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Edinburgh Instruments, Laser Quantum, Fianium Win Queen’s Award
LONDON, May 10, 2012 — Three photonics companies have received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most coveted award for business success.
M Squared Lasers Secures $6M in Capital
GLASGOW, Scotland, May 3, 2012 — The laser manufacturer received £3.85 million of growth capital from Business Growth Fund to fund its research and development program and its commercial growth.
Swarm of Satellite-Operated Lasers for Asteroid Deflection
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 28, 2012 — A swarm of small satellite-operated lasers could deflect asteroids headed for a catastrophic collision with Earth, a discovery that could radically change asteroid deflection technology.
Lens Produces 3-D Images in Seconds
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 1, 2012 — An innovative confocal lens behind a new microscope produces results in seconds rather than hours and could dramatically accelerate drug development.
Creasey to Lead Ocean Optics OEM Team
DUIVEN, Netherlands, Feb. 8, 2012 — As director of OEM business, Dr. David Creasey will lead the company’s sales and engineering teams in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific in providing integration support to original equipment manufacturers.
Bordui Named Chairman of M Squared Lasers
GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 20, 2012 — Peter Bordui was named chairman of M Squared Lasers, the company announced. Over the past 10 years, Bordui has served as director of a number of private and public technology companies in Europe and the US. During that time, he was the...
Edinburgh Instruments Marks 40 Years
Dec 1, 2011 — Heriot-Watt University spinout Edinburgh Instruments Ltd., in Scotland, has announced its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1971 by chief scientific officer S. Desmond Smith, OBE Fellow of the Royal Society, it was the first private company in...
Edinburgh Instruments Marks 40 Years
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 6, 2011 — Heriot-Watt University spinout Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. has announced its 40th anniversary. Founded by chief scientific officer professor S. Desmond Smith, OBE Fellow of the Royal Society, in 1971, it was the first private company in...
Superbright Gamma Rays Shine New Light on Medical Imaging
GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 6, 2011 — The brightest gamma-ray beam ever produced — more than a quadrillion (thousand billion) times more brilliant than the sun — could open up new possibilities for medicine. Physicists have discovered that ultrashort-duration laser...
Photonic Solutions Adds Light Conversion Ultrafast Lasers to Portfolio
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 3, 2011 — Photonic Solutions announced that, with the addition of the Pharos and Orpheus ultrafast laser systems, it has expanded its range of Light Conversion products distributed in the UK and Ireland. The new agreement between Photonic Solutions and...
X-ray camera to shoot molecules in 3-D
SWINDON, UK – A £3 million x-ray camera that can take images at a speed equivalent to 4.5 million frames per second could help scientists to better understand the structure of matter. Engineers at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)...
Metamaterials: Photonic Sleight of Hand
Sep 1, 2011 — Invisibility cloaks, perfect imaging, enhanced photovoltaic light collection, all-optical memories and biosensing are just some of the intriguing applications of metamaterials currently grabbing headlines in scientific journals. The field of...
How to Tell Real Scotch Whisky from Fake — Faster
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, July 28, 2011 — Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have developed a method for distinguishing authentic from counterfeit Scotch whisky brands. The group used mid-IR spectrometry with attenuated total reflectance (ATR) to differentiate types of the drink...
Light Dragged by Slowing It to Speed of Sound
GLASGOW, Scotland, July 7, 2011 — For the first time, light has been slowed to the speed of sound using a technique that could improve optical storage and the processing of quantum information. Scientists at the University of Glasgow dragged light through various substances,...
Fibre Photonics Moves to Larger Facility
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, May 10, 2011 — Fibre Photonics Ltd., a maker of near- and mid-infrared fiber optic cables and immersion probes, relocated last month to Eliburn Office Park in Livingston. The larger production facility, designated analytical chemistry laboratory and larger...
Townes Receives Honorary Doctorate of Science
GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 8, 2011 — A Nobel prize-winning pioneer in laser technology has received an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Professor Charles Townes, of the University of California at Berkeley, received the Honorary Doctorate...
Kopin Acquires Forth Dimension Displays
TAUNTON, Mass., Jan. 19, 2011 — Nanosemiconductor company Kopin Corp. said it has expanded its display technologies portfolio by acquiring Scotland-based reflective microdisplays manufacturer Forth Dimension Displays (FDD) Ltd. for approximately $11 million in cash. FDD makes...
Light Technology Combats Hospital Infections
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15, 2010 — A pioneering lighting system that can kill hospital superbugs — including MRSA and C.diff — has been developed at the University of Strathclyde. The technology decontaminates the air and exposed surfaces by bathing them in a narrow...
Flexible Smart Material Cloaks Objects
FIFE, Scotland, Nov. 5, 2010 — Using tiny atoms that can interact with light, researchers at the University of St. Andrews have developed a flexible new ‘smart’ material that could theoretically appear invisible to the naked eye. It is the first practical...
Applications abound for newly licensed microLEDs
STRATHCLYDE, UK – Communications and life sciences can expect a boost from a newly formed company in Glasgow. In a spinout deal, the University of Strathclyde has formed mLED Ltd., a company dedicated to promoting its newly licensed microLEDs, dense arrays of up...
Gold Nanoprobes Monitor Disease
ENDINBURGH, Scotland, April 9, 2010 — Tiny chemical sensors implanted into patients could help diagnose disease and track its progress, following a development by scientists. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles....
Ross to Lead US-Scotland Photonics Project
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 23, 2010 – Iain Ross was named director at SU2P, a £2.4 million initiative between universities in Scotland and California which will enhance the economic impact of their research in photonic...
The struggle to keep research real
Feb 28, 2010 — Beneath a scientist’s lab coat beats a human heart. So it should be no surprise that researchers sometimes fudge – or outright fake – their data. Often, this manipulation takes the form of a doctored image. Michael Kalichman, director of the...
Show Plans Laser Tribute
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2009 – Special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, including a "Cirque du Lasaire" reception, will mark SPIE Photonics West’s first year in San Francisco. The primary photonics technical symposium and exhibition in...
Show Plans Laser Tribute
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2009 – Special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, including a “Cirque du Lasaire” reception, will mark SPIE Photonics West’s first year in San Francisco. The primary photonics technical symposium and exhibition in North...
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