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CyberOptics Corporation Win EM Asia Innovation Award for SPI system

CyberOptics Corporation announces that it has been awarded a 2012 EM Asia Innovation Award in the category of Test & Measurement / Inspection Systems – SPI for its SE500ULTRA™.

From CyberOptics Corporation 30 Apr 2012

Celebration of Construction Milestones for New Synchrotron Facility

Construction of the $912-million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete – on schedule and on budget.

30 Apr 2012

Long-Term Laser Hair Removal at Park Ridge Medical Spa Expands Further

Chicago’s Laser Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Sam Speron, explains the significance of laser hair removal over the years.

By Andy Choi 27 Apr 2012

Phoseon Technology Unveils FireJet FJ200 Air Cooled UV LED Curing Lamp

Phoseon Technology launches FireJet FJ200 series, the high-power air-cooled product array. These products with specification 8 W/cm2 and are specifically designed for digital ink jet and coating markets that require simple integration and rock-solid reliability.

By Andy Choi 27 Apr 2012

Carl Zeiss to Provide AIMS EUV Tools to Two SEMATECH EMI Partnership Members

In accordance with their slot assignments, two member companies of the SEMATECH EMI Partnership comprising TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Intel and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have placed orders to buy AIMS EUV tool, an actinic aerial image metrology solution from Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Metrology Systems (SMS) Division.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 27 Apr 2012

Efficient Manufacturing Process for Quantum Dot Production

Students at the University of Utah have won the first place in the regional CU Cleantech New Venture Challenge for their quantum dot technology. Quantum dots are tiny semiconductor nanocrystals that emit photons when excited.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

Fraunhofer IPMS - COMEDD and Universal Display Enter Agreement to Improve Energy-Efficiency in Lighting

Universal Display, along with Europe’s Fraunhofer IPMS – COMEDD (Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden), recently declared that Universal Display has received an agreement through which it’s proprietary UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED materials will serve as a major component for promoting energy efficiency in the white OLED lighting panels of COMEDD.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

DILAS Demonstrates Scalable High-Performance Laser Diode

DILAS, the diode laser company, has developed a modular diode laser concept combining high power, high brightness, wavelength stabilization and low weight, important requirements for a multitude of applications.

26 Apr 2012

The Flight Backplane Section on NASA's Webb Telescope Being Accomplished

As part of telescope's hardware development, the backplane structure’s center section has achieved its aviation on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This mission will serve as a platform, through which backplane can handle and support the telescope's thermal control systems, beryllium mirrors, other hardware and instruments.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

Novel LSST Created by SLAC Researchers Receives DOE’s Critical Decision 1 Approval

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has created a pixel digital camera worth 3.2 B, which is ready to move to the next stage in its development. This Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera that can capture a sharp and extensive view of the night sky has now achieved the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ‘Critical Decision 1’ approval. Upon receiving this approval, this innovation can pass on to the subsequent stages.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

Capella Selected as Partner for Ambient Light Sensors for Windows 8

Capella Microsystems has been selected as a co-engineering partner for Windows 8 for Ambient Light Sensors (ALS). ALS finds use in many applications including computers, tablets, smartphones and televisions.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

New Grant to Extend Quantum Applications to Harder Problems and Longer Distances

Professor John Rarity and Dr Ruth Oulton from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Quantum Photonics have received a Future and Emerging Technologies grant worth €2 million from the European Commission and a CHIST-ERA award worth €1.1 million from national funding agencies in Europe.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012