Sens. OK NY Nano Funding
Jun. 29, 2007
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at the University at Albany has been...
Future Bright for Nano-Light
Jun. 29, 2007
A biofriendly nano-sized light source capable of emitting coherent light across the visible...
Carolinas Consortium Formed
Jun. 29, 2007
Bridging the gap between research and commercialization is the goal of an agreement by members of...
Migration Impetus: Family
Jun. 28, 2007
More than a third -- 37 percent -- of immigrant scientists and engineers say the most important...
Particles Paired to Proteins
Jun. 28, 2007
Gold nanoparticles have been strategically attached to proteins to form sheets of protein-gold...
Adept to Cut Jobs by 15%
Jun. 28, 2007
Adept Technology Inc., a provider of production automation products, said today it plans to cut its...
Northrop SSL Enters Test
Jun. 27, 2007
Northrop Grumman Corp. has entered the integration and test phase for the Joint High-Power...
CARS Reveals Myelin Clues
Jun. 27, 2007
A new imaging technique called coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, or CARS, has lead to the...
X-Ray Laser on Course
Jun. 26, 2007
The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) undulator system, which will be the first x-ray...
Cannon Shock Absorbed
Jun. 26, 2007
A critical adjustment to a laser ignition system at the heart of a cannon being developed for the...
Hologic to Acquire BioLucent
Jun. 26, 2007
Hologic Inc., a Bedford, Mass., provider of diagnostic imaging and digital imaging systems geared...
Science and AWE
Jun. 25, 2007
Journalists attending a briefing on AWE's science program today saw how the site's work underpins...
AMD May Seek Fab Partner
Jun. 22, 2007
Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) may be looking for a partner to build a $3.2 billion microchip plant at...
25,000 Attend LASER 2007
Jun. 22, 2007
LASER 2007.World of Photonics has closed its doors, and organizers are saying it was the most...
Liquid Telescope Progresses
Jun. 21, 2007
An idea to build a highly reflective liquid-mirror telescope on the moon became a little more...
PerkinElmer to Open India HQ
Jun. 21, 2007
Life science and photonics technology developer PerkinElmer Inc. of Waltham, Mass., said Wednesday...
Room-Temp Nanolaser Built
Jun. 21, 2007
A highly efficient, room-temperature nanometer-scale laser has been built that produces stable,...
HiRise Returns Mega Terabits
Jun. 21, 2007
Onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), the HiRISE camera offers unprecedented image...
Lasers Inject Live Cells
Jun. 20, 2007
Femtosecond near-infrared lasers can preserve the integrity of cells when used as a microinjection...
Aculight Takes on Laser Work
Jun. 20, 2007
Aculight Corp. announced it was awarded a $2.6 million subcontract from Pennsylvania State...
Film Captures Proteins' Work
Jun. 20, 2007
If a picture is worth a thousand words, than a moving picture should be worth considerably more....
Liquid 'Legos' Sense Light
Jun. 20, 2007
A unique microscopic light sensor uses millimeter-sized water droplets and hair-thin electrodes to...
3-Quark Baryon Reported
Jun. 19, 2007
A new heavy particle has been discovered: the Ξb (pronounced "zigh sub b") baryon, with a mass...
Suspended Sentence in Physicist's Death
Jun. 19, 2007
A Hanoi court has handed down a one-year suspended sentence in connection with an accident that...
Philips to Buy Color Kinetics
Jun. 19, 2007
Boston-based Color Kinetics Inc., a maker of LED lighting systems and technologies, announced today...
Laser Makers Form New Co.
Jun. 18, 2007
The Trumpf Group and Jenoptik AG announced today they will expand their six-year partnership and...
Tech, Sci Medalists Named
Jun. 18, 2007
Photonics-related research pioneers are among recipients of National Medals of Science and...
Products Debut at LASER 2007
Jun. 18, 2007
Products representing the entire spectrum of light measurement will be on display this week at...
Show Theme 'Light at Work'
Jun. 15, 2007
"Light at Work' is the theme of LASER 2007. World of Photonics, the largest photonics event in...
Sensor Sees in Dim Light
Jun. 14, 2007
Eastman Kodak Co. today introduced an image sensor that it said is at least twice as sensitive to...
Zink to Buy KMMU Plant
Jun. 14, 2007
Waltham, Mass.-based Zink Imaging, developer of "zero ink" technology that enables printing of...
