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Nanoantenna Made of DNA Captures, Emits Light
PARIS, Aug. 1, 2012 — A bio-inspired light nanoantenna has been created using two gold nanoparticles, short DNA strands and a tiny fluorescent molecule that can capture and emit light. The discovery paves the way toward the development of highly efficient LEDs and ultracompact solar cells and could even find use in quantum cryptography.
Ones to Watch
Aug 1, 2012 — The first South African to earn a doctorate in biophotonics was recognized by her nation’s leader, an honor that took her by surprise. A physics professor from the University of Sydney in Australia works with light to speed up the Internet....
Petawatt Laser Achieves Record Power
BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 1, 2012 — The Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) laser system has generated a record petawatt of power in a pulse just 40 fs long at a pulse rate of 1 Hz — one pulse every second.
Süss MicroTec Takes Over Company
Aug 1, 2012 — Süss MicroTec AG of Garching, Germany, has increased its shareholding in Suss MicroOptics SA of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, from 85 to 100 percent. Suss MicroOptics manufactures refractive and diffractive micro-optics. Süss MicroTec...
UK Companies Win Queen’s Award
Aug 1, 2012 — Three photonics companies have received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most coveted award for business success. Edinburgh Instruments of Livingston, a photonics and electro-optical scientific instrumentation manufacturer, was...
Avoiding Traps in Plastic Electronics
ATLANTA, July 31, 2012 — A theoretical framework that addresses the significant “charge trap” defect of plastic semiconductors has yielded trap-free plastic electronics with the potential for more efficient plastic LEDs and solar cells.
Imec, Pacific Biosciences Team to Develop Advanced Microchips
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 27, 2012 — The two organizations have announced a multiyear research collaboration focused on the development of advanced microchips for highly multiplexed single-molecule genetic analysis.
Luminus Devices Opens Taiwan Office, Collaborates with Volpi
BILLERICA, Mass., July 27, 2012 — The LED technologies provider has opened an office in Taiwan in response to the growing demand in the Asian market, and has formed a cooperative partnership with Volpi to advance LED lighting solutions.
Optics Market Weakness Means More Belt-Tightening at CVI
LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 26, 2012 — CVI Melles Griot’s lower-than-expected financial performance in the second quarter will mean cost-cutting will continue through the end of the year, the CEO of parent company Idex Corp. said this week. The restructuring is intended to "right...
Idex Acquires Matcon
LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 23, 2012 — The applied solutions company has acquired Matcon Group Ltd. of Evesham, England, a supplier of materials processing solutions for high-value powders used in food, pharmaceuticals, plastics and fine-chemicals manufacturing.
Shimadzu UK Appoints Winn Prod Specialist
MILTON KEYNES, England, July 20, 2012 — Andy Winn was appointed product specialist for atomic absorption, inductively coupled plasma and total organic carbon for Shimadzu UK’s Spectroscopy Group.
Telescopes Team to Make Sharpest Observation Ever
GARCHING, Germany, July 20, 2012 — Three telescopes spaced thousands of miles apart were linked together to capture the sharpest direct observation of the center of a distant galaxy: the bright quasar 3C 279, which has a supermassive black hole at its core. The observation represents...
Loops of Light Optically Detect Single Molecules
LEUVEN, Belgium, July 19, 2012 — A new nanoscale light-manipulation method that optically detects single molecules could be used in a variety of photochemistry applications and could help advance technologies for visualizing single molecules and multiple-molecule interactions.
Antennas Capture, Upconvert Weak IR Light
GRONINGEN, the Netherlands, July 17, 2012 — A technique that uses special molecules as light antennae to harvest the energy from weak infrared light has been found to amplify the process 3300 times and could lead to improved solar cells and medical imaging techniques.
NIF’s 500-TW Laser Shot Sets Record
LIVERMORE, Calif., July 17, 2012 — The National Ignition Facility’s 192-beam laser system delivered a record-breaking 500 TW of peak power and 1.85 MJ of ultraviolet laser light to its target, validating laser performance specifications set at the facility in the late 1990s.
Sensor Warns of Yacht’s Breaking Point
MUNICH, July 17, 2012 — A new fiber Bragg grating sensor system that measures the forces acting on a yacht’s sail could help to detect weak points in time to warn yachtsmen when a boat has reached its breaking point.
Boosting PV in the EU
DÜBENDORF, Switzerland, July 16, 2012 — The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has launched a €10 million (about $12.2 million) European Union-funded project to develop affordable, more efficient solar cells.
OCT in Dermatology Training Opens in Bonn
BONN, Germany, July 13, 2012 — Private medical center Medizinisches Zentrum Bonn Friedensplatz will offer the first training workshop for clinicians on the use and applications of optical coherence tomography in dermatology.
Raptor Photonics Appoints Germany, Austria Rep
LARNE, Northern Ireland, July 13, 2012 — Raptor Photonics has named Laser 2000 GmbH as its scientific camera distributor for Germany and Austria.
Soitec, Silian to Develop GaN Wafers for LEDs
BERNIN, France, and CHONGQING, China, July 13, 2012 — Soitec and Chongqing Silian Optoelectronics Science & Technology Co. Ltd. have announced that they will jointly develop gallium nitride template wafers to reduce LED manufacturing costs.
Laser Breaks Neutron Beam Record
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 12, 2012 — The largest neutron beam ever achieved using a short-pulse laser could lead to more advanced materials measurement.
Olympus Licenses Pathology Patents to Zeiss
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., and JENA, Germany, July 12, 2012 — Olympus America Inc. and Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH have signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement that allows Zeiss to access Olympus’ portfolio of digital pathology and virtual microscopy patents.
Lockheed Receives $23M to Deliver Targeting Pods to Oman Air Force
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2012 — The global security and aerospace company received a $23 million contract from the Royal Air Force of Oman to provide additional Sniper advanced targeting pods for its F-16 fleet.
MTD to Supply Parts for FEL Project
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, July 11, 2012 — Midland Tool and Design is producing components for use in a facility similar to the Large Hadron Collider.
Aifotec Fiberoptics Doubles Capacity
MEININGEN, Germany, July 10, 2012 — The company has added customized assembly equipment to double its monthly output and to support its ongoing process and system design R&D efforts.
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