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Cornell Researchers Experiment with Making Objects 'Invisible'

Somewhat the way Harry Potter can cover himself with a cloak and become invisible, Cornell researchers have developed a device that can make it seem that a bump in a carpet -- or, indeed, any flat surface -- isn't there.

12 May 2009

Mobius Photonics Awarded Patent for Green, UV Fiber-Based Light Sources

Mobius Photonics, Inc. has been awarded U.S. Patent #7,529,281, "Light source with precisely controlled wavelength-converted average power".

12 May 2009

The Knowledge Foundation Releases Program Update for the 14th Biodetection Technologies Conference

The Knowledge Foundation today released a Program update for the 14th Biodetection Technologies conference which will be held at the Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD from June 25-26, 2009.

11 May 2009

Hubble Telescope to Receive High-Tech Upgrade

Scientists and engineers now creating new technologies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, have realized they can be used to enhance the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the upcoming servicing mission.

8 May 2009

Scientists Develop Efficient Method to Detect Entanglement Shared Among Multiple Parts of an Optical System

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed an efficient method to detect entanglement shared among multiple parts of an optical system. They show how entanglement, in the form of beams of light simultaneously propagating along four distinct paths, can be detected with a surprisingly small number of measurements.

8 May 2009

New Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Identifies New Pulsar

A massive star can die when its core collapses in on itself, causing an explosion called a supernova. Some of the most important remnants of supernovae are pulsars-extremely dense stars composed mainly of neutrons.

7 May 2009

Golden DRAGON Oval Plus LED with Integrated Lens Ideal for Street Lighting Applications

The Golden DRAGON oval Plus LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides ideal illumination for energy-efficient street lighting without the need for secondary optics due to the new integrated lens.

5 May 2009

IMAX 3-D Cameras Return to Space to Document One of NASA's Most Complex Space Shuttle Operations

NASA, the IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced Monday that IMAX 3-D cameras will return to space to document one of NASA's most complex space shuttle operations -- the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

4 May 2009

Consortium Lights the Way for Photonics Research

An umbrella group set up to give direction to Europe's emerging photonics community has proposed a programme of strategic research and is calling for action to address a looming skills shortage. The photonics industry is not new but the idea of it is rather novel. Many companies have been working on the applications of photons - the particles of light - for decades. They have brought us lasers, optical fibres, flat-panel TV screens and many other innovations.

30 Apr 2009

Novel Continuously Running Camera that Captures Images Roughly 1000x Faster than Any Existing Conventional Camera

Ultrafast, light-sensitive video cameras are needed for observing high-speed events such as shockwaves, communication between living cells, neural activity, laser surgery and elements of blood analysis. To catch such elusive moments, a camera must be able to capture millions or billions of images continuously with a very high frame rate. Conventional cameras are simply not up to the task.

30 Apr 2009