering Scanner
NTT Advanced Technologies
Green Laser
StockerYale Inc.
Metrology Systems
Lehighton Electronics Inc.
Fiber Lasers
Rofin-Baasel UK Ltd.
Diode Laser
Coherent Inc.
Mirror Switch
Electro Standards Laboratories
Optical Coatings
Deposition Sciences Inc.
IR Right-Angle Prisms
Edmund Optics Inc.
UV-Curable Epoxy
Master Bond Inc.
Micropositioning System
Newport Corp.

Editorial
A Great Loss
Diane M. Laurin, group publisher for Laurin Publishing’s slate of international trade magazines,...

Education Wavefront
Understanding the “sex gap” in science and math
The assumption that boys are naturally drawn to – and inherently skilled at – math and science...

FastTrack (Business News)
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Brighter days ahead for LEDs in signage
Valued at $1.17 billion in 2008, the global consumption of packaged LED chips (component-level LED...
Changing of the guard
Michael T. Houk, co-founder and vice president of technology at Bristol Instruments Inc. in Victor,...
The Prism Awards Call for Entries
Laurin Publishing, producer of Photonics Spectra, and SPIE, the international society for optics...
Dome Award Optimax Systems Inc.
Dome Award Optimax Systems Inc., headquartered in Ontario, N.Y., a manufacturing company that...
Certification Received
In Pavilion, N.Y., Syntec Optics has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. The custom polymer...
Funding Optics
The Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation has announced the programs it will be funding next...
Semiconductor Collaboration
An agreement to expand access to the 3M Wafer Support System equipment has been signed by 3M of St....
New View
In Ulm, Germany, WiTec GmbH has moved to its new headquarters. The facility provides about 1900 sq...
SSL Opportunities
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is seeking applications for three solid-state lighting (SSL)...
Million-Dollar Order
Ceramics and metals manufacturer SCI Engineered Materials Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has received an...
Chapter 11
Citing the recession and a 2007 federal raid on the business, Rocky Mountain Instrument (RMI) Co....
Expanded Distribution
AMS Technologies AG of Munich, Germany, and Laser Operations LLC of Sylmar, Calif., have agreed to...
Large Hadron Collider Restart
According to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, repairs and upgrades...
More IR
ULIS of Veurey-Voroize, France, a manufacturer of infrared detectors for low-cost IR cameras, has...
Shifting Subsidiaries
Coastal Optical Systems Inc. of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Liebmann Optical Co. of Easthampton,...
Investment Funding
Pyreos Ltd. of Edinburgh, UK, a supplier of infrared components, has secured another round of...
Investing in Telecommunications
In France, 3S Photonics of Nozay has raised funds totaling nearly €13 million from three investment...
Metrology Research
FEI Co. of Hillsboro, Ore., a provider of atomic-scale imaging and analysis systems, has joined the...
Energy-Harvesting Expansion
Nextreme Thermal Solutions of Durham, N.C., has raised another $8 million in Series B financing...
Applications Laboratory
BaySpec Inc. of Fremont, Calif., has established a Systems & Field Sales Div. to promote its...

Feature Articles
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Flat Screens Go Deep – and More
The Duchess of Windsor was half right, at least as far as displays are concerned: They really never...
Reflecting on the Past
One source rarely considered when addressing photonics issues is our ancestors: Great technological...
Sensors on the Frontiers of Physics
Computer chips based on light as opposed to electricity have only been theorized, but now...
It’s Two, Two, Two Tools in One
If a surgeon is about to use a probe in the brain, the patient is sure to want that probe to be as...
Mid-IR Tunable Lasers Probe Hydrocarbon Molecules
Infrared laser spectroscopy is a powerful technique that allows unique identification of chemical...
Pico Boom
Tiny projectors, known as pico or pocket projectors, are on the cusp of becoming the next big thing...
Northern Lights: The Photonics Industry in Canada
Canada is a pretty big place: Its surface area is 9,984,670 km2, which means that only Russia and...

Greenlight
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Back to green school
Renewable energy technologies are everywhere, but nowhere are they more prevalent than on college...
Zero-net energy on the Washington Mall
The 2009 Solar Decathlon will take place Oct. 9-18 on the National Mall in Washington, where 20...
PV partnership in Arizona
A partnership between graduate-level engineering students and a solar energy business is working on...
California community college commitment
Butte College of Oroville, Calif., is on a sustainability mission. One goal is to be grid-positive...
Dissolving CIGS for flexible application
Solar cell designs traditionally are based on crystalline silicon, but not only has that material...
Flexible solar from Canada
Small buildings with few electrical demands are prime targets for stand-alone solar power units....
Solar infusion in the Netherlands
Several solar projects have received hefty subsidies as part of the Joint Solar Programme (JSP),...

Letters
Letters to the Editor
White Elephant in Space? Many view the International Space Station (“Solar-powered space...

Peregrinations
An Artist’s Secrets? Projection and Photoluminescence
More than 200 years before the camera was invented, Italian Renaissance artist Caravaggio...

Slices from the Breadboard (Patent News)
TeamPatent: A building block for developing a patent application
A new online patent application drafting program may provide inventors with an easy-to-use...

Technology
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Baking powder or anthrax? Ask the Ceeker
These days, anyone who comes across a strange white powder might like to know – as quickly and as...
Glasses provide information in the blink of an eye
In the James Bond film Die Another Day, the titular hero trains for his upcoming mission using...
Multitasking fibers weave a new story for imaging systems
Imagine walking to work one day and, for no obvious reason, you get a feeling that everyone is...
Robo-weasel could sniff out contraband
A sophisticated robot with a suite of laser and fiber optic-based sensors is being developed to...