Barr Associates Acquires Optical Coating
May. 31, 2006
Barr Associates Inc., a manufacturer of precision thin-film coatings and optical filters, announced...
Nanowires Grown to Power Tiny Lasers, LEDs
May. 30, 2006
The nano world is getting brighter, thanks to newly "grown" nanowires made of semiconductor...
First Carbon-Based Quantum Dots Created
May. 26, 2006
A new type of quantum dot, the first to be made from carbon, is showing promise for a broad range...
Luminent Buying HG Genuine Opto in Cash, Stock Deal
May. 25, 2006
Luminent Inc., a provider of triplexer transceivers for triple play (voice, video and data)...
Jury Awards OSI Systems $125M in Suit Against L-3
May. 25, 2006
A federal jury found that defense contractor L-3 Communications committed fraud against OSI Systems...
MIT Photodiode System Could Improve Gas Mileage
May. 24, 2006
MIT researchers said they are applying new materials, new technologies and new ideas to radically...
Satellite Sensing System Works in Cells
May. 23, 2006
Using the same multispectral analysis method that enables satellites to study the Earth's surface,...
Cheaper Desalination Method Found in Nanotubes
May. 22, 2006
A nanotube membrane created on a silicon chip the size of a quarter may offer a cheaper way to...
Ultrafast Nanoworld Events Clocked in Nanoseconds
May. 22, 2006
As scientists and engineers build devices at smaller and smaller scales, grasping the dynamics of...
Nanobiotech Institute Draws From Diverse Team
May. 22, 2006
The Institute for NanoBioTechnology launched last week at Johns Hopkins University will strive for...
Zarlink Buys Primarion's Optical I/O Group for $7M
May. 22, 2006
Zarlink Semiconductor today announced the purchase of the optical I/O (input/output) business of...
Cool Way to Strip Hydrogen
May. 22, 2006
A team of researchers has achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break...
DuPont Photonics Invests in ANDevices
May. 22, 2006
DuPont Photonics Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont and provider of integrated...
Vitesse Fires Top Execs; Faces Probes, Lawsuit
May. 19, 2006
It's been a very tough week for Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., during which it fired three top...
Study: Nanotube Bundle Could Make Nano-Oscillator
May. 19, 2006
Even the smallest devices, assembled at the molecular level, need motors and oscillators in order...
Dalsa Awarded Image Sensor Chip Contract
May. 18, 2006
Dalsa Corp. announced today it has received a contract to supply high-resolution image sensor chips...
17-Year-Old Theory on Superconductivity Verified
May. 18, 2006
Seventeen years ago, a scientist at Bell Laboratories proposed the radical idea that...
Mikropak to Join Halma's Ocean Optics Group
May. 17, 2006
Halma plc, a safety and environmental technology group based in Amersham, England, announced it has...
Sandia Develops New Class of Dielectric Films
May. 17, 2006
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories announced they have developed an inexpensive...
US Nuclear Physicist Supply Falls Short of Demand
May. 17, 2006
At a time when more nuclear physicists are needed to develop technologies for homeland security and...
'Gold Cage' Analog to Buckyball Found
May. 16, 2006
Scientists have uncovered a class of gold atom clusters that are the first known metallic hollow...
Siemens Buys Shanghai Optics Specialist Photonic Bridges
May. 16, 2006
Siemens Communications announced it is acquiring optic specialist Photonic Bridges, based in...
Photon Thrusters, Tethers Pose Flight Formation Fix
May. 16, 2006
A new ultrahigh precision, contamination-free formation flight method based on photon thrusters and...
Planning Force Acquires Quintessence Photonics
May. 15, 2006
Planning Force Inc. of Spokane, Wash., announced that it has acquired Quintessence Photonics Corp....
Qwest Buys OnFiber Communications for $107M
May. 15, 2006
Telecommunications giant Qwest Communications International Inc. announced today that it will...
Scientists Discover Light So Fast It Goes ... Backward
May. 12, 2006
In the past few years, scientists have found ways to make light go both faster and slower than its...
