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Australia to Become World Leader in Photonics

The University of Adelaide is poised to become a world leader in photonics and advanced sensing technologies thanks to a major funding injection of $28.8 million from the Australian Government. The government has toda...

14 Dec 2008

Applied Precision Introduce New Super-Imaging System Twice the Resolution of Traditional Microscopes

Applied Precision(R), Inc. a leading provider of imaging, measurement, and analysis systems for the life sciences industries announced today that it will introduce a new imaging system at the American Society for Cell Bi...

14 Dec 2008

Engineers Develop Ultra-sensitive Camera Capable of Measuring Planet Sizes with High Precision

U.S. astronomers and engineers have built a new camera to precisely measure the size of planets moving around distant stars. This camera has been dubbed OPTIC ¡X short for ¡¥Orthogonal Parallel Transfer Imaging Camera.

14 Dec 2008

PI Awarded United States Patent for Piezo Actuator Technology

PI's exclusive PICMA® piezo-ceramic actuators are based on the novel stress reduction and encapsulation technologies which increase lifetime by several orders of magnitude both in static and dynamic applications, addressing key lifetime mechanisms common to other piezoelectric actuators.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 10 Dec 2008

Zecotek Photonics Receives Frost + Sullivan 2009 Enabling Technology Award for Medical Imaging

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I) today announced that it has received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan 2009 Enabling Technology Award in the PET (positron emission tomography) and PET/CT (computed tomography) medical imaging markets.

10 Dec 2008

Researchers Working to Build World's Largest Neutrino Telescope in the Antarctic Ice

The physicists, engineers and technicians from the University of Delaware's Bartol Research Institute are part of an international team working to build the world's largest neutrino telescope in the Antarctic ice, far beneath the continent's snow-covered surface.

9 Dec 2008

The First Off-the-Shelf Optic for LED Lighting Applications

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Carclo Technical Plastics' Ultra Wide Angle Optic, the first off-the-shelf optic for LED lighting applications requiring uniform illumination over a wide area.

9 Dec 2008

IRphotonics Launches 2-5 um mid Infrared Fiber Targeting Defense and Aerospace Applications

IRphotonics, a leading provider of advanced infrared fiber and materials announced today the availability of its new II-VTM mid infrared fiber targeting Defense and Aerospace applications. The II-VTM mid-IR fiber offers a spectral transmission from 0.4 to 5.5 um with low attenuation and no spectral absorption peak.

8 Dec 2008

Intel Researchers Made Next Advance in Field of Silicon Photonics

Intel researchers have made the next advance in the field of Silicon Photonics by achieving world-record performance using a silicon-based Avalanche Photodetector (APD) that could lower costs and improve performance as compared to commercially available optical devices.

7 Dec 2008

Physicists Taken Significant Step Toward Creation of Quantum Networks

Physicists have taken a significant step toward creation of quantum networks by establishing a new record for the length of time that quantum information can be stored in and retrieved from an ensemble of very cold atoms. Though the information remains usable for just milliseconds, even that short lifetime should be enough to allow transmission of data from one quantum repeater to another on an optical network.

7 Dec 2008