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Report: Silicon Photonics Communications Market Poised for Growth
LYON, France, June 30, 2014 — The silicon photonics device market is set to grow from $25 million in 2013 to more than $700 million in 2024, representing a 38 percent composite annual growth rate, according to research firm Yole Developpement. The market includes...
Femtosecond Laser Processing Enhances Medical Device Applications
PLYMOUTH, Minn., Feb. 4, 2014 — LSA Laser now offers femtosecond laser processing capabilities for medical device manufacturing. This will prove particularly useful in micromachining applications for drilling and cutting high-precision holes and shapes without causing thermal...
Alloys So Bright They Could Have Medical Apps
PITTSBURGH, May 16, 2013 — Nanoscale alloys that are 100 times brighter than those currently being used could have potential applications in medicine, demonstrations conducted at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) have shown.
Electrically Conductive Nanoparticles Generate Heat to Kill Cancer Cells
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 14, 2012 — Electrically conductive polymers, commonly used in solar energy applications, have been modified to kill colorectal cancer cells when exposed to infrared light.
Gamma ray refraction could launch nuclear photonics
GRENOBLE, France – An experiment in which gamma rays were bent like ordinary light overturns decades of theoretical predictions and opens the door to a new field of research called nuclear photonics. Gamma rays are essentially a highly energetic form of light....
Schneider Kreuznach Expands into LEDs
Jul 1, 2012 — With almost 100 years of optical design experience, Schneider Kreuznach of Bad Kreuznach, Germany, has expanded into the LED market with the development of a state-of-the-art light engine. The new fiber light ultra-LED engine 6 was designed to...
Technique Calibrates Hyperspectral Sensors
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 18, 2012 — Software that calibrates hyperspectral imagers could ensure that their performance is optimized for medical applications, such as determining diseased tissue margins during surgery.
Two-photon lithography creates detailed 3-D prints fast
VIENNA — A 3-D printing technology that uses two-photon lithography to rapidly create detailed objects on the nanoscale could open the door to new areas of application, such as biomedicine. Developed at Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna), the...
Primate Study Deems QDs Nontoxic — at Least for Short Term
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 22, 2012 — Cadmium-selenide quantum dots are nontoxic to primates over a one-year period, a new study found. The dots could hold great promise as tools for treating and detecting diseases such as cancer through nanomedicine.
Gamma Ray Refraction Could Launch Nuclear Photonics
GRENOBLE, France, May 7, 2012 — For the first time, gamma rays were bent like ordinary light in an experiment that overturns decades of theoretical predictions and opens the door to a new field of research called nuclear photonics.
Schneider Kreuznach Expands into LEDs
BAD KREUZNACH, Germany, April 23, 2012 — The optics manufacturer has expanded into the LED market with the development of a state-of-the-art light engine.
Optical Material Tailored from DNA
MUNICH, March 14, 2012 — Nanostructured materials built from artificial DNA molecules can modify light in very specific ways and could lead to the development of superlenses.
Two-Photon Lithography Prints in Fine Detail
VIENNA, March 13, 2012 — A new 3-D printing technology uses two-photon lithography to rapidly create detailed objects on the nanoscale. The technique, which is orders of magnitude faster than similar devices, opens up new areas of application, such as medicine.
Laser-Produced Proton Beams Open New Research Areas
LIVERMORE, Calif., Dec. 8, 2011 — Recent proton beam experiments using high-intensity lasers have unveiled a new way to heat material and create novel states of matter in the laboratory. This advance could lead to medical applications and even offer insight into planetary science....
MIRTHE to Host Investment Workshop on Medical Apps of Mid-IR Tech
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 27, 2011 — The National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center on Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) has announced that it will host an Investment Focus Group (IFG) Workshop on Medical Applications for Mid-IR Technologies...
Microspectrometer could solve lab-on-a-chip integration challenge
ATLANTA – To replace big, bulky, high-resolution spectrometers, scientists have developed a microspectrometer that uses resonators shaped like a compact disc to achieve high resolution. Spectrometers have conventionally been expensive, bulky benchtop...
Anderson Hired as Advanced Photonix CFO
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 22, 2011 — Jeffrey Anderson has been hired by Advanced Photonix Inc. (API) to serve as its chief financial officer, effective Aug. 29, the company announced. With the appointment, Anderson will receive a grant of restricted stock under the API 2007...
Dynasil Appoints New President
WATERTOWN, Mass., April 21, 2011 — Dynasil Corp. of America announced that its board of directors has appointed Steven K. Ruggieri as the new president, effective May 17, 2011. Ruggieri will succeed Craig T. Dunham, who announced his retirement from the executive position in...
High Q Laser, Swisstec Team to Serve Stent Cutting Market
RANKWEIL, Austria, Dec. 7, 2010 — High Q Laser Production GmbH and Swisstec AG of Schaan, Switzerland, announced their joint effort to serve the stent cutting market with compact cutting machines equipped with femtosecond laser sources. High Q Lasers’ femtoREGEN, a...
In focus near and far – at the same time
TORONTO – Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new distance-mapping principle that delivers automatic real-time focus of both near- and far-field images, simultaneously and in high resolution. Called the Omni-focus Video Camera, it is...
Quantum Leap for Phonon Lasers
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 1, 2010 – Physicists have taken major steps forward in the development of practical phonon lasers, which emit sound in much the same way that optical lasers emit light. The development s...
Abrasive Vibration Polishing
ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 12, 2009 – It’s all about the finishing touches. To replicate glass and plastic lenses for optical and medical applications – while retaining complex geometries and optofunctional areas in the range of a few millimeters – mold inserts made of steel or...
Applications: Using CT to Identify Bodies
Jan 1, 2009 — CT imaging can be used not only in traditional medical applications but also to identify human remains. 3-D facial reconstruction and comparison aren’t new to forensic anthropologists, but some researchers are coming up with new programs and...
Grating Shrinks Endoscope
Oct 1, 2003 — Endoscopes provide high-resolution color images in real time for a range of medical applications, but these instruments are too large for procedures such as fetoscopy and pediatric surgery. A possible solution is to employ a single optical fiber...
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