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Optical Sensor Used to Research Synthetic Fuels
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 7, 2010 — Using an optical sensor to decode laser light that measures the temperature and composition of broken down biomass, or gasifiers, researchers at Purdue University are hoping to learn about the scientific foundations of synthetic fuel with the hope of reducing US dependency on petroleum. "A major focus is to be able to produce a significant quantity of synthetic fuel for the US air transportation system and to reduce our dependence on petroleum oil for transportation," said Jay Gore, the Reil...
Realistic Robotic Arm Within Reach
DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2010 — Lightning-fast fiber optic connections between robotic limbs and the human brain may be within reach for injured soldiers and other amputees with the establishment of a multimillion-dollar neurophotonics research center dedicated to creating...
OSI Nabs $4M Optoelectronic Sensors Order
HAWTHRONE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2010 — OSI Systems Inc. announced recently that OSI Optoelectronics, a business within its optoelectronics and manufacturing division, received orders valued at approximately $4 million from a major aerospace company for optical sensors used in inertial...
DNA Helps Chemists Build Artificial Nose
STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 25, 2010 — A new approach to building an artificial nose – using fluorescent compounds and DNA – could accelerate the use of sniffing sensors into the realm of mass production and widespread use, say Stanford University chemists. If their method...
Photonics in Spain: Open for business
CASTELLDEFELS, Spain – “Several industrial sectors related to photonics are growing in Spain, especially those related to energy efficiency and health,” said Silvia Carrasco, knowledge and technology transfer director at ICFO – The Institute of Photonic...
NKT Photonics, Fianium Settle Suit
BIRKERØD, Denmark, & SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 7, 2010 — Specialty fibers and fiber lasers maker NKT Photonics A/S of Denmark and England-based ultrafast fiber lasers manufacturer Fianium have settled their 15-month UK patent dispute, the companies announced in separate statements. NKT Photonics filed...
Century-Old Calculations Prove True
HOUSTON, March 24, 2010 — In 1908, the German physicist Gustav Mie came up with an elegant set of equations to describe the interaction of electromagnetic waves with a spherical metal particle. The theory h...
Imperfect Chips Enhance Quantum Technology
LYNGBY, Denmark, March 16, 2010 – A lot of effort is put into perfecting optical chips, which, among other applications, are used within quantum technology. However, a group at DUT Fotonik is saying that imperfectio...
ACP 2009 Kicks Off in Shanghai
Nov 3, 2009 — Fairly recently, I had mentioned about Photonics Korea. Now, yet another photonics show – the ACP 2009 (Asia Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition) – is all set to roll out, starting today, in Shanghai, China. To be held at the...
Micro Video Lenses Grow Up
Nov 1, 2009 — A few years ago, micro video lenses were used in machine vision almost exclusively for limited-space and low-resolution applications. But the ongoing reductions in size and cost of optical sensors, along with increases in pixel count, are allowing...
NKT Photonics Opens US Unit
BIRKERØD, Denmark, Sept. 11, 2009 – NKT Photonics A/S of Denmark said it opened a subsidiary, NKT Photonics Inc., in Morganville, N.J., to serve its growing North American market.
Photonics Korea Show is Here
Sep 11, 2009 — There's always an air of romance associated with the fall season and electronics! The reason being: This is the time of the year when there are a whole lot of electronics-related trade shows organized in this part of the world -- Asia! So when I...
AqTronics to Distribute Mouser's Products in India
Aug 14, 2009 — Friends, this is quite an interesting development! Given the close fit between semiconductors and electronic components, it is always a delight to find distributors of electronic components making a beeline for India. It tells us here that all is...
SENSOR SYSTEM DESIGN
Jul 1, 2009 — Designed to serve as a reference for optical sensor system design, the 528-page volume Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy covers areas such as coded aperture and tomographic imaging; strategies for coherence measurement in imaging system design;...
Education: Thanks to an Optical Sensor, a Fourth R: Robotics
Jan 1, 2009 — Although still No. 1, the Lamesa Middle School Whirlwinds could be facing some competition. And that could be good news for the rest of the country. Located in a small town about an hour’s drive south of Lubbock and hundreds of miles west of...
Lasers Make Nanostructures
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 3, 2008 -- A single laser pulse can reportedly create complex, ordered nanostructure systems, a previously unobserved phenomenon. Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden) researchers said they have discovered a method for controlling the...
EMX White Paper Offers Sensor Advice
Feb 6, 2008 — The significance of photoelectronic sensors to reliable automation systems is the focus of a white paper from EMX Industries Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio, maker of sensors for industrial automation. It includes an overview of optical sensor basics,...
Monitoring Cheese While Making It
Dec 1, 2007 — The scale of cheese making has changed considerably since the time, legend has it, that the foodstuff was made in small quantities in animal-skin bags. Today cheese is made in vats thousands of gallons in size, with much better process...
Biomedical Engineer Named VP for Research at Northwestern
Nov 2, 2007 — Joseph T. Walsh Jr., professor of biomedical engineering and senior associate dean at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., has been appointed vice president for research, Northwestern...
Pulses Shaped at Fs Frequency
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 1, 2007 -- Engineers have finely controlled the spectral properties of ultrafast light pulses, a step toward creating advanced sensors, more powerful communications technologies and more precise laboratory instruments. The laser pulses could be likened to...
Metamaterials a Hot Topic at Optics Congress in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 11, 2007 -- Engineered composites that exhibit exceptional properties not readily observed in nature -- commonly known as metamaterials -- and their potential use in invisibility cloaks, new imaging methods and communication technologies will be a major topic...
Metamaterials to Be Topic at Optics Congress
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 11, 2007 -- Engineered composites that exhibit exceptional properties not readily observed in nature -- commonly known as metamaterials -- and their potential use in invisibility cloaks, new imaging methods and communication technologies will be a major topic...
Wavelength Monitors for Optical Sensing Applications
Mar 1, 2007 — Many new applications of optical sensors have emerged in recent years. The automotive sector is creating demands for robust and advanced optical sensing as optical information processing expands into the next generation of automobiles. Optical...
StockerYale Signs Supply Agreement with NxtPhase T&D
Dec 19, 2006 — Laser, LED module and specialty optical fiber manufacturer StockerYale Inc. of Salem, N.H., today announced that it has signed a two-year, sole-source supply agreement with Vancouver, British Columbia-based NxtPhase T&D, a maker of optical...
Large-Area Color Sensor Array Has Vertical Structure
Mar 1, 2006 — The future of optical sensors may be looking up as researchers investigate vertically integrated color imaging devices. A team from Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and Palo Alto Research Center in California has integrated amorphous silicon...
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