Kodak to Acquire Creo
Jan. 31, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 31 -- Eastman Kodak Co. announced today its intention to acquire Creo Inc., a...
IPG Photonics Awarded for Fiber Laser
Jan. 31, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 31 -- IPG Photonics Corp. received a 2004 Photonics Circle of Excellence...
Lumus Closes 2nd-Round Funding
Jan. 28, 2005
REHOVOT, Israel, Jan. 28 -- Lumus Ltd. announced today the closing of a Series B financing round,...
TFS to Streamline Operations
Jan. 28, 2005
TEMPE, Ariz., Jan 28 -- Three-Five Systems Inc. (TFS), a manufacturer of custom displays and...
Fiber Optic Intrusion Sensor Protects Perimeters
Jan. 28, 2005
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Two Texas A&M University engineers are developing a fiber optic...
Lumus Secures Second-Round Funding
Jan. 28, 2005
REHOVOT, Israel, Jan. 28 -- Lumus Ltd. announced today the closing of a Series B financing round,...
Ondax Secures Series C Financing
Jan. 27, 2005
MONROVIA, Calif., Jan. 27 -- Ondax Inc., a California-based developer of volume holographic...
BiOS, Award Winners, Poster Exhibits Are Draws at Photonics West 2005
Jan. 26, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Winter weather delayed the arrival of some exhibitors, but that had...
Finisar to Acquire Infineon Unit
Jan. 25, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 25 -- Finisar Corp. and Infineon Technologies AG, of Munich, Germany,...
'Circle of Excellence' Awards Announced
Jan. 25, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25 -- The following are among winners of Spectra Magazine's 2005 Photonics...
Rochester Well-Represented at PWest
Jan. 25, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 25 -- About 25 Rochester, N.Y.-area business and organizations are attending...
IEEE-USA Files Copyright Brief
Jan. 25, 2005
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- An approach to prevent copyright infringement while preserving technological...
Products Unveiled at Photonics West
Jan. 24, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 24 -- Innovations in optomechanical and motion control, optoelectronics,...
FONS, Nitta Form Joint Venture
Jan. 21, 2005
MARLBORO, Mass., Jan. 21 -- Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS) Corp., a provider of optical...
Jmar Appoints X-ray Advisory Board
Jan. 21, 2005
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21 -- Jmar Technologies Inc. has established a scientific advisory board to provide...
Portrait of a Star on the Edge
Jan. 21, 2005
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 21 -- Astronomers have known for decades that Regulus, the brightest star in...
Taiwan Reports Sharp Photonics Rise
Jan. 20, 2005
TAIPEI, Jan. 20 -- Taiwan's photonics industry's output was $27.3 billion (NT$921.4 billion) in...
Fujikura to Own AFL Telecommunications
Jan. 20, 2005
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20 -- Alcoa announced it has signed a letter of intent with Fujikura Ltd. of Japan...
Ahura Raises $10M
Jan. 19, 2005
WILMINGTON, Mass., Jan. 19 -- Ahura Corp., a Wilmington, Mass., manufacturer of portable optical...
3-D Optical Circuit Inspection Probed
Jan. 19, 2005
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 19 -- Scottish physicists are pioneering a project they say will...
Thermo Electron to Acquire SPX Unit
Jan. 19, 2005
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 19 --- Thermo Electron Corp. announced today it will acquire the Kendro...
Kodak to Buy Orex
Jan. 18, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 18 -- Eastman Kodak Co. announced today it will acquire Orex Computed...
SwRI to Make Lunar Instrument
Jan. 18, 2005
BOULDER, Colo.. Jan. 18 -- NASA has chosen an ultraviolet mapping spectrometer called LAMP (Lyman...
Picarro Secures $15M Series C Funds
Jan. 17, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 17 -- Picarro Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance lasers and...
BOC Forms Taiwan Joint Venture
Jan. 17, 2005
CRAWLEY, England, Jan. 17 -- BOC, through its BOC Edwards unit, announced that BOC Holdings has...
Verizon, Yahoo to Offer Broadband Services
Jan. 17, 2005
NEW YORK & SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2005 -- Verizon and Yahoo today announced a multiyear...
Urologists Study New Photosensitizer
Jan. 14, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 14 -- Urologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center's James P....
Finisar Denies it Breached Agreement
Jan. 13, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 13 -- Finisar Corp. has issued a denial that it breached an agreement to...
'Halogen Bond' Rediscovered
Jan. 13, 2005
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 13 -- Biochemists have "rediscovered" and characterized an important type of...
RPI Studies Nanotube 'Shock Absorbers'
Jan. 12, 2005
TROY, N.Y., Jan. 12 -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a novel...
Kodak Buying Out Graphics Unit
Jan. 12, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 12 -- Eastman Kodak Co. announced today it will become the sole owner of...
RPI Makes Nanotube 'Shock Absorbers'
Jan. 12, 2005
TROY, N.Y., Jan. 12 -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a novel...
Sumika Buys Manufacturing Equipment
Jan. 11, 2005
PHOENIX, Jan. 11 -- Sumika Electronic Materials, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.,...
SEMI, SIA to Study Nanoelectronics
Jan. 11, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 11 -- Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) and the...
Essex to Acquire Windermere Group
Jan. 11, 2005
COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 11 -- Essex Corp. announced it will acquire The Windermere Group LLC, a private...
Corning Forecasts Q4 Results
Jan. 11, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., Jan. 11 -- Corning Inc. said today it expects 2004 fourth-quarter sales to be...
Sumika Acquires Buys Manufacturing Equipment
Jan. 11, 2005
PHOENIX, Jan. 11 -- Sumika Electronic Materials, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.,...
Corning Expects Q4 Sales to Meet Guidance
Jan. 11, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., Jan. 11 -- Corning Inc. said today it expects 2004 fourth-quarter sales to be...
Polaroid Acquired for $426 Million
Jan. 10, 2005
WALTHAM, Mass., and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 10 -- Polaroid Holding Co. and Petters Group Worldwide...
'Pure Light' Displays More Power Efficient
Jan. 10, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 10 -- Researchers have patented a new class of optical materials that...
Handheld Laser 'Not a Deathray'
Jan. 7, 2005
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 7 -- The New Jersey man who admitted to shining a laser device at an Atlantic...
Handheld Laser 'Not a Deathray'
Jan. 7, 2005
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 7 -- The New Jersey man who admitted to shining a laser device at an Atlantic...
Agilent Buys Gene Analysis Company
Jan. 5, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 5 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced its acquisition of...
Visa Snafus Stifle Standards Input
Jan. 5, 2005
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Concerns that technical experts from China have been denied entry visas to...
Burgess Appointed to Standards Committee
Jan. 5, 2005
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 5 -- William Burgess, vice president of operations at Power Technology...
Tiny, Atom-based Detector Senses Weak Magnetic Fields
Jan. 5, 2005
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 5 -- A low-power magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can...
Florida High-Tech Corridor Expands
Jan. 4, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 4 -- The University of Florida (UF) has joined the Florida High Tech Corridor...
Photonics Firms Help Tsunami Victims
Jan. 4, 2005
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Jan 4 -- Laurin Publishing and other photonics-related companies are among the...
MOC Drops Corning Dumping Charge
Jan. 3, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., Jan. 3 -- Corning Inc. said it received a positive final determination from China's...
MOC Drops Corning 'Dumping' Charge
Jan. 3, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., Jan. 3 -- Corning Inc. said it received a positive final determination from China's...