Motorola to Acquire Quantum Bridge
Mar. 31, 2004
HORSHAM, Pa., March 30 -- Quantum Bridge Communications Inc., an Andover, Mass.-based maker of...
Grants Will Expand X-Ray Microscope Research
Mar. 31, 2004
BERKELEY, Calif., March 31 -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the...
L-3 Communications Signs Agreement With IBM
Mar. 31, 2004
NEW YORK, March 31 -- L-3 Communications announced today it has entered into a technology, product...
'Inchworm' Actuator Measures Friction
Mar. 31, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 31 -- Creating a tool small enough to measure friction on a...
Tiny Flags Salute Nanotechnology
Mar. 30, 2004
ITHACA, N.Y., March 30 -- In a salute to nanotechnology, Cornell University researchers have etched...
Sea-Me-We 4 Sub Project Awarded
Mar. 30, 2004
PARIS, March 30 -- Alcatel and co-contractor Fujitsu have been awarded a contract to deploy, on a...
Great Lakes Photonics Symposium to Debut
Mar. 29, 2004
The annual Great Lakes Photonics Symposium (GLPS), which will debut June 7-11 at the Renaissance...
Buckyball Causes Brain Damage in Fish
Mar. 29, 2004
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 29 -- Researchers have found that a type of Buckyball -- a carbon...
Annual Great Lakes Photonics Symposium to Debut
Mar. 29, 2004
The annual Great Lakes Photonics Symposium (GLPS), which will debut June 7-11 at the Renaissance...
UK Group Launches Seminar Series
Mar. 26, 2004
COVENTRY, England, March 26 -- The UK-based Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Midlands...
Cree to Acquire GaN Substrate and Epitaxy Business
Mar. 25, 2004
DURHAM, N.C., March 25 -- Cree Inc. announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to...
Mini-TES Instruments Perform Remote Sensing on Mars
Mar. 25, 2004
GOLETA, Calif., March 25 -- Raytheon's miniature thermal emission spectrometers are playing a key...
Controlling the Shape of Nanotube Structures
Mar. 25, 2004
TROY, N.Y., March 25 -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are reporting the...
Survey: US Broadband Prices Still Too High
Mar. 24, 2004
BOSTON, March 24 -- US consumers are struggling to distinguish among high-speed Internet options,...
BU Photonics Center to Launch Nanophotonics Lab
Mar. 24, 2004
BOSTON, Mass., March 24 -- The Photonics Center at Boston University announced it has begun...
CLEO/IQEC 2004 to Feature Latest Research, Apps
Mar. 24, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24 -- The latest research in optical metrology, medical and biological...
Cree, BU Settle Suit Against AXT
Mar. 23, 2004
DURHAM, N.C. and BOSTON, March 23 -- Semiconductor company Cree Inc. and Boston University (BU)...
Laser Technique Measures 'Real-Time' Auto Emissions
Mar. 23, 2004
LIVERMORE, Calif., March 23 -- Using a unique laser-based, soot-heating technique, a team led by...
Fiber Optic Test Equipment Makers Advised
Mar. 23, 2004
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 23 -- As end users increasingly expect testing solutions to contribute to...
UK Photonics Center Seeks Partners
Mar. 22, 2004
IPSWICH, England, March 22 -- A photonics research facility is opening its doors to representatives...
OSA, SPIE Lobby for Research Support
Mar. 19, 2004
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Members of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and The International...
Mass. Nanotech Association Launched
Mar. 19, 2004
BOSTON, March 19 -- The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) has announced the...
Luis Spinelli Named CTO at Coherent
Mar. 19, 2004
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 19 -- Luis Spinelli has been appointed executive vice president and CTO...
TMC Awarded Second Major Project by LLNL
Mar. 19, 2004
Technical Manufacturing Corp. (TMC), of Peabody, Mass., announced it has received a second major...
Detection at a Distance for Better NMR/MRI
Mar. 19, 2004
BERKELEY, Calif., March 19 -- A remarkable new way to improve the versatility and sensitivity of...
Cos. Form IR/Spectroscopy Alliance
Mar. 18, 2004
NATICK, Mass., March 18 -- Three companies in the infrared measurement and spectroscopy sectors --...
NASA Patents Offer Potential Advances
Mar. 18, 2004
HOUSTON, March 18 -- An optical network innovation is among new patents developed at NASA's Johnson...
NeoPhotonics Closes Major Funding
Mar. 18, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18 -- NeoPhotonics Corp., a developer of advanced silica integrated optical...
New Thin-Film Method Developed
Mar. 17, 2004
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 17 -- Researchers at IBM say they have developed a simple, low-cost...
Bell Labs Develops 'Nanograss'
Mar. 16, 2004
MURRAY HILL, N.J., March 16 -- Scientists at Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent...
Altair to Add, Spin Off Divisions
Mar. 16, 2004
RENO, Nev., March 16 -- Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a developer of nanomaterials, titanium...
No Winners in Desert Robot Race
Mar. 15, 2004
PRIMM, Nev., March 15 -- No one won the Darpa Grand Challenge, an attempt to send robots where no...
New Light Wave Measurements Most Precise Ever
Mar. 12, 2004
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 12 -- New measurements of key wavelengths of ultraviolet light -- down to...
