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AOM Reaches Unprecedented Speeds
BRISTOL, England, Jan. 7, 2015 — A new acousto-optic modulator can steer laser beams at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling finer light control for microscopy and other applications. The device features a liquid-filled cavity surrounded by a cylindrical ultrasound transducer made of 64 piezoelectric elements. A team of British researchers used the device to convert a Gaussian laser beam into a Bessel beam with tunable order and position. “Previous attempts to do this have not had the level of
Emerson Acquires QCL Gas Sensor Firm Cascade Technologies
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2, 2015 — Quantum cascade laser (QCL) gas sensor firm Cascade Technologies Ltd. of Stirling, Scotland, has been acquired by About Emerson Process Management. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cascade’s devices are capable of measuring...
IOP Recognizes Researcher, Laser Modulator, Gas Sensor
LONDON, Dec. 23, 2014 — The Institute of Physics (IOP) has recognized two UK photonics companies with its Innovation Awards. Meanwhile, the organization award the Born Medal to Dr. Andrea Cavalleri for his studies of photoinduced phase transition in correlated electronic...
Edinburgh Instruments Names Financial Controller
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, Dec. 18, 2014 — James Murray-Brown has been named financial controller at Edinburgh Instruments. Previously Murray-Brown worked for Cummins Diesel and GlaxoSmithKline. Edinburgh Instruments develops lasers, analytical spectrometers and gas detection and monitoring...
UK Establishes 4 Quantum Technology Hubs
BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 2, 2014 — Four newly established quantum technology research hubs in the U.K. will explore advanced light detectors and more. The £120 million project involves 17 universities and 132 companies and is funded by the British Engineering and Physical...
Research Collaboration to Tackle Photonic Data Handling
GLASGOW, Scotland, and BELFAST, Northern Ireland, May 29, 2014 — Two universities and 12 industrial partners in the UK are forming an £ 8.1 million (about $13.5 million) doctoral training collaboration aimed at fostering photonics advances for data storage. The focus of the center will be developing...
Europium Complexes Emit Red Light with Record Efficiency
WARSAW, Poland, and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, April 4, 2014 — New material developed in Poland has enabled Scottish researchers to produce a highly efficient, nearly monochromatic red OLED.
Laser Microscope Offers Insight into Autism
EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 31, 2014 — A new laser microscope has the potential for a better understanding of the complex brain circuits of people with autism.
Optoscribe Expanding into New Facility
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, March 19, 2014 — Heriot-Watt University spinout Optoscribe Ltd., a global supplier of 3-D waveguide technology for optical communications, has announced plans to move to a larger facility. “The expansion is a necessary and major step for the company,”...
PHOQUS to Focus on Cells and Disease
DUNDEE, Scotland, Feb. 24, 2014 — The European Commission (EU) has awarded nearly €4 million in funding for investigations on the relationships between cellular processes and disease. The EU has awarded the University of Dundee a €3.8 million (about $5.2 million) grant,...
Laser Technique Diagnoses Meningitis
GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 14, 2014 — A new laser-based test uses nanoparticles to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis, a disease that can lead to blood poisoning and brain damage if not discovered quickly.
Roll-to-Roll Nano Sensors Enhance Manufacturing Opportunities
ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 7, 2014 — Roll-to-roll mass manufacturing is a key technology in low-cost disposable photonic sensor production, which could pave the way for new business and job opportunities, particularly for small and medium enterprises. Photosens, a European consortium...
Two Firsts for Raman Lasers
GLASGOW, Scotland, and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014 — Synthetic diamond has enabled two significant developments in solid-state laser engineering: the first tunable diamond Raman laser, and the first continuously operating diamond Raman laser.
Trends in Lasers
Jan 16, 2014 — For lasers, the trends are fast and powerful – literally. Shorter pulse widths and greater power are future directions for the technology. On the horizon are new lasing materials and new concepts to produce laserlike light sources. The outcome...
UK Awards Funds for Light-Based Manufacturing
GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 8, 2014 — Research projects that explore how light can be used in new ways to improve manufacturing in the pharmaceutical, chemical, electronics and security industries has received £3.6 million (about $6 million) in government funding. The money,...
Gooch & Housego Acquires Constelex Technology Enablers
ILMINSTER, England, Dec. 2, 2013 — Gooch & Housego (G&H) Plc has acquired Constelex Technology Enablers Ltd., an Athens, Greece-based manufacturer of advanced photonic systems. The acquisition is the optical components and systems maker’s second in as many months. The...
People In The News
Dec 1, 2013 — Dr. Craig Mackay of the University of Cambridge in England received the 2013 Norman Edmund Inspiration Award from optical components maker Edmund Optics of Barrington, N.J. Mackay and his team are building an instrument for ground-based optical...
Pyreos
Dec 1, 2013 — Pyreos Secures $4M for Expansion Pyreos Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland, is planning an international expansion now that it has secured $4 million through a funding round. The investment was led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, UK-based venture...
Pyreos Secures $4M for Global Expansion
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 4, 2013 — Infrared sensor maker Pyreos Ltd. is planning an international expansion now that it has secured $4 million through a funding round. The investment was led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, UK-based venture capital fund Seraphim Capital, Siemens...
People In The News
Nov 1, 2013 — Brad Little is the new vice president and general manager of the High Reliability Semiconductor Solutions business at e2v aerospace and defense in Milpitas, Calif. Little most recently served as enhanced industrial segment manager at Texas...
PowerPhotonic Signs Distributor in Israel
DALGETY BAY, Scotland, & KFAR SABA, Israel, Oct. 27, 2013 — PowerPhotonic has signed a deal with Lahat Technologies Ltd. to distribute its products in Israel, the precision laser micro-optics maker announced Friday. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Scotland, PowerPhotonic provides micro-optics for diode...
CENSIS Appoints Interim CEO
GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 22, 2013 — CENSIS, a new innovation center for sensors and imaging systems based at the University of Glasgow, has named Dave Clark interim CEO, effective next month. Clark joins the center from Thales Optronics, where he was technical and product management...
Edinburgh Instruments Names New CEO
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, Sept. 9, 2013 — Optoelectronics industry veteran Mark Vosloo has been appointed CEO of Edinburgh Instruments Ltd., effective Oct. 1, the laser and analytical spectrometer maker announced Monday. Vosloo joins EI from Oxford Instruments, where he has held various...
Gold nanoprobes + FRET = cancer insights
GLASGOW, Scotland – Gold nanoprobes paired with FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer) microscopy could allow researchers to study cancer cells in more minute detail and measure the effectiveness of medicines at subcellular levels. Gold nanoparticles have...
Optical gratings could make quantum tech portable
GLASGOW, Scotland, and LONDON – A microfabricated chip that produces ultracold atoms could lead to portable, ultraprecise clocks and quantum sensors. Many of the most accurate measurement devices, including atomic clocks, work by observing how atoms transfer between individual...
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