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Cryogenically Cooled Optical Lattice Clocks for More Precise Timekeeping

We all like to know our watches keep the time well, but Hidetoshi Katori, of RIKEN's Quantum Metrology Laboratory and the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, is taking precision to an entirely new dimension.

10 Feb 2015

Light to Activate Genes Can Help Better Study Genes' Functions

Duke University researchers have devised a method to activate genes in any specific location or pattern in a lab dish with the flip of a light switch by crossing a bacterium's viral defense system with a flower's response to sunlight.

10 Feb 2015

Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council Acquires NPL-Designed Gauge Block Interferometer

Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), in the United Arab Emirates, has purchased a Gauge Block Interferometer designed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and manufactured under licence by Hexagon Metrology UK

10 Feb 2015

Global Military Laser Systems Market Forecast to Grow at 7.97% CAGR

ReportsnReports.com adds Global Military Laser Systems Market 2015-2019 research report of 69 pages that says laser systems in airborne laser mine detection are an emerging trend in the market. Airborne laser mine detection systems can detect and localize floating and near-surface mines, for wide-area applicability in a short period of time.

9 Feb 2015

Clearfield Introduces FieldShield StrongFiber

Clearfield, Inc., the specialist in fiber management and connectivity platforms for communications providers, today announced FieldShield StrongFiber. StrongFiber is OSP rated and is an OSP ready-for in-duct-placement 900um optical fiber cable that delivers exceptional pull strength in a small form factor.

9 Feb 2015

Indiana Fiber Network to Upgrade Core Network to Support 100GE Transport Bandwidth

Indiana Fiber Network, LLC (IFN), the leading Indiana statewide Network Service Provider, announces a major multiyear network expansion plan. The plan upgrades IFN's statewide core network to support 100GE transport bandwidth and improves network reliability through the utilization of a meshed architecture.

9 Feb 2015

Photonics West 2015: II-VI to Debut New High Power Fiber Laser Pump Module

II-VI Incorporated II-VI SUWTECH will introduce a new high power fiber laser pump module at Photonics West 2015.

9 Feb 2015

New Half-Wave Spectropolarimeter Helps Obtain Multiple Observations of Polarized Standard Stars

How do astronomers determine the shapes of objects that are too far away to photograph? One method is by using spectropolarimetry, an observational technique that measures the way light waves align after they scatter through clouds of gas and dust in space.

9 Feb 2015

Imaging Spectroscopy May Help Understand Reed Die-Back

An international team led by scientists at the University of Leicester has developed a way to increase our understanding of the die-back of reeds throughout Europe - including popular tourist areas - through satellite and aircraft monitoring systems.

9 Feb 2015

Silicon Photonics Market Forecast to Grow at 27.74% CAGR

According to the new market research report "Silicon Photonics Market by Product (Photonic Wavelength, Optical Modulators, Optical Interconnects, WDMF, LED, and Others), by Application (Telecommunication, Data Communication, and Others), and by Geography - Global Trends and Forecasts to 2014 - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, The silicon photonics market is expected to grow to $497.53 Million by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 27.74% from 2014 to 2020.

9 Feb 2015

Nanophase to Highlight Optical Polishing Solutions at 2015 Photonics West Conference

Nanophase Technologies Corporation announced today that it will highlight its cerium oxide and aluminum oxide optical polishing slurries at Photonics West 2015, Feb. 10-12 in San Francisco.

From Nanophase Technologies Corporation 9 Feb 2015

U.S. DOE Secretary Dedicates the National Synchrotron Light Source II

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz today dedicated the world's most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The NSLS-II is a $912-million DOE Office of Science User Facility that produces extremely bright beams of x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light used to examine a wide range of materials, including superconductors and catalysts, geological samples, and biological proteins to accelerate advances in energy, environmental science, and medicine.

9 Feb 2015

Fifth Annual Cool Science Image Contest Solicits the Best Images

An array of new imaging techniques — from new forms of microscopy to novel telescopes, cameras and other imaging technologies — is illustrating science like never before. Stunning visuals offer glimpses into seen and unseen natural and technological worlds. Increasingly, such images are gaining aesthetic recognition as well.

6 Feb 2015

New MRI Technique to Better Detect, Evaluate NAFLD in Children

Between 5 and 8 million children in the United States have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet most cases go undiagnosed. To help address this issue, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based technique to help clinicians and researchers better detect and evaluate NAFLD in children. The study is published Feb. 5 in Hepatology.

6 Feb 2015

USC Proposal to Establish Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation Advances to Final DoD Funding Round

The proposal by the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to establish a new Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI) has advanced to the final round of consideration for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding.

6 Feb 2015