IBM Builds IC Around Nanotube Molecule
Mar. 28, 2006
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 28, 2006 -- IBM announced this week that its researchers have built...
Luxtera Funding Round Nets $22M
Mar. 27, 2006
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 27, 2006 -- Luxtera Inc., a developer of silicon (CMOS) photonics products,...
'Microphotonics' Devices Created
Mar. 27, 2006
AALBORG, Denmark, March 27, 2006 -- A family of devices for guiding and processing light in...
NIST Atomic Clock Uses Yb 'Pancakes'
Mar. 27, 2006
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 27, 2006 -- Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and...
SR Telecom Outsources Manufacturing, Cuts 70 Jobs
Mar. 27, 2006
MONTREAL, March 27, 2006 -- SR Telecom Inc. announced today it will outsource its manufacturing...
'Microphotonics' Devices Created
Mar. 27, 2006
AALBORG, Denmark, March 27, 2006 -- A family of devices for guiding and processing light in...
NIST Atomic Clock Uses Ytterbium 'Pancakes'
Mar. 27, 2006
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 27, 2006 -- Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and...
NY Photonics Companies Form Partnership
Mar. 24, 2006
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 24, 2006 -- Three photonics companies in Rochester announced today they have...
NIST to Launch New Nanotech Center
Mar. 24, 2006
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 24, 2006 -- A state-of-the-art center for collaborative nanotechnology...
Zhejiang Honors UB Professor
Mar. 24, 2006
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 24, 2006 -- Paras N. Prasad, PhD, a distinguished chemistry professor at the...
Rofin-Sinar Buys Stake in H2B Photonics
Mar. 23, 2006
PLYMOUTH, Mich. and HAMBURG, Germany, March 23, 2006 -- Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., a maker of...
Airborne Laser Beam Tests Underway in NM
Mar. 23, 2006
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., March 23, 2006 -- Tests involving the airborne laser's beam control...
Cleveland Crystals Co-Founder Dies
Mar. 23, 2006
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio, March 23, 2006 -- Cleveland Crystals Inc., a manufacturer of nonlinear and...
Corning Unveils 'Green' LCD Glass
Mar. 22, 2006
CORNING, N.Y., March 22, 2006 -- Corning Inc. said Tuesday it has developed the first...
Lucent Wins Riverstone Networks with $207M Bid
Mar. 22, 2006
MURRAY HILL, N.J., March 22, 2006 -- Lucent Technologies has bought the assets of bankrupt...
Corning Unveils 'Green' LCD Glass
Mar. 22, 2006
CORNING, N.Y., March 22, 2006 -- Corning Inc. said Tuesday it has developed the first...
Researchers: Broadband Possible in Space
Mar. 22, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2006 -- MIT researchers have developed a tiny light detector that may...
Purdue Develops Portable Analysis System
Mar. 21, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 20, 2006 -- Purdue University researchers have developed a new,...
Transparent Integrated Circuit Created
Mar. 21, 2006
CORVALLIS, Ore., March 21, 2006 -- A completely transparent integrated circuit made from inorganic...
Dalsa Awarded CCD Sensor Contracts
Mar. 21, 2006
WATERLOO, Ontario, March 21, 2006 -- Dalsa Corp. of Waterloo, Ontario, has received two contracts...
UCF, Scripps Sign Research Pact
Mar. 21, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla., March 21, 2006 -- University of Central Florida (UCF) officials signed an agreement...
Ciena to Close New Jersey Plant
Mar. 21, 2006
LINTHICUM, Md., March 21, 2006 -- Telecom equipment supplier Ciena Corp. today announced it plans...
ORNL Photonics Pioneer Takes Job at Duke
Mar. 20, 2006
DURHAM, N.C., March 20, 2006 -- Tuan Vo-Dinh, a pioneer in the field of photonics at Oak Ridge...
New UF Sensor Reveals Expired Food, Meds
Mar. 20, 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 20, 2006 -- A team of University of Florida (UF) engineering students has...
New Process Builds Electronic Function into Optical Fiber
Mar. 20, 2006
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., March 20, 2006 -- Scientists from Pennsylvania State University and the...
e|5 to Showcase UV, EB Technologies
Mar. 17, 2006
CHEVY CHASE, Md., March 17, 2006 -- Wearable displays, radio frequency identification (RFID),...
OFC/NFOEC 2006 'Resounding Success'
Mar. 17, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2006 -- OFC/NFOEC 2006, held this month in Anaheim, Calif., was a "resounding...
Prima Luci to Sell All Patents
Mar. 17, 2006
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 17, 2006 -- Prima Luci Inc. ('First Light'), an optical and photonic...
CMD Buys Arques, CFO Quits
Mar. 17, 2006
MILPITAS, Calif., March 17, 2006 -- Semiconductor products supplier California Micro Devices Corp....
OFC/NFOEC 2006 'Resounding Success'
Mar. 17, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2006 -- OFC/NFOEC 2006, held this month in Anaheim, Calif., was a "resounding...
Jmar to Upgrade Chips at ARMS Foundry
Mar. 16, 2006
SAN DIEGO, March 16, 2006 -- The Microlectronics Div. of Jmar Technologies Inc., a developer of...
Bookham Sells UK Facility for $24M
Mar. 16, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 16, 2006 -- Optical components maker Bookham Inc. has sold its Caswell, UK,...
BBN Technologies Demos Photon Detector
Mar. 16, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2006 -- A single-photon detector designed for standard...
New Method Found for Making 'Nanogaps'
Mar. 15, 2006
PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2006 -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) announced that...
