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NCAR Researchers Successfully Launched Solar Telescope to an Altitude of 120,000 Feet

In a landmark test flight, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a team of research partners this month successfully launched a solar telescope to an altitude of 120,000 feet, borne by a balloon larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The test clears the way for long-duration polar balloon flights beginning in 2009 that will capture unprecedented details of the Sun's surface.

23 Oct 2007

AMS Technologies Announces Availability Optical Fiber Length Meter

AMS Technologies announces the availability of OZ Optics' Optical Fiber Length Meter (OFLM).

23 Oct 2007

New Laser Could Lead to Ultrahigh Resolution Microscopes for Imaging in Biology

In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum cascade (QC) laser nanoantenna, the device is capable of resolving the chemical composition of samples, such as the interior of a cell, with unprecedented detail.

23 Oct 2007

New Camera Technology Offers Unparalleled Telescope Photography

A new high-speed camera/software pairing, co-developed by the California Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge, offers the chance for earth-based telescopes to rival the Hubble Space Telescope for the first time.

22 Oct 2007

Mouser Electronics Signed Global Distribution Agreement with Fiber Optic Products Manufacturer

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Amphenol Fiber Optic Products, a manufacturer of optical interconnect products including single- and multi-mode fiber optic cable assemblies, adapters, connectors, attenuators, and fiber management solutions.

22 Oct 2007

Gel Changes Color on Demand

MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity.

21 Oct 2007

8-Year-Old Ultraviolet Light-Detecting Space Telescope to Shut Down

Having coaxed all the life they can out of an 8-year-old ultraviolet light-detecting space telescope, scientists will reluctantly turn it off later this month.

19 Oct 2007

Scientists Have taken Important Step in Developing Lunar Telescope

Scientists from the University of Leicester have taken an important first step in developing an innovative telescope which could one day be deployed on the Moon.

19 Oct 2007

Alcatel-Lucent Announced 1626 LM Fully Tunable and Reconfigurable

Alcatel-Lucent today announced that it has set a new standard with its 1626 Light Manager (LM) product. Release 5 1626 LM addresses operators' demand for increased capacity, flexibility, and manageability to support a faster time-to-market for a new breed of blended Internet, video, and triple-play services.

19 Oct 2007

GCI Signs Southeast Fiber Equipment Contract

GCI officials announced today that NEC Corporation (NEC) has been awarded a contract to supply the submarine cable, amplifiers and line terminal equipment for the Southeast submarine fiber optics project.

19 Oct 2007