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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

Point Grey Announces New Cricket IP Camera Family for Security and Surveillance

Point Grey, a world-leading Canadian designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the release of the all new Cricket® IP security camera family.

23 Oct 2013

Philips Lumileds’ LUXEON CoB LED Arrays Now Deliver +10% Greater Performance

Just months after its market introduction, Philips Lumileds announces its LUXEON CoB arrays now provide +10% greater performance, extending their lead as the most efficient LED arrays on the market today.

23 Oct 2013

New Way to Deliver Light Signal to Specific Tissues Deep Within Body

As researchers develop novel therapies based on inducing specific cells to do specific things, getting the right message to the right group of cells at the right time remains a major challenge. The use of light to communicate with cells has been restricted by its limited ability to pass through tissues.

23 Oct 2013

Broadcom Unveils New Fiber Access Series of EPON and GPON Devices

Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new fiber access series of devices for broadband connectivity in the home.

23 Oct 2013