Thales Wins Laser Contract
Jun. 13, 2007
The French defense procurement agency (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement, or DGA) has selected...
Zyvex Splits into 4 Units
Jun. 13, 2007
Molecular nanotechnology provider Zyvex announced today it is splitting the company into four...
Shaping Up Carbon Nanotubes
Jun. 13, 2007
A new method boosts the density of carbon nanotube bundles by five to 25 times, creating efficient...
Biomedicine Grants Awarded
Jun. 12, 2007
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health,...
Colleges Put on Spy Alert
Jun. 12, 2007
Universities have been warned to be on the alert for "foreign spies or potential terrorists who may...
Lasers to Enhance Movies
Jun. 12, 2007
Swansea University in Wales is developing new laser display technologies to enhance...
Hiper Enters Prep Phase
Jun. 12, 2007
The proposed European High Power Laser Energy Research (Hiper) facility -- a device intended to...
Spectroscopy Tools Developed
Jun. 11, 2007
Calibration tools have been developed to help correct and confirm the performance of analytic...
Luminus Gets MassDev Loan
Jun. 11, 2007
Woburn, Mass., LED maker Luminus Devices Inc. announced today it has received a $2.5 million loan...
OptoGaN Raises $6.7M
Jun. 11, 2007
Gallium nitride-based LED maker OptoGaN Oy announced it has raised €5 million (approximately $6.7...
Cable Theft Costs Vietnam $6M
Jun. 8, 2007
It will take at least a month to fix undersea fiber optic cable damaged by local fishermen seeking...
Neptec System Boards Atlantis
Jun. 8, 2007
NASA's STS-117 mission marks the 20th flight for the Space Vision System (SVS) created by Neptec...
We Forget to Remember
Jun. 7, 2007
The brain's ability to suppress irrelevant memories makes it easier for humans to remember what's...
DFG OKs 11 Research Centers
Jun. 7, 2007
The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, or DFG) will establish 11 new...
Space Agencies Share Strategy
Jun. 7, 2007
NASA and 13 space agencies from around the world have released the latest product of their global...
Laser Light Promising for Diagnosing Skin Cancer
Jun. 6, 2007
In an early step toward nonsurgical screening for malignant skin cancers, a laser-based system has...
Tapping Into Dormant Spores
Jun. 6, 2007
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has shown the alterations of spore coat and germ cell wall that...
UAlbany NanoCollege Head's Pay Examined
Jun. 5, 2007
Alain Kaloyeros, PhD, vice president and chief administrative officer of the University at Albany's...
Harvard Licenses Nano Patents
Jun. 5, 2007
Harvard University's Office of Technology Development (OTD) has licensed more than 50 issued and...
Thin Foil Lamps Outshine Bulbs
Jun. 5, 2007
Lamps the diameter of a human hair, made with foil and tiny plasma arrays, are being developed for...
LightWorks Lands F-22 Work
Jun. 4, 2007
LightWorks Optics Inc. of Tustin, Calif., was recently awarded a $3.2 million contract from...
Teradyne Sells Test Division
Jun. 4, 2007
Tollgrade Communications Inc. announced today it will acquire Teradyne Inc.'s Broadband Test Div....
GSI Buys Thales Optronics' Beryllium Unit
Jun. 4, 2007
GSI Group Inc. today announced it has acquired the beryllium mirrors and structures business of...
Scientists Criticize NIF
Jun. 4, 2007
The National Ignition Facility is one of three major components of the Stockpile Stewardship...
Navy Awards Mast Contract
Jun. 4, 2007
Kollmorgen Electro-Optical of Northampton, Mass., is being awarded a $6,580,913 contract for...
LLR Tests Deemed 'Ineffective'
Jun. 4, 2007
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has fascinated physicists and generated debate about...
Surprising Superconductor Behavior Mapped at Nanoscale
Jun. 1, 2007
A customized microscope has allowed the observation that patches of superconductivity can exist in...
Light May Control Future MEMS
Jun. 1, 2007
A beam of light has been used to change the weak attraction between close objects, making the...
5 Telcoms Win GSA Contract
Jun. 1, 2007
AT&T, Level 3, MCI, Qwest and Sprint were awarded telecommunications contracts worth up to $20...
Atomic Spectroscopy Achieved with Optics on a Chip
Jun. 1, 2007
Atomic spectroscopy has been performed with integrated optics on a chip for the first time by...