Powerful IR Camera Eyes the Heavens
Dec. 30, 2004
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 30 -- A new astronomical camera is in operation on the United Kingdom...
Steward to Cast 1st Mirror for Magellan
Dec. 29, 2004
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 29 -- The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory and the...
Scientists Find Atomic Clues to Tougher Ceramics
Dec. 29, 2004
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 29 -- Advanced ceramics are wonderful materials: They withstand temperatures...
DOE Allocates Supercomputer Resources
Dec. 28, 2004
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Three scientific research projects -- to increase understanding of ways to...
ITT Industries Wins $16 M Contract
Dec. 28, 2004
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 28 -- ITT Industries Inc. has received a contract with a potential value...
Agilent Sues Elan Microelectronics
Dec. 23, 2004
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 23 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Elan...
Vishay and SI Technologies to Merge
Dec. 23, 2004
MALVERN, Pa., and TUSTIN, Calif., Dec. 23 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. and SI Technologies Inc....
StockerYale Stops Efforts to Acquire Navitar
Dec. 23, 2004
SALEM, N.H., Dec. 23 -- StockerYale Inc., a provider of photonics-based products, announced today...
UK Biotech/Robotics Shows Attract 2000
Dec. 22, 2004
OLYMPIA, London, Dec. 22 -- About 2000 visitors representing academia, industry and government and...
API Acquires PDI
Dec. 22, 2004
CAMARILLO, Calif., Dec. 22 -- Advanced Photonix, Inc. (API) announced today it has acquired the...
Photronics Invests More in PKL
Dec. 22, 2004
BROOKFIELD, Conn., Dec. 22 -- Photronics Inc., a manufacturer of photomasks, said it has acquired...
For Ailing Former Guide Dog, It's a Wonderful Life
Dec. 22, 2004
ITHACA, N.Y., Dec. 22 -- After years of making his contribution to humans, Brando, a nine-year-old...
MRI Measures Heart Attack Size
Dec. 21, 2004
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 21 -- Researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in animal studies...
Colibrys Buys Applied MEMS Unit
Dec. 17, 2004
HOUSTON, Dec. 17 -- Colibrys SA, of Neuchatel, Switzerland, announced today it has completed the...
Scanning Electron Microscopist Honored
Dec. 17, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 17 -- About 120 scientists and engineers from around the world gathered...
Carbon Nanotubes Yield New Class of Sensors
Dec. 17, 2004
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 17 -- Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Illinois in...
Colibrys Acquires Applied MEMS Business
Dec. 17, 2004
HOUSTON, Dec. 17 -- Colibrys SA, of Neuchatel, Switzerland, announced today it has completed the...
DRS Acquires Night Vision for $42.5 M
Dec. 16, 2004
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 16 -- DRS Technologies Inc. announced it has acquired certain assets and...
MSI to Buy MWS Sensorik
Dec. 15, 2004
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 15 -- Measurement Specialties Inc. (MSI), a New Jersey maker of sensors and...
Crystal Consortium Receives Grant
Dec. 15, 2004
GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 15 -- The Crystal Consortium Ltd. (TCC), a Scotland-based developer of...
Lambda to Exit Lithography Business
Dec. 15, 2004
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 15 -- Coherent Inc. announced today that its Lambda Physik subsidiary...
Toshiba Demonstrates Photonics Advance
Dec. 14, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 14 -- Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. in Cambridge has demonstrated a...
Carl Zeiss Acquires Palm Microlaser
Dec. 14, 2004
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Dec. 14 -- Carl Zeiss AG announced yesterday it has fully acquired the German...
Toshiba Demos Photonics Advance
Dec. 14, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 14 -- Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. in Cambridge has demonstrated a...
FiberNet to Acquire Con Edison Communications
Dec. 13, 2004
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -- FiberNet Telecom Group Inc., a provider of managed network services,...
Bookham Announces More Cost Cuts
Dec. 10, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10 -- Bookham Inc., a provider of optical components, modules and...
L-3 Buys Sarnoff Video Security Lines
Dec. 9, 2004
PRINCETON, N.J. & ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 9 -- Sarnoff Corp., a Princeton-based innovation services...
Laser Ablation Goes Primetime
Dec. 9, 2004
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 9 -- "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," the hit TV show (CBS) about a team of...
'Dream Team' Creating Gigapixel Image System
Dec. 9, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 9 -- A group of artists and scientists that organizers have dubbed the...
Clean Systems to Build Fiber Optic Plant
Dec. 9, 2004
KIRYAT GAT, Israel and NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 9 -- Clean Systems Technology Group Ltd. announced it...
Flir Awarded Defense Contract
Dec. 8, 2004
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8 -- Flir Systems Inc. announced today it has been awarded a contract from the...
Syntune Funding Round Nets $6.2
Dec. 8, 2004
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Syntune AB, a Swedish developer of innovative single-chip tunable lasers, said...
RVSI Receives UID, Inspection Orders
Dec. 8, 2004
NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 8 -- Robotic Vision Systems Inc. (RVSI) announced today that BAE Systems has...
National Science Board Members Appointed
Dec. 8, 2004
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8 -- The president on Nov. 29 appointed eight new members to the National...
Fujitsu, Cisco Form Alliance
Dec. 7, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif. & TOKYO, Dec. 7 -- Fujitsu Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. have announced a strategic...
150 Attend Keck Futures Conference
Dec. 6, 2004
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6 -- More than 150 scientists, engineers and medical researchers attended the...
Essex Awarded $4 Million
Dec. 6, 2004
COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 6 -- Essex Corp. announced it recently received $4 million in awards for its...
CT Scans Used in 'Mummy Autopsy'
Dec. 6, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 6 -- Computed tomography (CT) and x-rays provide a noninvasive peak at...
Students Pursue Nanotech Opportunities
Dec. 3, 2004
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 3 -- Eight students are taking advantage of a unique undergraduate...
SEMI Forecasts Equipment Industry
Dec. 3, 2004
CHIBA, Japan, Dec. 3 -- The market for semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to grow 59...
ArianeCorp Gets $300 M Investment
Dec. 3, 2004
SINGAPORE, Dec. 2 -- ArianeCorp Ltd. announced that its telecommunications unit in China, Guangzhou...
L-3 to Acquire Propulsion Systems Unit for $155 M
Dec. 2, 2004
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- L-3 Communications announced it has agreed to acquire the Propulsion Systems...
Corning Grants PMO Patent Use
Dec. 2, 2004
CORNING, N.Y., Dec. 2 -- Corning Inc. and Hitachi-Maxell Ltd. announced today they have entered...
PhotoMedex to Acquire ProCyte
Dec. 2, 2004
MONTGOMERYVILLE, Penn., Dec. 2 -- PhotoMedex Inc., a provider of medical laser products and...
Pall Buys Chromatography Business
Dec. 2, 2004
EAST HILLS, N.Y., Dec. 2 -- Pall Corp. announced Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of the...
Physical Optics Announces 2005 Trade Shows
Dec. 1, 2004
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Physical Optics Corp., a Torrance, Calif.-based manufacturer of...
Global Photonic Energy Extends Princeton, USC Collaboration
Dec. 1, 2004
EWING, N.J., Dec. 1 -- Global Photonic Energy Corp. (GPEC), a renewable energy technology...
Semiconductor Group Launches Nanoelectronics Research Initiative
Dec. 1, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Noting that the laws of physics will eventually limit the...