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Hexagon and URI Form Collaborative Partnership for Advanced Manufacturing
KINGSTON, R.I., Nov. 14, 2019 — Sensor and software developer Hexagon has announced a collaboration with the University of Rhode Island (URI) to provide manufacturing technologies that will enable a research environment for undergraduate and graduate programs focused on advanced manufacturing. Hexagon has traditionally supported engineering students with an internship program and study abroad assistance. In October, URI opened its 190,000-sq-ft, six-story Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering.
RI Lieutenant Governor Visits Hexagon Manufacturing
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., March 7, 2018 — Metrology solutions developer Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence welcomed Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to its North American headquarters for his 39 Manufacturers Tour. The tour is taking McKee across Rhode Island to visit companies involved in...
Hexagon Opens Solution Facility
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., June 7, 2016 — Metrology technology developer Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence North America has launched a new strategic business unit dedicated to smart factory systems for advanced manufacturing. The team will develop automated commercial-off-the-shelf...
Artificial Dielectric-Based Lens Enables Efficient Terahertz-Wave Control
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 23, 2016 — Future terahertz-wave devices for communications and imaging could benefit from a lens based on artificial dielectrics. Terahertz radiation (about 100 to 10,000 GHz) is a relatively unexplored slice of the electromagnetic spectrum but it holds the...
Changing Frequency Speeds Phosphor Light Emission
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 4, 2015 — A technique for controlling light from phosphors at very high speeds could overcome the materials' slow optical performance, potentially enabling their use in optical communications. Phosphors are common light emitters used in light bulbs, LEDs and...
'Leaky' Antenna Multiplexes THz Signals
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 14, 2015 — "Leaky" antennas could allow future wireless communications systems operating in the terahertz region to send and receive multiple signals. A prototype developed at Brown University is said to be the first system capable of multiplexing terahertz...
Imaging to the Rescue in Fight Against Invasive Bugs
GREENBELT, Md., Aug. 27, 2015 — Ravenous insects smaller than a penny continue to migrate from the Southeast, threatening to destroy millions of pine and ash trees in the Northeast. Now NASA has teamed with the U.S. Forest Service to combat the problem using an array of optical...
Labor Secretary, Legislators Visit LNA Laser Technology
PAWTUCKET, R.I., July 30, 2015 — U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez visited LNA Laser Technology for discussions on paid leave, a tour of the facility and a demonstration of robotic laser marking. Perez was visiting Rhode Island as part of the #LeadOnLeave tour, where government...
LaserStar Names Regional Sales Manager for Fiber Laser Marking Systems
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 10, 2014 — Paul Divine has been named regional sales manager for the north central states for LaserStar Technologies Corp.’s new FiberStar Laser Marking Division. Divine has many years of sales experience in industrial manufacturing. He previously worked...
O’Donnelly Named CEO of Fujifilm Materials Business
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., July 29, 2014 — Brian O’Donnelly is the new president and CEO of Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. He will be responsible for advanced photolithography products, polyimides, formulated products, thin-film precursors and chemical-mechanical planarization...
Optogenetics Moves Closer to Primate Brains
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 13, 2013 — The most definitive demonstration yet that optogenetics can be safe and effective in brains larger and more complex than those of rodents could incorporate the use of light pulses to genetically alter brain cells in primates. Neuroscientists at...
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Oct 1, 2013 — Bruker Corp. of Billerica, Mass., has named Thomas Bachmann as president of its BioSpin Group, which operates the Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Preclinical Imaging divisions. Bachmann, who has a background in life sciences and management,...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 12, 2013 — Laser Research Optics custom-manufactures CO2 laser optics in 9.3- to 10.6-µm wavelengths in sizes from ½- to 1-in. optical density (O.D.) and 0.070- to 0.12-in. thickness. The optics are suited for lasers operating at wavelengths that...
Bhambhani Named LaserStar Sales Director
RIVERSIDE, R.I., Aug. 15, 2013 — LaserStar Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of laser welding and laser marking sources and integrated systems, has appointed Sam Bhambhani as sales director. "Sam brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to LaserStar, and we look...
Spectroscopy method could lead to better optical devices
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A new spectroscopy method takes advantage of a fundamental property of thin films – interference – and could help optical devices like LEDs and solar cells make better use of these materials. The technique, called energy-momentum...
Dover Named President of American Laser Society
WAUSAU, Wis., April 17, 2013 — Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover has been appointed president of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) Inc. He will serve in the position for one year.
Spectroscopy Method Could Lead to Better Optical Devices
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 6, 2013 — A new spectroscopy method that takes advantage of a fundamental property of thin films — interference — could help make better use of these materials in optical devices like LEDs and solar cells.
Meller Optics Publishes Overrun Parts List
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 13, 2013 — Meller Optics Inc. has published a list of overrun optics parts that features components at a considerable cost savings over custom optics.
Single nanomaterial yields a laser rainbow
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Nanocrystals that produce red, green and blue laser light from a single material could lead to digital displays and other devices that employ a variety of laser colors simultaneously. Red, green and blue lasers have become small and cheap...
Nanomaterial Yields Many Laser Colors
PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 1, 2012 — Nanocrystals that can produce red, green and blue laser light from a single material could open the door to digital displays and other devices that employ a variety of laser colors all at once.
Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 24, 2012 — For the 26 million Americans with diabetes, drawing blood, which is invasive and at least minimally painful, is the most prevalent method of checking glucose levels. Now researchers at Brown University are working on a new biological device that...
Skin ‘Sees’ UV Light, Produces Melanin
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 9, 2011 — A light-sensitive receptor (rhodopsis) previously thought to exist only in the eye has been found in human skin cells, detecting certain wavelengths of ultraviolet light to protect DNA from damage. Skin cells, called malanocyte, send out...
‘Sonic Boomlets’ Used to Cut Nanotubes
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 23, 2010 — For the first time researchers have documented how single-walled carbon nanotubes are cut, a finding that could lead to producing more precise, higher-quality nanotubes. According to the researchers at Brown University and in Korea, such...
Alleged Laser-wielder Indicted
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KVH Nabs $7M Gyroscope Order
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., June 14, 2010 — KVH Industries Inc. has received a $7.1 million order from a major defense contractor for its DSP-3100 fiber optic gyroscopes. The unnamed contractor will employ the devices in remote weapons stations, which allow gunners to operate the weapon from...
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