Broadband Growth Accelerates in Largest US Markets
Mar. 12, 2004
RESTON, Va., March 12 -- San Diego has become the first metropolitan market in which a majority of...
China's Wireless Potential Lures Foreign Companies
Mar. 12, 2004
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 12 -- Telecom growth in China has surpassed all expectations,...
Oplink Acquires Accumux Technologies
Mar. 12, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 12 -- Oplink Communications Inc., a photonic Foundry and provider of...
Finisar, UNH to Collaborate on Testing
Mar. 11, 2004
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 11 -- Finisar Corp., a provider of network performance tools and fiber...
Samsung Joins Semiconductor Development Group
Mar. 11, 2004
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. & SEOUL, Korea, March 11 -- Samsung Electronics announced it is joining a...
TSC Demos Laser Propulsion System for Air Force
Mar. 11, 2004
LOS ANGELES, March 11 -- Technology Service Corp. (TSC) announced it has completed the first...
Tumbleweed Rover Survives Antarctic Trek
Mar. 11, 2004
ARLINGTON, Va., March 11 -- A balloon-shaped robot explorer that could one day search for water on...
Far-Infrared Telescope to be Built in Chile
Mar. 10, 2004
ITHACA, N.Y., March 10 -- Cornell University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)...
Gigabit Ethernet Transition Opens Door for New Vendors
Mar. 10, 2004
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 10 -- The market for enterprise-networking silicon is becoming...
Corning Outlines Growth Opportunities
Mar. 9, 2004
CORNING, N.Y., March 9 -- Corning Inc. Vice Chairman and CFO, James B. Flaws discussed the...
L2-L3 Ethernet Switch Market Growth Expected
Mar. 8, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 -- Demand for 1G fixed configuration and 1G and 10G chassis switches was...
Imaging Method Records Nerve Cell Signals
Mar. 5, 2004
ITHACA, N.Y., March 5 -- Combining the bright laser light of multiphoton microscopy with specially...
GE Global Research Breaks OLED Records
Mar. 5, 2004
NISKAYUNA, N.Y., March 5 -- GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of General...
Kailight Photonics Demos Signal Regeneration Record
Mar. 5, 2004
DALLAS, March 2 -- Kailight Photonics, developers of all-optical signal regeneration and wavelength...
Tyco Looks Into Undersea System
Mar. 4, 2004
MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 4 -- Researchers from Tyco Telecommunications have investigated the...
Rofin-Sinar Acquires 90% of Optoskand AB
Mar. 4, 2004
PLYMOUTH, Mich. & HAMBURG, Germany, March 4 -- Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH, an affiliate company of...
Dow and Osram Sign Supply Agreement
Mar. 4, 2004
MIDLAND, Mich., March 4 -- The Dow Chemical Co. and Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. have signed a...
New Metamaterials Detect T-Rays
Mar. 4, 2004
SAN DIEGO, March 4 -- Scientists have developed a class of materials that respond magnetically to...
StockerYale Completes $6.6 Million Financing
Mar. 3, 2004
SALEM, N.H., March 3 -- StockerYale Inc. announced it has completed the placement of $6.6 million...
TFS Acquires Integrex Customer Base
Mar. 3, 2004
TEMPE, Ariz., March 2 -- Three-Five Systems (TFS) Inc. has acquired the customer base and hired key...
NSG America Inc. Expands Outsourcing Offerings
Mar. 3, 2004
SOMERSET, N.J., March 2 -- NSG America, creator of the SELFOC lens and a supplier of gradient-index...
Optical Network and PON Hardware Revenue Analyzed
Mar. 2, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2 -- Worldwide optical network hardware revenue was up 16 percent in the...
Chromux, NP Photonics to Market MEMS Products
Mar. 2, 2004
LOS ANGELES, March 2 -- Chromux Technologies Inc., an Oxnard, Calif., developer of optics and...
Arasor Announces Acquisitions, Expansion
Mar. 2, 2004
LOS ANGELES, March 2 -- Arasor Corp., a Fremont, Calif., developer and manufacturer of...
Kopin to Develop Future Force Warrior Displays
Mar. 2, 2004
TAUNTON, Mass., March 2 -- Kopin Corp. announced today a $3.2 million Department of Defense...
Quantum Dots Capture Movies of 'Talking' Cells
Mar. 1, 2004
HAYWARD, Calif., March 1 -- Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in...
TSC Demos Laser Propulsion Demonstration for Air Force
Mar. 1, 2004
LOS ANGELES, March 11 -- Technology Service Corp. (TSC) announced it has completed the first...
Tiny Flags Fly Over Nanoscale White House
Mar. 1, 2004
Tiny Flag Salutes Nanotechnology
ITHACA, N.Y., March 30 -- In a salute to nanotechnology, Cornell...
Digital Mammography Systems Demand Rising
Mar. 1, 2004
Roland V. Shack, professor emeritus of optical sciences at the University of Arizona Optical...
Xtera Cuts 36 Jobs to Expand Globally
Mar. 1, 2004
ALLEN, Texas, March 1 -- Xtera announced today it has closed a $30 million funding round that will...