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Los Alamos Researchers Advance Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes

Dramatic advances in the field of quantum dot light emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) could come from recent work by the Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy team at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

28 Oct 2013

Researchers Measure Coupling of Photons and Electrons on Surface of a Topological Insulator

Researchers at MIT have succeeded in producing and measuring a coupling of photons and electrons on the surface of an unusual type of material called a topological insulator. This type of coupling had been predicted by theorists, but never observed.

28 Oct 2013

Sofradir to Demonstrate New Compact Infrared Imaging Cameras at AUSA 2013

Sofradir EC, Inc. will demonstrate its new line of high performance Infrared Imaging Engines at the 2013 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington DC on October 21-23, 2013. The Miniature Thermal Imaging Engines, labeled “MiTIE”, utilize a Sofradir cryogenically cooled MCT infrared detector.

From Lynred USA 25 Oct 2013

Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra Space Telescopes Team Up to Look Deeper into Universe

NASA's Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes are teaming up to look deeper into the universe than ever before. With a boost from natural "zoom lenses" found in space, they should be able to uncover galaxies that are as much as 100 times fainter than what these three great observatories typically can see.

25 Oct 2013

Koç University Professor Receives ERC Grant to Develop Novel Display Technologies

The European Research Council (ERC), which has a tradition of supporting the world's top researchers and their ground-breaking projects, provides funding to support scientific work in many countries every year.

25 Oct 2013

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Novel Method for Measuring Laser Power

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel method for measuring laser power by reflecting the light off a mirrored scale, which behaves as a force detector.

25 Oct 2013

Vuzix Completes Shipment of See-Thru Holographic Optical Display Systems to US Military

Vuzix Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets, announced today that it has developed, manufactured and completed the shipment its first high-definition see-thru holographic optical display systems to the U.S. Military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for use in the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program in the battlefield arena. The systems are designed for use by Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC).

25 Oct 2013

End of Operations for Planck Space Telescope

The Planck space telescope has been turned off after spending nearly 4.5 years soaking up the relic radiation from the Big Bang and studying the evolution of stars and galaxies throughout the history of the universe.

25 Oct 2013

Ultra-Small, 3-Chip CMOS Introduced by Toshiba Imaging

Toshiba Imaging, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., and leading manufacturer of ultra-compact high definition (HD) and high resolution CCD and CMOS video cameras, introduces the IK-HD3H, an ultra-small, 2.1 megapixel,1080p 3-chip CMOS HD video camera.

From Toshiba Imaging Systems Division 24 Oct 2013

Cobolt Adds Ultra Compact 532nm and 561nm Lasers to 06-01 Series

Cobolt AB announces the release of the Cobolt DPL™ lasers, ultra-compact SLM DPSS lasers at 532nm and 561nm, on the 06-01 Series platform.

From HÜBNER Photonics GmbH 24 Oct 2013

Astronomers Identify Very Distant Galaxy Using Images Taken by Hubble Space Telescope

University of California, Riverside astronomers Bahram Mobasher and Naveen Reddy are members of a team that has discovered the most distant galaxy ever found. The galaxy is seen as it was just 700 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only about 5 percent of its current age of 13.8 billion years.

24 Oct 2013

Netherlands Researchers Develop Prototype of New Imaging Tool, Photoacoustic Mammoscope

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and cancer deaths among women worldwide. Routine screening can increase breast cancer survival by detecting the disease early and allowing doctors to address it at this critical stage.

From Optical Society Of America 24 Oct 2013

Entropic Exhibits Systems-Level Silicon Solutions at ICTC 2013

This week at the 2013 International Coverage and Transmission Conference (ICTC) in Hangzhou, China, Entropic, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, will showcase its systems-level silicon solutions focused on advancing the Pay-TV entertainment experience in China.

24 Oct 2013

NASA Laser Communication System Transmits Data to and from Moon at Record Speed

NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) has made history using a pulsed laser beam to transmit data over the 239,000 miles between the moon and Earth at a record-breaking download rate of 622 megabits per second (Mbps).

24 Oct 2013

Four Cancer Imaging Centers in UK Get Fund for Tumor Research

Cancer imaging is set to get a major boost from a £35 million nationwide initiative to develop cutting edge imaging technologies for basic and clinical cancer research.

24 Oct 2013