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Hard X-Ray Inner-Shell Atomic Laser Operates at Shortest Wavelengths

An atomic laser capable of operating at the shortest wavelengths achieved to date has been developed by researchers based at the University of Electro-Communications.

15 Sep 2015

Logic Analysis Tool Team Honored for Innovation in Optics and Photonics

The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce that the Logic Analysis Tool (LAT) team is the winner of the 2015 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award. The team has developed an optics-based LAT that detects the time resolved emission of light from switching transistors within integrated circuits, operating down to .5V, thus creating a new tool for device analysis in advanced process technologies.

From Optical Society Of America 14 Sep 2015

Toshiba Releases Optical Coupled Isolation Amplifiers Featuring Delta-Sigma AD Converter

Toshiba Corporationfs Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of optical coupled isolation amplifiers with a delta-sigma AD converter that can detect infinitesimal electric current and voltage fluctuation with high-precision, for use in industrial equipment applications.

14 Sep 2015

University of Adelaide Announces New R&D and Manufacturing Hub for Advanced Glass

A research and development and manufacturing hub based on a new generation of specialty glass products for the global science and medical equipment market was announced at the University of Adelaide today.

14 Sep 2015

Cisco Presents 2015 Excellence in Emerging Technology Award to Lumentum

Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum" formerly JDS Uniphase) today announced that it has received the 2015 Excellence in Emerging Technology award from Cisco®.

14 Sep 2015

Future Scientists Converge at “Wonders of Light – Family Science Fun” Event

Hundreds of future scientists and their families converged at the National Museum of the American Indian for “Wonders of Light – Family Science Fun,” an event celebrating the International Year of Light on September 12, 2015, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. organizing committee, including The Optical Society.

From Optical Society Of America 14 Sep 2015

Light Could Be a Medium for LED Bulbs to Communicate

The light that typically floods homes, offices and public buildings could provide something more than illumination. Scientists at Disney Research and ETH Zurich have demonstrated that light could be a medium for light bulbs to communicate - with each other, with objects and with the Internet.

14 Sep 2015