BellSouth, Samsung to Explore Broadband Markets
May. 11, 2006
BellSouth announced today a strategic agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America to explore...
Supercomputing Center to Focus on Nanotechnology
May. 11, 2006
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with IBM and New York state, yesterday announced...
Photon Properties Reveal Extreme Nuclear-State Secrets
May. 11, 2006
When atomic nuclei are smashed together at great speed, resulting temperatures exceed one trillion...
Challenges in Device Scaling to be Semicon Topic
May. 11, 2006
Shrinking the dimensions of electronic devices -- essential to keeping pace with the International...
First Man-Made Nanoscale Fractal Molecule Created
May. 11, 2006
From snowflakes to the leaves on a tree, objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called...
Laser Ablation Spectrometry Cracks Another 'CSI' Case
May. 10, 2006
Brass notes the roll of duct tape on his tool belt. The investigation is followed ... back to the...
UWaterloo, Albany to Collaborate on Nanotech
May. 10, 2006
The University of Waterloo (UW) announced it has reached a collaborative agreement with the College...
Superconductor Potential Found in 'Metal Sandwich'
May. 9, 2006
After a lengthy data search for new compounds, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of...
Nanotubes in a Vacuum 'Excellent Conductors'
May. 9, 2006
Carbon nanotubes in a vacuum show excellent conductivity and can be very effective infrared...
Photronics, Micron Technology Open Mask Center
May. 8, 2006
Photomask maker Photronics Inc. of Brookfield, Conn., and Micron Technology Inc. of Boise, Idaho,...
JDSU Reports Power Conversion Efficiency Record
May. 8, 2006
JDSU, a Milpitas, Calif., provider of communications test and measurement and optical products,...
$10.6B Deal Creates Huge Scientific Equipment Co.
May. 8, 2006
Analytical instrument maker Thermo Electron Corp. will pay $10.6 billion in stock for Fisher...
Engineers Make Spin-Wave Research Breakthrough
May. 8, 2006
Engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science announced last week...
Laser Trapping of Erbium May Lead to Novel Devices
May. 8, 2006
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used lasers to cool...
Record Attendance at Nanotech
May. 8, 2006
Attendance at Nanotech 2006, being held this week at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, has...
New Microscope Shows More Detail Than Ever
May. 5, 2006
Scientists using a unique three-dimensional microscope that works in a new way said it is giving...
Bookham 3rd-Quarter Losses Prompt Cost Cuts
May. 5, 2006
Bookham Inc. said the costs of moving its assembly and test operations from England to China and...
Princeton Center May Change Sensor Technology
May. 5, 2006
The National Science Foundation has funded a multimillion-dollar engineering research center based...
Activa Capital Organizes BFI Optilas Management Buyout
May. 4, 2006
Activa Capital Fund FCPR, an independent private equity firm, announced it has bought a majority...
Kodak Loses $298M, May Sell Health Imaging Unit
May. 4, 2006
Eastman Kodak Co. today reported a $298 million loss for the first quarter -- or $1.04 a share --...
Inframation to Highlight IR, Thermal Imaging Apps
May. 4, 2006
Infrared and thermal imaging (thermography) applications will be the theme of clinics, workshops,...
Schott Opens Optics Business in China
May. 3, 2006
Germany-based technology company Schott announced it has opened Wuxi Unique Schott Optical Co. Ltd....
James Fergason Awarded Lemelson-MIT Prize
May. 3, 2006
James Fergason just wanted to know if his thermal sensor was actually working. In 1958, the young...
Biosensor Layered Like Lasagna Created at PNNL
May. 2, 2006
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have used electrostatic attraction to layer...
Corning To Expand Japan LCD Glass Production
May. 2, 2006
Corning Inc. announced yesterday that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure...
Dalsa to Establish Asia-Pacific Digital Imaging Unit
May. 2, 2006
Waterloo-based semiconductor and electronics company Dalsa Corp. said Monday it will establish a...
Researchers Recreate Insect's Eye in Lab
May. 1, 2006
Using the eyes of insects such as dragonflies and houseflies as models, a team of bioengineers at...