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New Laser on Keck II Telescope Inspires Photographers
KAMUELA, Hawaii, June 13, 2011 — The new laser on the W.M. Keck II telescope on the Big Island of Hawaii has inspired two avid Mauna Kea photographers to capture the light show in a series of stunning images and videos. The Keck II Observatory operates two 10-meter optical/infrared telescopes that compensate for atmospheric aberrations. The twin domes of the telescopes feature a suite of advanced instruments, including imagers, multiobject spectrographs, high-resolution spectrographs, integral-field spectroscopy and a...
Rods Directly Imaged in Living Eye
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2011 — The tiny light-sensing cells known as rods have been clearly and directly imaged in the living eye for the first time. The innovation in adaptive optics will help doctors diagnose degenerative eye disorders sooner, leading to quicker intervention...
Boston Micromachines Wins Grant
May 1, 2011 — Boston Micromachines Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., has received a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research Program contract from NASA to support space-based imaging research. The Phase I project is for the development of a high-resolution,...
Boston Micromachines Wins NASA Grant
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 8, 2011 — Boston Micromachines Corp. (BMC) announced Monday that it had received a $100,000 Phase I SBIR contract from NASA to support space-based imaging research. The Phase I project is for the development of a reliable high-resolution, fault-tolerant...
Stoking the star-maker machinery
Mar 1, 2011 — They’re making stars in Chile, Huck, and it did take a long time – about 10 years – but overnight on Jan. 21-22, there were five new stars in the Southern sky. You wouldn’t have been able to see them with your eyes, but they...
Ground-based Lasers Map Earth's Magnetic Field
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2011 — Mapping the Earth's magnetic field to find oil, track storms or probe the planet's interior typically requires expensive satellites. University of California, Berkeley, physicists have now come up with a much cheaper way to measure the Earth's...
Improving Microscopy by Using a Guide Star
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2011 — A corrective strategy used by astronomers to sharpen images of celestial bodies can now help scientists see with more depth and clarity into the living brain of a mouse. Eric Betzig, a group leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s...
Imagine Optic Opens New Offices in Shanghai
SAN FRANCISCO & ORSAY, France, Feb. 4, 2011 — Imagine Optic announced it has opened new offices in the Pythagore optics-photonics cluster in Shanghai. The offices, which host other high-technology companies, were opened at the end of November 2010. They are located in the Yangpu District,...
AOptix Awarded $11M in DARPA Contracts
CAMPBELL, Calif., Dec. 20, 2010 — Privately funded AOptix Technologies Inc. announced it received an $11.4 million contract to deliver wireless air and ground optical terminals for DARPA’s Free Space Optical Experimental Network Experiment program. Under subcontract to...
OSI’s Symposium on Optics and Optoelectronics Trends
Dec 10, 2010 — Given the strong focus on optics and optoelectronics in India, the Optical Society of India (OSI) is organizing an international conference-cum-symposium on the contemporary trends in optics and optoelectronics. To be held on Jan. 17-19, 2011,...
Boston Micromachines, Bridger Photonics Sign Consulting Deal
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 8, 2010 — Boston Micromachines Corp. (BMC) announced Monday that it has signed a consulting agreement with Bridger Photonics Inc. to quantitatively assess a new MEMS membrane deformable mirror (DM) design using BMC’s facilities. “We recognized...
Controlling a deformable mirror with light
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – Adaptive optics are likely to get a boost through new technology using light instead of electricity to control a deformable mirror (DM) that comes with a continuous membrane rather than segmented pixels. The technology, developed at Institut...
Photonics Turned Upside Down
Oct 1, 2010 — There are suppliers in the southern hemisphere of leading photonics-based technologies, as well as cases of innovative research. This Web Exclusive by Hank Hogan cites examples in Australia, South Africa, and Brazil.
NSF Awards $1.72M to Keck I
KAMUELA, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2010 — The W. M. Keck Observatory has received a $1.72 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design the first near-infrared tip-tilt sensor used to correct for the turbulence in Earth’s atmosphere. The improvements will increase...
Elliot Scientific Named Mad City Rep in UK, Ireland
HARPENDEN, England, Sept. 9, 2010 — Mad City Labs Inc. announced recently the appointment of Elliot Scientific Ltd. as the distributor of its products within the UK and Ireland. The manufacturer of flexure-based nanopositioning systems capable of subnanometer positioning...
Holograms lighten the payload of unmanned aerial vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va. – US Air Force scientists have devised a way to make un-manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) better eyes in the sky, besides making them lighter and more efficient. Also known as drones or pilotless aircraft, UAVs increasingly are being used for...
Toptica Wins ESO Contract for Laser Guide Stars
VICTOR, N.Y., June 28, 2010 — Toptica Photonics has won a €5.2 million (about $6.4 million) contract from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to develop four continuous-wave, high-power laser guide stars for the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal, Chile.
Dual-Mirror Adaptive Optics Systems
Jun 7, 2010 — Researchers worldwide have leveraged advances in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror technology by using adaptive optics to correct for wavefront aberrations caused by distortion. Now, the next generation of adaptive optics systems is using...
Scholarship Grant
Jun 7, 2010 — Piezosystem Jena Inc. of Hopedale, Mass., has awarded a $1500 scholarship to Andre Denio of California State University, Northridge, to support his research into developing computer algorithms that control piezoelectrically driven mirrors. The...
Carnegie Commits to GMT Construction
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2010 — At its annual meeting this month, the Carnegie Institution for Science board of trustees enthusiastically endorsed the construction of the proposed Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). The project will be the first in the next generation of astronomical...
Holographic Adaptive Optics Improve UAVs
ARLINGTON, Va., May 5, 2010 — Holographic adaptive optics could help transform software into computer-free electronics for more efficient unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), high-energy lasers and free-space optical communications. Air Force Office of Scientific Research-supported...
Women’s Hall of Fame Welcomes Poyneer
LIVERMORE, Calif., April 29, 2010 — Lisa Poyneer has been inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame for her work in adaptive optics and the development of the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI), which will be the world’s most powerful astronomical adaptive optics...
Lighting, Display Veterans Join Rambus
LOS ALTOS, Calif., March 11, 2010 – Premier technology licensing company Rambus Inc. announced that Dr. Kieran Drain and Mr. Marc McConnaughey have joined the company as vice presidents of its Lighting and Display Technology group. Drain will join the company as the vice...
Franco-American Optical Alliances
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 2010 – Last night, after the first day of the Photonics West Exhibition had wound down to a close, a gathering of Francophiles occurred at the nearby Westin Hotel. About 50 people arrived...
Andor Appoints ALPAO as Reseller
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2, 2010 – Andor Technology plc of Belfast, UK, a scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems provider, has appointed ALPAO as its new value added reseller for the adaptive optics market. The Grenoble, France-based company is a...
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