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Researchers Develop New Quantum Encryption Technique

A research team headed by Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo from the University of Toronto has discovered a new quantum encryption technique to provide protection against the most advanced hackers.

By Andy Choi 2 Apr 2012

Micron Optics Announces Global Expansion of System Integrator Network

Micron Optics has expanded its major established system integrators of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) based sensing interrogators and optical sensors. This global expansion provides increased potential in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

By Andy Choi 2 Apr 2012

UCSD Research Sheds New Light on Excitons

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Physicists have identified new patterns that can determine the properties of a new state of matter.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2012

National Sign Network to Distribute ATG Electronics’ LED Sign Products

A subsidiary of Insignia Sign, National Sign Network recently declared that ATG Electronics has selected the company to distribute their series of LED products.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2012

3M Unveils ARMR220 NC Screen Protector for Electronic Devices

Electronic devices used for medical, industrial and military applications need to be shielded for an efficient operation. The expensive display screens get damaged due to consistent operation, leading to wear and tear, careless handling, dirt and heavy usage.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2012

UCSB Physicists Combine Lasers to Generate Multiple Frequencies of Light

UC Santa Barbara’s physicists have observed the emergence of multi-colored lights. The researchers, based on the concentration of high- and low-frequency laser beams in a semiconductor, induced the electrons to explode from their cores, followed by rapid progression, and returning back into the cores.

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2012

Strategy Analytics Report on LED Market

The LED market, following two years of strong revenue growth, seems to diminish in 2012. Strategy Analytics’ report ‘The Compound Semiconductor Industry Review January 2012: Optoelectronics, Materials and Equipment’, emphasizes on LED sector’s equipment expenditure and highlights that the demand for epitaxial substrate will recede in 2012.

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2012

Noveon Laser Treats Toenail Fungus

Nomir Medical Technologies, known for innovative laser therapies and novel photobiology, has recently declared that its milestone pivotal onychomycosis trial provided a new data, which has been published once more in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA).

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2012

Leica Introduce New Image Analysis System for Discovery Research

Leica Microsystems announces the release of Tissue IA 2.0, high performance image analysis for discovery research. Combining fluorescence and brightfield analysis capabilities in a single platform, with precision cell modelling, Tissue IA 2.0 offers a superior solution for IHC biomarker quantification.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 29 Mar 2012

Plasmonic Material May Produce Efficient Optoelectronic Devices

Researchers from the Purdue University have used a thin film of titanium nitride as a plasmonic material. The addition of titanium nitride to the small list of surface-plasmon-supporting materials, may pave the way to produce new optoelectronic devices with unparallel efficiency and speed.

By Andy Choi 29 Mar 2012