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Webb Telescope Tech Spinning Off
GREENBELT, Md., April 30, 2012 — A stitching technique that improves large asphere measurement and wavefront sensing for the measurement of eye health are among four commercial applications to have spun off new technologies developed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Excelitas Expands Harlid Capacity
WALTHAM, Mass., and MONTREAL, April 18, 2012 — In response to the growing demand for protection against laser designation and ranging systems, the optoelectronics company expanded production capacity for its proprietary high angular resolution laser irradiance detector. The device is used in...
Shimadzu Center Opens at UTexas
COLUMBIA, Md., April 9, 2012 — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments opened the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington to give researchers at the university access to enhanced capabilities for trace qualitative and quantitative...
Silicon Optical Diode for Quantum Information
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 2, 2012 — Ring resonators can be used to develop micro-optical diodes to replace or be compatible with their electronic counterparts for quantum information.
Wright Returns to Potomac Photonics
LANHAM, Md., March 12, 2012 — Sidney Wright, who previously worked at the laser micromachining manufacturer from 1996 to 2006, rejoins the company as vice president of sales.
Star Comb Joins Quest for Other Earths
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 8, 2012 — A new laser frequency comb soon may be able to determine whether life on other planets really exists.
Sweet Spot Found in Organic Solar Cells
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 8, 2012 — A better fundamental understanding of how to optimize a cell’s performance could bring organic solar cells a step closer to market.
Potomac Photonics Adds Capabilities
Feb 1, 2012 — Potomac Photonics of Lanham, Md., has expanded its microhole drilling capabilities and operations. It has added several new precision laser cutting systems, from the UV to IR wavelengths, for applications including catheter hole drilling, precision...
Miltec Announces New President
STEVENSVILLE, Md., Jan. 4, 2012 — Former senior vice president Bob Blandford is now the president of ultraviolet curing systems company Miltec UV, the company announced. Miltec also announced that Charles Blandford, vice president of domestic sales, was promoted to executive...
Compact laser frequency comb could go places
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – A new compact laser frequency comb is no larger than a shoebox and has a high-quality optical cavity just 2 mm wide. Until now, frequency combs have been delicate lab instruments, bulky – about the size of a suitcase – and challenging to...
Webb Telescope Engineers to Test COCOA
GREENBELT, Md., Dec. 22, 2011 — To verify the optical performance of the mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA is using COCOA (center of curvature optical assembly) to check that the mirrors are perfectly shaped and will work in the frosty environment of space. ...
Young Star Really Gets Around
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 2011 — The fastest spinning star yet has been discovered, a hot blue giant rotating at a stupefying million miles an hour. Twirling 100 times faster than our sun does, the star VFTS 102 is very close to the limit at which it would be torn apart because of...
Potomac Photonics Adds New Capabilities
LANHAM, Md., Dec. 2, 2011 — Potomac Photonics announced the expansion of its microholes drilling capabilities and operations. Microhole drilling by Potomac Photonics (Image: PRLEAP.COM) The micromanufacturer has added several new precision laser cutting systems, from...
A New Quantum State of Matter Unearthed
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 29, 2011 — Research on topological states to advance quantum computing — a method that harnesses the power of atoms and molecules for computational tasks — has revealed a surprising new topological semi-metal that could change the face of...
NPP Satellite Acquires First VIIRS Image
GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 28, 2011 — The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has acquired its first measurements, resulting in a high-resolution image of a broad swath of eastern North America from Canada’s Hudson...
Updated PDT Targets, Destroys Cancer Cells
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 18, 2011 — A new form of photodynamic therapy dubbed photoimmunotherapy, or PIT, destroys cancer cells in mice without harming surrounding normal tissue. This light-based cancer therapy technique could theoretically work against tumors in humans, such as those...
Webb Optics Assembly Stand Is Complete
GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 18, 2012 — The giant structural steel frame on which the mirrors and instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope will be assembled at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is now complete. “This milestone is important, as it marks the...
NASA Decides Not to Kill the MESSENGER
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 16, 2011 — NASA’s Messenger mission will live on for at least one year past its planned expiry date. The spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury, the solar system’s innermost planet, on March 18 this year, and its primary mission had been scheduled...
Hubble Uncovers Tiny Galaxies Bursting with Star Birth
HEIDELBERG, Germany, Nov. 11, 2011 — The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny young galaxies 9 billion light-years away that are brimming with star formation. The galaxies are churning out stars at such a rate that the number of stars in them will...
Superblack Material Absorbs Multiwavelengths of Light
GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 11, 2011 — A thin layer of multiwalled carbon nanotubes constitutes a new superblack material that absorbs 99 percent of multiple wavelengths of light — an achievement that promises to open new frontiers in space technology. The nanotubes are positioned...
Photons ‘Photocopied’ for Quantum Computing
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 3, 2011 — Photon particles from two disparate sources have been rendered indistinguishable without losing their essential quantum properties, suggesting, in principle, that they can connect different types of hardware devices into a single quantum information...
NASA Funds ‘Tractor Beam’ Study
GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 2, 2011 — Though a mainstay in science fiction, tractor beams may no longer be limited to the likes of our imaginations. Thanks to recent funding awarded to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, three experimental methods for corralling particles and...
Compact Laser Frequency Comb Really Goes Places
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 31, 2011 — A compact laser frequency comb has been developed that is no bigger than a shoebox. Until now, frequency combs usually have been bulky, delicate lab instruments — about the size of a suitcase — that are challenging to operate. The...
NASA Goddard to Host Wavefront and AO Industry Day
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 19, 2011 — The "Can You See It Now?" campaign, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's technology transfer initiative to bring awareness to Goddard's expertise in wavefront sensing and adaptive optics (AO) capabilities, will present the "Wavefront and Adaptive...
Old Hubble Data Reveals New Planets
BALTIMORE, Oct. 7, 2011 — A new analysis of data acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998 has unveiled evidence of two extrasolar planets that had gone undetected 13 years ago, but had since been found by sophisticated new ground telescopes. The modern work, achieved...
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