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Strathclyde, BAE Systems Form Research Partnership GLASGOW, Scotland, July 3, 2017 — The University of Strathclyde has signed a strategic framework agreement with multinational defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems PLC to strengthen a long-term relationship in research, education and consultancy. Strathclyde is one of five selected universities in the UK to have so far signed such an agreement. BAE Systems recently announced a priority to form partnerships with a smaller number of universities that share expertise in particular areas of future
Ultrathin Camera Creates Images Without Lenses PASADENA, Calif., June 26, 2017 — A novel camera uses an ultra-thin optical phased array (OPA) in place of lenses, to enable a thin, light, flexible and cost-effective design. The OPA has a large array of light receivers, and each receiver can add a tightly controlled phase shift to...
Photonic System Enables Generation of Quantum States in Single Spatial Mode QUÉBEC CITY, June 30, 2017 — A photonic system created using a lightweight, inexpensive photonic chip and off-the-shelf telecommunications components has been used to demonstrate that photons can become an accessible, powerful quantum resource. Integrated photonics has become...
Photodetector Uses Disparate Technologies to Identify Miniscule Differences in Wavelengths PASADENA, Calif., June 30, 2017 — A novel technology that combines nanophotonics and thermoelectrics has the potential to detect different wavelengths of light, including visible and IR, at high resolution. The detector operates about 10 to 100 times faster than comparable...
Michigan Tech Study Says Solar Saves Lives, Money HOUGHTON, Mich., June 28, 2017 — In a new study published in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, a team from Michigan Technological University calculated that 51,999 American lives per year could be saved by transitioning from coal to photovoltaic-powered electrical...
GE Additive, Stryker to Collaborate in Additive Manufacturing BERLIN, July 5, 2017 — Additive technology developer GE Additive and medical device manufacturer Stryker Corp. have entered a partnership agreement to support Stryker’s growth in additive manufacturing. The agreement covers new additive machines, materials and...
Ground-Based Signals Measured From Space Could Enable Quantum Encryption Network ERLANGEN, Germany, July 5, 2017 — Quantum-limited coherent measurements of optical signals were sent from a satellite in Earth’s orbit to an optical ground station over a distance of 38,600 kilometers (almost 24,000 miles). Excess noise was bound. The precise Earth-based...
3D Images Created on 2D Nanostructured Surface LONDON, July 5, 2017 — A new 2D nanostructured surface has been created that can produce 3D images that are more realistic than holograms and 3D cinema. This could bring a new functionality to small camera lenses, as well as replace heavy optical lenses in applications...
NKT Photonics to Acquire Onefive BIRKERØD, Denmark, July 6, 2017 — NKT Photonics, a leading supplier of high performance fiber lasers and photonic crystal fibers, has entered into an agreement to acquire Onefive, a leading ultrafast laser manufacturer headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The acquisition will...
Laser Sparks New Behavior in Light LINCOLN, Neb., June 28, 2017 — By focusing laser light to a brightness one billion times greater than the surface of the sun, physicists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have observed changes in a vision-enabling interaction between light and matter. The changes produced...
GE Additive Aims to Build World’s Largest Additive Manufacturing Machine CINCINNATI, July 7, 2017 — Additive manufacturing developer GE Additive is working to create the world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine. Tailored for the aerospace industry, the machine will be able to print in a build envelop of 1 m3. The...
Foliage-Piercing Lidar Surveys Hidden Ground WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2017 — A new methodology based on gated digital holography paired with a specially designed laser system allows lidar to see through obscured elements of terrain like foliage or netting. Researchers from the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C....
OSU Gets $6.5M DARPA Grant for AI Research CORVALLIS, Ore., June 28, 2017 — Eight computer science professors in Oregon State University's College of Engineering have received a $6.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to make...
DoE’s Research Agency Awards $25M in Photonics Funds WASHINGTON, D.C., July 6, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) is investing $25 million in nine different photonics-driven efforts to improve the efficiency of data centers. Dubbed “Energy-Efficient Light-Wave Integrated...
Handheld Optoacoustics Device Sees Under Skin MUNICH, July 10, 2017 — A handheld scanner for analyzing the skin of psoriasis patients was shown to provide clinically relevant information, such as the structure of skin layers and blood vessels, without the need for contrast agents or radiation exposure. The device...
Waitt Advanced Biophotonics, Zeiss to Partner for Early Technology Testing, Input LA JOLLA, Calif., June 29, 2017 — The Salk Institute's Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center and the Zeiss Group have announced a global partnership to accelerate the frontiers of microscopy and imaging technologies. Zeiss will collaborate with Salk scientists to receive critical...
AI-Powered Image Analysis Could Transform Dairy Farming OSAKA, Japan, July 6, 2017 — A technique for monitoring the health of dairy cattle with a high degree of accuracy uses a camera and artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve a “smart” cowhouse. Detailed observation by AI-powered image analysis could enable early...
LASER World of Photonics Startup Challenge Awards MUNICH, June 28, 2017 — The winners of the second bi-annual Startup Challenge were announced at the LASER World of Photonics expo in Munich. Winners received monetary prizes as well as promotional support. Eran Hochstadter, of ContinUse Biometrics, a new contactless...
UT Austin Researchers Use Google Street Map Cars to Measure Air Pollution AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2017 — Engineering researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a hyper-local mobile approach to measuring air quality using specially equipped Google Street View cars to measure air quality on a block-by-block basis. This new approach...
NSF Awards Grant to Biophotonic Cooperative Research Center at BU, UC Davis BOSTON and SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 4, 2017 — The National Science Foundation has awarded the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for Biophotonic Sensors and Systems at Boston University and the University of California Davis a five-year, phase-two funding grant. The...
Novel Photocatalyst Speeds Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels DAEGU, South Korea, July 7, 2017 — A titania photocatalyst has been developed that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane three times more efficiently than existing photocatalysts. To achieve this result, the titania surface was manipulated. Using a magnesiothermic reduction...
Framos to Distribute Tattile Products in Europe, North America BRESCIA, Italy, June 30, 2017 — Through a distribution agreement, all Tattile SRL hardware and software products will be available in the Framos GmbH sales network in Europe and North America. “With Framos, we now cooperate with one of the strongest distribution partners...
Corning Receives Raytheon Supplier Award CORNING, N.Y., July 4, 2017 — The specialty material advanced optics division of Corning Inc. has received a 2017 Raytheon Supplier Excellence EPIC Award. Raytheon grants EPIC awards to its highest-performing suppliers for overall excellence in performance, innovation and...
Optogenetic Tool Efficiently Manipulates Protein Clusters Under Blue Light DAEJEON, South Korea, June 28, 2017 — An optogenetic technique dubbed CRY2clust is able to trigger protein cluster formation in response to blue light at a faster and more efficient rate than existing methods. CRY2clust is based on a photoreceptor protein called cryptochrome 2 (CRY2),...
PerkinElmer to Acquire Euroimmun WALTHAM, Mass., July 7, 2017 — Detection technology provider PerkinElmer Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EuroImmun Medical Laboratory Diagnostics AG for $1.3 billion in cash. “I am delighted to entrust EuroImmun to PerkinElmer, a company I believe...
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