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Lens Technology Holds Key to Reducing Accidents Due to Sun Glare

Drivewear(R), a lens technology developed by Younger Optics specifically for driving, provides a precise balance between protection against glare and the amount of light which reaches the eye with the necessary visual information to maximize the driving task, even behind the windshield of a car.

17 Mar 2008

Optical Technique May Help Identify Ways to Predict and Prevent Deadly Disease

A team of researchers in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Mar 2008

Moving Company's Portfolio of Photonic Technologies into Production and Manufacturing

Zecotek Photonics Inc. is pleased to provide a summarized update of the Company’s progress and recent corporate activities as it moves the Company's portfolio of photonic technologies into production and manufacturing.

13 Mar 2008

Lumera Corporation Awarded Contract from DARPA

Lumera Corporation, a leader in the field of photonic communications, announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) had formally awarded the company Phase III of the contract tentatively approved in July 2006.

13 Mar 2008

Northrop Grumman Sells its Electro-Optical Systems

L-3 Communications announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Northrop Grumman's Electro-Optical Systems (EOS) business for $175 million in cash.

13 Mar 2008

Korean Memory Supplier Places Order for ESI IR Laser Systems

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for micro-engineering applications, today announced that a major Korean memory supplier has placed a follow-on, multiple system order for ESI Model 9850 infrared (IR) laser link-processing systems.

12 Mar 2008

Lunar Telescope to See into the Dark Ages

A team of scientists and engineers led by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will study how to design a telescope on the Moon for peering into the last unexplored epoch in the Universe's history.

11 Mar 2008

Camera Provides Anyone with Ability to View Entire Scene

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have developed a wide-angle camera that will be able to provide security forces with the ability to monitor large areas through high-resolution images taken from a satellite or an airborne craft, according to researcher David Pollock.

11 Mar 2008

Integration of Five Leading Companies in the Photonics Industry

Five leading companies in the photonics industry have been integrated under the "Gooch and Housego" brand name. Although they were all previously owned by Gooch & Housego Plc, they had operated under separate names.

11 Mar 2008

Consumers Now Have Easy Access to Home Theater Lenses

Schneider Optics, Inc., the well-known lens and professional filter manufacturer, has expanded the sales and service capabilities of its Home Cinema line of products with the addition of manufacturers' representatives covering every region of the United States.

10 Mar 2008