Photonics.com: News Briefs http://www.photonics.com/Splash.aspx?TID=26 This is the syndication feed for photonics.com. Artificial Leaf Produces Electricity In a discovery inspired by nature, a team of researchers have found that water-gel-based solar devices, or artificial leaves, can act like solar cells http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=44436 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT AMS Tech. Pens Deal with Interfiber Analysis AMS Technologies AG, distributor of high-tech electronic and opto-electronic components throughout Europe, has signed an agreement with Interfiber Ana http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=41264 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT EOS Appoints Stiefel to BoD Electro-Optical Sciences Inc. (EOS), an Irvington, NY-based medical technology company focusing on the early detection of melanoma, announced Charles http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40791 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Watkins Joins Bridgelux as CEO Sunnyvale, Calif.-based solid-state lighting company Bridgelux Inc. announced the appointment, effective immediately, of William D. Watkins as CEO and http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40782 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Qioptiq CEO Bazire Steps Down Paris-based optics company Qioptiq announced today that Benoît Bazire is leaving after 10 years as CEO. Qioptiq, formerly known as High Tech Optics, w http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40770 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hannon Named NP Photonics VP Tucson, Ariz.-based NP Photonics, a maker of advanced microfiber products for sensing and scientific applications, has named Terry Hannon as vice pres http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40764 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT GigOptix Appoints Sales VP GigOptix Inc., a fabless supplier of high-speed analog components located in Palo Alto, Calif., announced that 20-year semiconductor sales veteran Jay http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40763 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT BioTek Expands into Switzerland BioTek Instruments, a manufacturer of microplate instrumentation and software headquartered in Winooski, Vt., has established a European direct sales http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40762 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ascent Solar Hires New VPs Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules based in Thornton, Colo., has announced the hiring of http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40761 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT NASA Taps Boston Micromachines Boston Micromachines Corp., provider of MEMS-based deformable mirror (DM) products for adaptive optics systems, announced that it has been selected by http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40758 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Dilas Names Japan Distributor Dilas of Mainz, Germany, announced it has signed a distribution agreement with LxRay Co. Ltd., of Saitama, Japan, to serve the Japanese market with it http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40752 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT TT Electronics Restructures Sales Electronics manufacturer TT electronics of Corpus Christi, Texas, has restructured its North American sales operations, creating an integrated sales a http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40748 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Syntec Optics Unveils Cleanroom Custom polymer optics maker Syntec Optics unveiled its new Class 10,000 cleanroom at its Pavilion, N.Y., headquarters today. The cleanroom will be use http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40746 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Obama Hires Raytheon Exec The Obama administration has announced the appointment of Amanda Simpson as a senior technical advisor to the US Department of Commerce, working i http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40747 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT POG Forms US Subsidiary Präzisionsoptik Gera GmbH (POG) of Gera, Germany, announced it formed a US subsidiary, Precision Optics Gera Corp., effective Jan. 1. Buzz Nesti is pr http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40743 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nothhaft to Lead Tessera Board Tessera Technologies Inc. of San Jose, Calif., announced today that President and CEO Henry R. Nothhaft was appointed chairman of its board, effective http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40740 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Thorlabs Tests Green Packaging As a way to minimize packaging waste under its green initiative, photonics company Thorlabs of Newton, N.J., is experimenting with Geämi packaging http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40739 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Duca to Head Canon Unit Canon USA Inc. of Lake Success, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Chris Duca as president of its Deerfield, Fla.-based wholly owned subsidiary, V http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40738 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Companies Ink Patent Pact Japan-based Sharp Corp. and Toyoda Gosei Co. announced Friday that they have signed an agreement cross-licensing their LED and laser diode patents, a http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40732 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ocean Optics Forms OEM Team To better serve its growing global OEM business, Dunedin, Fla.-based miniature spectrometer maker Ocean Optics announced last week that it has formed http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=40730 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT