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Zeeko to Make Telescope Tool

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 17, 2007 -- Zeeko Ltd. was awarded a $5 million contract to develop a component to be used on the world's largest telescope. The component, a polishing machine, will be used to finish the mirrors for the European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) project. The observatory is a proposed member to operate a new generation of astronomical telescopes, envisioned to dwarf the world's largest telescopes. Zeeko, a North American spinoff of UK-based Zeeko Ltd., has headquarters at Purdue Research Park, a business incubator complex affiliated with Purdue University. Zeeko develops...Read full article

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    Published: December 2007
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    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
    telescope
    An afocal optical device made up of lenses or mirrors, usually with a magnification greater than unity, that renders distant objects more distinct, by enlarging their images on the retina.
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