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A Cost Effective Approach to Motor-Controlled Electrophysiology

After years of working with leading researchers world wide, Scientifica Ltd has launched the SliceScope Pro System, which will offer a cost effective approach to motor-controlled electrophysiology.

5 Jun 2009

Device Could be Used for Optical Communication, Force Detection, and More

Physicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a nanoscale device that can be used for force detection, optical communication, and more. The device exploits the mechanical properties of light to create an optomechanical cavity in which interactions between light and motion are greatly strengthened and enhanced.

4 Jun 2009

Luxtera and Freescale Semiconductor Enabling High Volume Manufacturing of Monolithic Electro-Photonic Integrated Circuits

Luxtera, the worldwide leader in Silicon CMOS Photonics, today announced its collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor as its foundry source to achieve production of the world's first commercial Silicon CMOS Photonics semiconductor manufacturing process.

3 Jun 2009

Ultra-Powerful Laser Pulls Liquid Uphill

In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester have created a simple slab of metal that lifts liquid using the same principle-but does so at a speed that would make nature envious.

2 Jun 2009

Interactive Data Eyeglasses

The data eyeglasses can read from the engineer's eyes which details he needs to see on the building plans. A CMOS chip with an eye tracker in the microdisplay makes this possible. The eyeglasses are connected to a PDA, display information and respond to commands.

2 Jun 2009

Ultra-Powerful Laser Turning Regular Incandescent Light Bulbs into Power-Sippers

An ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers, say optics researchers at the University of Rochester. The process could make a light as bright as a 100-watt bulb consume less electricity than a 60-watt bulb while remaining far cheaper and radiating a more pleasant light than a fluorescent bulb can.

29 May 2009

High-Res Custom Lenses for a Variety of Critical Machine Vision Applications

Drawing upon over 20 years experience - Resolve Optics Ltd. has developed a reputation for designing and supplying superior quality, high resolution custom lenses for a variety of critical machine vision applications.

28 May 2009

Festival Creates a Brave New Green World

Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2009, one of the most prominent photonics exhibition in Asia, will be held during June 10th to 12th 2009 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1, covering the spectrum of photovoltaic, LED, optics, and other photonic areas.

27 May 2009

Latest Breakthroughs in Electro-Optics and Lasers

Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC) May 31 to June 5 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.

26 May 2009

X-Shooter Offers Capability Unique Among Astronomical Instruments Installed at Large Telescopes

"X-shooter offers a capability that is unique among astronomical instruments installed at large telescopes," says Sandro D'Odorico, who coordinated the Europe-wide consortium of scientists and engineers that built this remarkable instrument.

26 May 2009