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Most advanced giant telescope mirror completed
TUCSON, Ariz. – The most challenging astronomical mirror ever made – 10 times more powerful than any other large mirror – has been completed for a giant telescope that will explore star formation, black holes and planets in the early universe. Engineers at the University of Arizona and in California have been working for the past several years at the Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory – located underneath the university’s football stadium – to polish an 8.4-m-diameter mirror...
Corning Opens Tech Center in Berlin
Dec 1, 2012 — Specialty glassmaker Corning Inc.’s new Corning Technology Center Berlin opened recently in Adlershof Science and Technology Park. Germany’s largest technology park also is home to Humboldt University of Berlin as well as to 11 science...
Plastic Optics Provide Precision
Dec 1, 2012 — Polymer optics are taking everyday applications by storm, thanks to advances that make plastic more and more competitive with glass. Polymer optics have long been known for being inexpensive and low in optical quality. The ease of high-volume,...
Telescopes Require Polishing to Perfection
Nov 1, 2012 — As astronomy projects look deeper into space, polishing the optics becomes more and more critical. This past summer, there was a go-ahead to go big. The European Southern Observatory member states declared support for the billion-plus-euro ($1.3...
Most Advanced Giant Telescope Mirror Completed
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2012 — The most challenging astronomical mirror ever made — 10 times more powerful than any other large mirror — was completed for a giant telescope that will explore star formation, black holes and planets in the early universe.
Inrad Optics Names Eskilson CEO
NORTHVALE, N.J., Sept. 18, 2012 &38212; Amy Eskilson will become president and CEO of Inrad Optics Inc. on Oct. 1, the company announced on Monday. Eskilson replaces Joe Rutherford, who is retiring but will remain a member of the company’s board. Eskilson began her tenure with Inrad...
Corning Opens Tech Center in Berlin
BERLIN, Sept. 13, 2012 — Specialty glassmaker Corning Inc. officially opened its new technology center for telecommunications customers on Wednesday. Corning Technology Center Berlin is located in the Adlershof Science and Technology Park. Germany’s largest technology...
Tokyo gears up for Photonix Expo
TOKYO – Photonics industry members from around the world will converge on Tokyo Big Sight conference center April 11-13 for the Photonix Expo & Conference. The show will be held concurrently with the 22nd FINETECH Japan, a flat panel display exhibition...
“A Wave of Optimism Is Spreading Again”
Oct 1, 2011 — As the economy starts to pick up, Vision 2011 will turn an eye on machine vision applications and complete systems for industrial and nonindustrial purposes. A full range of machine vision components, systems, services and innovative products...
5-W Green Q-Switched DPSS Laser Improves Marking
Oct 1, 2011 — In an industrial environment, various components must be marked prior to, during and after production so that they can be identified and traced throughout their entire life cycle. For more than 40 years, lasers have been used for marking a variety...
Property Management: A Review of Optical Materials
Sep 1, 2011 — Optical materials are as old as the natural quartz and obsidian crystals early civilizations used to change the way people saw the world. Artificial materials came later, with mirrors and other optics produced following the growth of art glass in...
Aircraft inspectors can turn off heaters
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Aircraft manufacturers soon may not need large heaters or traditional infrared thermography techniques to detect internal damage in planes and other objects, thanks to a simple handheld device and heat-sensitive camera devised by scientists at MIT....
Corning CEO Touts ‘Exciting’ Year
CORNING, N.Y., May 5, 2011 — At Corning Inc.’s annual meeting last week, CEO Wendell P. Weeks said 2010 was an “outstanding year” for the company, driven largely by sales of its Gorilla Glass, which tripled its sales over 2009. Weeks said the company is...
Schott Launches Glass Tubing Contest
MITTERTEICH, Germany, May 2, 2011 — Schott-Rohrglas GmbH has launched an Internet-based contest that encourages participants to submit design ideas using nonround glass tubing. A video that explains the contest is available on YouTube...
Pambianchi, Calabrese Promoted at Corning
CORNING, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2010 — Corning Inc.’s board of directors announced the recent election of two new senior vice presidents: Christine M. Pambianchi and Dr. Gary S. Calabrese. Pambianchi joined the company in 2000 as the division human resource manager for...
Gorilla Glass Sales Going Bananas at Corning
CORNING, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2010 — A bright spot in Corning’s weak third quarter sales report was news that its Specialty Materials unit is still going strong — up 77 percent year over year — thanks largely to robust sales of its Gorilla glass.
Specialty Optical Fibers for Harsh Environments
Oct 12, 2010 — Fiber optic sensing is one of the fastest developing technologies today, and fiber sensors have seen increased acceptance and widespread use in many commercial applications. These include structural sensing, smart structures and civil engineering;...
Potomac Photonics Buys Coherent Excimer Laser
LANHAM, Md., Oct. 5, 2010 — Microfabrication company Potomac Photonics announced Friday that it purchased a Coherent Inc. excimer laser for its contract laser micromachining unit. Suitable for rapid prototyping and production of miniature parts, the laser will be integrated on...
Spot Curing
Oct 5, 2010 — IRphotonics of Hamden, Conn., an infrared-based materials and systems manufacturer, announced that its iCure spot curing system has completed qualification and production acceptance with an undisclosed US medical device manufacturer. After six...
LightPath, UCF Ink Research Pact
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 16, 2010 — LightPath Technologies Inc. announced Thursday its entrance into a research agreement with the University of Central Florida’s (UFC) College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) to develop new processes for the handling and molding of infrared...
Cut, Mark, Drill, Repeat
Aug 1, 2010 — Increasingly, the medical devices used to support good health and provide emergency and long-term care are not being designed to sit on a rack or table next to a patient’s hospital bed. Instead, they are being made small and light enough to be...
Janker to Retire from Applied Materials
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19, 2010 — Applied Materials Inc. announced the retirement of Franz Janker, its executive vice president of corporate account management, effective July 30, 2010. Janker spent 28 years in sales and marketing roles with the company, serving in his current...
Letters to the Editor
Jul 1, 2010 — Solar array size important In Anne L. Fischer’s interesting article titled “Solar-heated bridges, roads” (February 2010, p. 38), she did not comment on the size of the solar array that would be needed. Because the roadway itself is...
Robotic Automation for Solar Cell Manufacturing
Jun 7, 2010 — The global photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing community is on the cusp of a resurgence in investment, development and innovation, a revolution that largely will be driven by technology. It is vital to find the most effective – and most...
‘Microscope’ to Examine Glass Phase
ST. LOUIS, March 24, 2010 – The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.65 million to a project led by physicist Ken Kelton of Washington University in St. Louis to build an electrostatic levitation chambe...
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