Barr Filters Used in Pan-STARRS
Mar. 15, 2006
WESTFORD, Mass., March 15, 2006 -- Barr Associates Inc., a maker of precision thin-film coatings...
APA Sells Its MOCVD Operations for $1.9M
Mar. 15, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS, March 15, 2006 -- Saying it wants its Optronics Div. to focus solely on gallium...
Fiber Optic Device Probes for Early Cancer
Mar. 14, 2006
DURHAM, N.C., March 14, 2006 -- A new device that could use light to harmlessly and almost...
Kollmorgen Awarded Navy Sights Contract
Mar. 14, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2006 -- Kollmorgen Corp., a Northampton, Mass., provider of precision motion...
'Nanoskins' Promising as Flexible Electronics
Mar. 14, 2006
TROY, N.Y., March 14, 2006 -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed...
'Western' Spintronics Program Launched
Mar. 13, 2006
STANFORD, Calif., March 13, 2006 -- The University of California (UCLA), the University of...
Novel Optic Device Tested at CAPE
Mar. 13, 2006
NEW YORK, March 13, 2006 -- Researchers have produced what they claim is the first working...
Companies Partner to Develop LIBS Line
Mar. 13, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla., March 13, 2006 -- New Wave Research, a Freemont, Calif.-based manufacturer of laser...
RPI Installs Bruker NMR Spectrometer
Mar. 13, 2006
TROY, N.Y., March 13, 2006 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) today unveiled an 800-MHz...
Coherent Launches Product Finder
Mar. 13, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2006 -- Coherent Inc.'s Web site now features a product search to...
'Western' Spintronics Program Launched
Mar. 13, 2006
STANFORD, Calif., March 13, 2006 -- The University of California (UCLA), the University of...
Lucent Receives $94M From US Army to Build Broadband Network in Europe
Mar. 13, 2006
MURRAY HILL, N.J., March 13, 2006 -- Lucent Technologies announced it has been awarded a contract...
PerkinElmer Buys Technology from Agilix
Mar. 10, 2006
WELLESLEY, Mass., March 10, 2006 -- Global technology company PerkinElmer Inc. announced it has...
Rochester Scientists Develop Fast Biosensor
Mar. 9, 2006
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 9, 2006 -- By creating a sensing system that includes a protein sample from...
Detecting Faults Sooner With Optics
Mar. 9, 2006
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 9, 2006 -- University of Ottawa physicists have demonstrated an optical...
Purdue Investigates 'Bubble Fusion' Claims
Mar. 9, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 9, 2006 -- In response to concerns raised in the scientific community,...
Purdue Investigates 'Bubble Fusion' Claims
Mar. 9, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 9, 2006 -- In response to concerns raised in the scientific community,...
Bell Labs Transmits Data at 107 Gb/s
Mar. 8, 2006
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 8, 2006 -- Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent...
FATS Gets $12M US Marines Contract
Mar. 8, 2006
SUWANEE, Ga., March 8, 2006 -- The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded Firearms Training Systems...
EOIR Gets $3.2M Night Vision Contract
Mar. 7, 2006
WOODBRIDGE, Va., March 7, 2006 -- Defense contractor EOIR Technologies Inc. has received an...
Broadband Demand Spurs Fiber Growth
Mar. 7, 2006
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 7, 2006 -- Robust demand for broadband Internet connections, including fiber...
Barrett, Myers Win Book Award
Mar. 7, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2006 -- Harrison H. Barrett and Kyle J. Myers, co-authors of the book...
New Optical Effect Works Like X-ray Glasses
Mar. 7, 2006
LONDON, March 7, 2006 -- Researchers from the Imperial College London and the University of...
Universities to Get $150M for Research
Mar. 6, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2006 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) announced it will award 30 basic...
JDSU to Reopen After Spill
Mar. 6, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6, 2006 -- JDSU is expected to resume operations today after an apparent...
RIT Opens Collaborative Research Center
Mar. 6, 2006
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 6, 2006 -- The IT Collaboratory, a research collaboration among the...
Auxora Acquires Confluent Photonics
Mar. 6, 2006
BALDWIN PARK, Calif., March 6, 2006 -- Auxora Inc., a Salem, N.H., developer of products for...
$67B AT&T, BellSouth Merger Will Cut 10,000 Jobs
Mar. 6, 2006
SAN ANTONIO & ATLANTA, March 6, 2006 -- The $67 billion merger agreement announced yesterday...
Bookham Buys Avalon Photonics
Mar. 3, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3, 2006 -- Optical component maker Bookham Inc. announced yesterday that it...
Coherent Exits HeNe Business
Mar. 3, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 3, 2006 -- Coherent Inc. announced it will stop marketing Melles Griot...
Electronic Threats Focus of USAF Contracts
Mar. 2, 2006
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., March 2, 2006 -- Eight companies received contracts potentially...
EU Report Details US Trade Barriers
Mar. 2, 2006
BRUSSELS, March 2, 2006 -- The annual European Union (EU) report on US trade barriers emphasizes...
StockerYale Sells 2 Units
Mar. 2, 2006
SALEM, N.H., March 2, 2006 -- StockerYale Inc., a Salem, N.H., provider of photonics-based...
Researchers Unveil Nanostructures in 3-D
Mar. 1, 2006
DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 1, 2006 -- Researchers in the Department of Microstructure Physics and...
Raytheon Gets $36M for Sub Communications
Mar. 1, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass., March 1, 2006 -- Defense contractor Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $35.9 million...
NASA Laser Helps Crime Scene Detectives
Mar. 1, 2006
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 1, 2006 -- NASA's new photographic laser device was designed to...