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NSF Awards Photonic Education Grant to IRSC
FORT PIERCE, Fla., May 15, 2017 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2.6 million Advanced Technology Education (ATE) grant to Indian River State College (IRSC) to expand the operations of LASER-TEC, a regional center increasing the number of skilled laser and fiber optics (LFO) technicians. Based in Fort Pierce, Florida, LASER-TEC was established in 2013 with a $2.9 million NSF grant, and since its inception has partnered with 21 colleges and universities and 147 companies to strengthen training to meet
UTSA Students Receive NSF Grant for Vein-Finding IR Device
SAN ANTONIO, April 25, 2017 — A student-led team from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the beneficiary of a $50,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to attend the school’s Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) program in...
Pitt Receives NSF Award to Develop Exoskeleton Sensors for Spinal Cord Injuries
PITTSBURGH, March 20, 2017 — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have received an award from the National Science Foundation’s Cyber-Physical Systems program to enable the development of an ultrasound sensor systems at the heart of a hybrid exoskeleton that uses...
Infrared Links Could Replace Wires in Data Centers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Feb. 6, 2017 — A Team of engineers are proposing to eliminate most of the wires in data centers and instead use infrared free-space optics for communications. The Free-space optical Inter-Rack nEtwork with high FLexibilitY — Firefly — architecture is a...
Williams Wins Presidential Early Career Award
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2016 — President Barack Obama has named Benjamin Williams of the University of California, Los Angeles, as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). President Barack Obama joins PECASE recipients for a group...
Collaboration Fuels Asia-Pacific Market Growth
Feb 18, 2016 — Science and technology in Asia-Pacific is ahead of the pack in some focused markets; Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea are dominating various sectors, while Singapore is demonstrating “world-leading photonics activity.” In fact, the entire...
Photonics Education: Where is Everybody?
Sep 14, 2015 — John-Kevin Frazee put himself through community college while working for minimum wage at a grocery store. After graduating in 2011, he took jobs growing laser crystals and processing LED wafers. By age 23, he'd earned enough to buy a house. "With...
Space-Based Optics Are Taking Off
Jun 26, 2015 — Exciting times are on the horizon for space optics as the market evolves, customer needs change and the demand for products intensifies. A mixture of advancements in optical technology, more efficient manufacturing processes, and innovative...
Strengthen Ground-Based Optical, IR Astronomy, Says National Research Council
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2015 — The National Research Council has called for improvements in observation, instrumentation and data management capabilities, as well as coordination among federal and private partners, to better position the U.S. ground-based optical and IR astronomy...
Optogenetics Tests Memory Manipulation Theory
DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 13, 2014 — Optogenetics is giving scientists a better look at how different parts of the brain can work together to manipulate memories, proving a long-standing theory about retrieval of episodic memories.
Imaging Digs Deep to Improve Crops
ATLANTA and STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 10, 2014 — Boosting the output of important food crops such as rice and maize to meet the needs of the world’s growing population requires improvements both above and below the soil. A new imaging technique could aid these efforts. Developed by a team at...
New Polymer Mix Crafts More Efficient Solar Cells
CHICAGO and LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 22, 2014 — An enhanced polymer-based device could boost solar power generation and improve the efficiency of solar cells. The new device, developed by a team from the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering in collaboration with...
Polarization Camera Sheds Light on Sea Life
ST. LOUIS and AUSTIN, Sept. 17, 2014 — A bio-inspired polarization camera has given marine biologists a better understanding of the mating rituals of the northern swordtail fish. The camera contains nanomaterials that allow it to capture the polarization properties of light in real time....
Spectroscopy Measures Nanoscale Material Strain
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 28, 2014 — A new spectroscopy technique could lead to microelectronics that perform better under stress and heat. A team from Purdue University developed the technique, called nanomechanical Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy can provide information about...
California Engineers Awarded $1.7 Million Grant
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2014 — A research team of University of California, Riverside engineers was awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to characterize, analyze and synthesize ultrathin film materials. The project will focus on practical applications...
'Air Waveguides' Function Like Optical Fibers
COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 22, 2014 — A new technique could allow scientists to run optical fiber to nearly any place on earth — and possibly even into space. A team from the University of Maryland has discovered how to make air behave like optical fiber, guiding light beams over...
Lasers Could Replace Quartz in Future Electronics
PASADENA, Calif., July 18, 2014 — A new laser optical technique could potentially replace quartz crystals as the tuning reference for future electronic devices. Developed by a team at the California Institute of Technology, the new method can stabilize microwave signals in the...
‘Metamirror’ Doubles Incident Light Frequency
AUSTIN, Texas, July 8, 2014 — A nanostructure produces nonlinear effects a million times greater than traditional, macro-scale nonlinear crystals, according to a team of researchers from Texas and Germany. This “metamirror” could enable miniaturized laser systems and...
Noninvasive Brain Control Possible with New Light-Sensitive Protein
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30, 2014 — A new molecule, along with optogenetics, has put brain control in the hands of scientists. Researchers from MIT developed the protein, which is sensitive to red light and enables neurons to be manipulated noninvasively, as the controlling light...
Optogenetics Allows Control of Spinal Circuits
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27, 2014 — Neuroscientists have long studied spinal circuits in the brain in efforts to better treat spinal cord injuries. Now, optogenetics could be a solution. Researchers at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research have discovered that this...
Career Award Funds CO2 Photocatalysis Study
HOUSTON, Texas, June 20, 2014 — Rice University professor Isabell Thomann has received a $400,000 Career Award from the National Science Foundation to study photocatalytic reactions that could reduce carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. Her five-year research project involves...
New Spectroscopy Technique Probes Photochemical Reactions
BERKELEY, Calif., June 18, 2014 — Photochemical reactions have become key players in high technology, namely in the development of nanomaterials and solar energy systems. Better understanding of these light-triggered processes could lead to more efficient use. A team from Lawrence...
More Is Less: Increased Voltage Switches Off Microlasers
VIENNA, June 18, 2014 — Lasers that switch off when their pump power is increased could one day make viable optical switches and logic circuits. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology, led by professor Stefan Rotter, have demonstrated the phenomenon using a...
New Detector Harnesses THz Light Efficiently
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 20, 2014 — A new take on traditional gauges and imaging systems could more efficiently harness THz frequencies that have long eluded detectors.
Neuronal Imaging System Shows Bigger 3-D Picture
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and VIENNA, May 19, 2014 — A new technique could lead to a better understanding of how neuronal networks process sensory information and even how behavior is created in the brain. A team from MIT, the University of Vienna and the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology has...
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