OSA to Expand Education Programs
Nov. 30, 2004
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The OSA Foundation has approved funding for 2005 to support optics programs...
Scotland Invests in Universities
Nov. 30, 2004
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 30 -- Scotland has invested £37 million (about $69 million) to help...
$6.5 M Grant Boosts 'Slow Light' Research
Nov. 30, 2004
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 30 -- Optical computers have long held the promise of incredible computing...
U Rochester Faculty Named Fellows
Nov. 24, 2004
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Two University of Rochester scientists involved in photonics research were...
RIT Smart Sensor Team Honored
Nov. 24, 2004
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 24 -- Sensor technology developed at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)...
'Blind' Cells See the Light
Nov. 24, 2004
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 24 -- Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have given...
Nanotech Consortium Launched
Nov. 23, 2004
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 23 -- Accelrys Inc., a San Diego provider of software for computation, simulation...
RVSI Declares Bankruptcy
Nov. 22, 2004
NASHUA, N.H., Nov. 22 -- Robotic Vision Systems Inc. (RVSI), a Nashua, N.H., maker of machine...
SensL Completes Funding Round
Nov. 22, 2004
CORK, Ireland, Nov. 22 -- Photon-counting sensor and module developer SensL Technologies announced...
L-3 Buys Boeing Unit
Nov. 22, 2004
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22 -- Boeing announced today the divestiture of Torrance, Calif.-based Boeing...
EUV Source Power Reported Up
Nov. 19, 2004
MIYAZAKI, Japan, Nov. 19 -- Available source power for use in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography...
Powerful Laser Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment
Nov. 19, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 19 -- Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) have spent the last...
Keynote Focuses on Lasik Surgery
Nov. 17, 2004
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 17 -- The ophthalmologist who pioneered customized Lasik surgery...
SBC and Microsoft Plan IPTV Service
Nov. 17, 2004
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 17 -- SBC Communications Inc. announced today it will use a Microsoft...
3 Metro Ethernet Specifications Ratified
Nov. 16, 2004
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 16 -- The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) announced today the ratification of three...
Meggitt Acquires Wilcoxon Research
Nov. 16, 2004
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Nov. 16 -- Endevco Corp., a maker of sensors for the aerospace,...
Raytheon, ISRO Collaborate
Nov. 16, 2004
BANGALORE, India, Nov. 16 -- Raytheon Co. has signed a contract with the Indian Space Research...
Resistor Sketch on Smithsonian Tour
Nov. 15, 2004
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The original drawing of a Power Metal Strip resistor, rendered by inventor...
Lambda Opticalsystems Raises $22 M
Nov. 15, 2004
RESTON, Va., Nov. 15 -- Optical network provider Lambda Opticalsystems announced today it has...
Molecule-Scale Energy Transfer Studied
Nov. 12, 2004
SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 12 -- Researchers have demonstrated an innovative research technique to...
Carving New Frontiers for Ion-Beam Technology
Nov. 12, 2004
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 12 -- An ion-beam system that simultaneously combines focused beams of...
Polatis Raises $9.4 Million
Nov. 11, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 11 -- Polatis, a supplier of ultralow-loss optical switches, announced it...
BOC Edwards Invests in Taiwan Gas Plants
Nov. 10, 2004
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 10 -- BOC Edwards announced it is investing in seven gas plants to ensure bulk...
StockerYale to Buy Navitar for $25 M
Nov. 10, 2004
SALEM, N.H., Nov. 10 -- StockerYale Inc., a provider of photonics-based products, announced it has...
Raytheon Sells IR Unit to L-3
Nov. 10, 2004
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 10 -- Raytheon Co. has announced the sale of its Raytheon Commercial Infrared...
BOC Edwards Invests in Gas Supplies
Nov. 10, 2004
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 10 -- BOC Edwards announced it is investing in seven gas plants to ensure bulk...
Oplink Acquires EZconn
Nov. 9, 2004
TAIPEI, Nov. 9 -- Oplink Communications Inc., of San Jose, Calif., has acquired Taiwanese...
CTI Molecular Imaging Acquires ImTek
Nov. 8, 2004
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 8 -- CTI Molecular Imaging Inc., a provider of positron emission tomography...
Plasma PhysicsTopic of APS Meeting
Nov. 5, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 5 -- Compact particle beams, plasma windows, plasma fusion machines and...
David Payne Awarded for Photonics Contributions
Nov. 5, 2004
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 5 -- David Payne, director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC)...
Plasma Physics Topic of APS Meeting
Nov. 5, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 5 -- Compact particle beams, plasma windows, plasma fusion machines and...
Butterfly Wings Dazzle with Science
Nov. 5, 2004
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 5 -- Understanding the way light is reflected from the wings of...
DoD Awards High-Energy Laser Contracts
Nov. 4, 2004
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - Contracts valued at more than $22.2 million to develop high-energy...
PPGI Acquires MRC Precision
Nov. 4, 2004
NORTHVALE, N.J., Nov. 4 -- Photonic Products Group Inc. (PPGI) announced today it has acquired the...
'Future of Light' to be Symposium Topic
Nov. 4, 2004
BOSTON, Nov. 4 -- The current economic climate of the photonics industry and a global view of how...
'Future of Light' to be Symposium Topic
Nov. 4, 2004
BOSTON, Nov. 4 -- The current economic climate of the photonics industry and a global view of how...
Flextronics, Nortel Begin Optics Tranfer
Nov. 2, 2004
TORONTO, Nov. 2 -- Nortel Networks announced it has completed the transfer of certain optical...
Electro-Optical Sciences Raises $9 Million
Nov. 2, 2004
IRVINGTON, N.Y., Nov. 2 -- A medical computer vision technology company working on a diagnostic...
GE Delays InVision Purchase
Nov. 1, 2004
NEWARK, Calif., Nov. 1 -- General Electric Co. (GE) agreed to delay until Dec. 27 its $900 million...
Tyco to Sell Undersea Fiber Network
Nov. 1, 2004
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Nov. 1 -- Tyco International Ltd. announced it has agreed to sell its Tyco...
Furukawa vs. Corning Suit Dismissed
Nov. 1, 2004
CORNING, N.Y., Nov. 1 -- Corning Inc. confirmed that a suit filed by Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd....