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ABB to Provide Hyperspectral Systems for GHGSat
QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 5, 2023 — ABB will build hyperspectral cameras for four GHGSat satellites set to launch in 2024. The hyperspectral camera systems will be provided for the C12, C13, C14, and C15 satellites — part of an expanding constellation of satellites that detects and quantifies industrial gas leaks from space. The contract is the third that ABB has secured with GHGSat, which provides high-resolution remote sensing of greenhouse gas from space, and delivers emissions data and intelligence to a
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 17, 2023 — NTT Research Inc., a division of NTT, will double the size of its optical research facility in 2023. The expansion will accommodate the experimental needs of scientists in the company’s Physics and Informatics (PHI) Lab, NTT Research said. The...
Rivada Contracts Terran Orbital to Build 300 Satellites
MUNICH, Feb. 27, 2023 — Rivada Space Networks GmbH has enlisted Terran Orbital, through its subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, to manufacture 300 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites for its laser-connected “network in the sky” in a contract worth $2.4...
Miniaturized Spectrometer Proves Fit for Compact Electronics
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Nov. 9, 2022 — Scientists in Europe have collaborated to develop an ultracompact spectrometer design that offers large bandwidth, moderate spectral resolution, and a spectral sensitivity in the infrared (IR) region. According to the team, its design for a...
Partnership Targets Analysis of Hyperspectral Data Obtained from Space
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 28, 2022 — Software company Metaspectral will work with HySpeed Computing, a remote sensing data access and analysis company, to deploy an Earth observation (EO) payload on the International Space Station. The payload is known as Onboard Programmable...
Allied Motion Reaches Merger Agreement with ThinGap
AMHERST, N.Y., May 20, 2022 — Precision and specialty-controlled motion company Allied Motion Technologies will merge with ThinGap, a developer and manufacturer of slotless motors for applications that require precision motion. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The...
NeoPhotonics Charges Forward in 800G Transceiver Race: Week in Brief: 03/04/22
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 4, 2022 — NeoPhotonics Corp. reported that it successfully used its indium phosphide-based coherent receiver and coherent modulators, coupled with its ultranarrow linewidth tunable lasers or distributed feedback lasers to demonstrate 120-Gbaud operation in...
Partners to Boost European Supply of Space-Qualified Laser Crystals
HANNOVER, Germany, April 23, 2020 — Laser Zentrum Hannover eV (LZH) will partner with Optomaterials srl in Italy and Altechna Coatings UAB in Lithuania to develop a European supply chain for space-qualified, high-performance laser crystals made of alexandrite. The EU project, named...
Satellite Shows Reduced Air Pollution Under COVID-19 Lockdown
DE BILT, Netherlands, March 31, 2020 — Scientists from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) have been using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite to monitor both weather and pollution over Europe. Recently, the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite mapped air...
Lasers Could Lead Search for Water on Earth’s Moon
TUCSON, Ariz., March 11, 2020 — There are craters in the moon’s south pole that have remained dark for billions of years, but scientists have found evidence that the region may contain water. NASA has awarded nearly $1 million to eight university teams to develop methods to...
Free-Space Communications Extends Its Reach
Nov 12, 2019 — It is little wonder that the concept of transmitting information across open air — free of wires, channels, or any other incumbent medium — is a tantalizing one. No longer confined to the realm of science fiction, the reality of today has...
Satellites Could Help Quantify, Monitor Ocean Carbon Levels
EXETER, England, Nov. 8, 2019 — Satellite-based Earth observation is key to globally monitoring oceanic carbon absorption levels, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Exeter. Satellites originally launched to study the wind also have the capability to...
Quantum Applications Jump Forward with Photonics
Nov 26, 2018 — Quantum technologies encompass diverse fields that include computing, cryptography, and sensing. Quantum theory, first presented by Max Planck at the turn of the 19th century and followed by the theoretical foundation developed by Albert Einstein,...
Infrared Satellite Data Predicts End of Volcanic Eruptions
Oct 3, 2017 — The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington in 1980 took many by surprise, considering the volcano hadn’t been active in more than a century. The same held true in Chile after the Chaitén volcano erupted in 2008 following thousands...
Space Photonics: A Platform Technology for Satellite Systems
Jul 27, 2017 — Photonics is rapidly transforming into an enabling space technology with potential to cross-fertilize multiple markets in the space domain. Among them: navigation, remote sensing and telecommunications, as well as ground-breaking scientific and...
Broadband Networks, Sensing Spur Fiber Optic Progression
Apr 5, 2017 — Optical fiber technology itself is not new. But it is quickly expanding and finding integration in novel sensors and laser systems. In 2017, a total of 421 million kilometers of optical fiber is expected to be installed in communication networks...
Small, Low-Cost Remote Sensing Satellites Could Orbit Much Closer to Earth
MANCHESTER, England, March 7, 2017 — Smaller and less expensive satellites may soon orbit much closer to Earth improving the quality of images they send back. The University of Manchester is heading up this project to develop remote sensing satellites that can operate at 200-450...
Laser Guide Star Alliance Wins Leibinger Innovation Prize
DITZINGEN, Germany, Sept. 14, 2016 — The Laser Guide Star Alliance, the development team led by Dr. Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Dr. Wilhelm Kaenders and Dr. Wallace Clements at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, Germany, along with Toptica Photonics AG in...
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GREENBELT, Md., Aug. 7, 2014 — New imaging instruments made using 3-D printing could bring the benefits of such technology to the forefront. NASA aerospace engineer Jason Budinoff is developing a 350-mm dual-channel imaging telescope and a 50-mm camera whose outer tube, baffles...
Lasers to Clean Up Space Junk
CANBERRA, Australia, April 2, 2014 — A new approach to eliminating space debris may be reminiscent of a sci-fi movie scene or video game, but it could actually prove more practical than options previously studied.
Emcore to Supply Solar Cells for India’s Space Research
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 21, 2013 — Emcore Corp., a maker of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for fiber optics and solar power, will make and test high-efficiency multijunction solar-cell assemblies for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under a $22...
Avo Photonics to Make Spaceborne Satellite Laser Beacons
HORSHAM, Pa., Nov. 1, 2012 — Avo Photonics has been selected to develop and provide ongoing packaging services for a semiconductor laser illumination source for use on The Aerospace Corp.’s CubeSat miniaturized spaceborne satellites, the company announced Wednesday.
Lasers Find Varied Uses in Space Applications
Nov 1, 2012 — From the first laser fired on another planet to observatory guide stars and space collision avoidance systems, lasers in space are making news with numerous advances and universal firsts (as far as we know). With the beginning of the Laser Lunar...
Infrared Images of Hurricane Adrian Reveal Its Stormy Life
GREENBELT, Md., June 10, 2011 — Strong thunderstorms are the life’s blood of tropical cyclones, and infrared and radar satellite data from NASA have confirmed that the eastern Pacific Ocean’s first hurricane has plenty of them and that they’re more than nine...
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