Munich Laser Show Attendance Rises
Jun. 30, 2005
CHICAGO, June 30 -- About 23,500 visitors and 950 exhibitors gathered at the "Laser 2005.World of...
OIDA Maps InP Recommendations
Jun. 30, 2005
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) this week...
Evotec Acquires Carl Zeiss Unit
Jun. 30, 2005
HAMBURG, Germany, June 30 -- Evotec Technologies GmbH, a supplier of technologies for life sciences...
Ottawa Photonics Center Opens
Jun. 27, 2005
OTTAWA, June 27 -- The National Research Council Canada Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre...
Corning Mirror Blank 'Sagging' Complete
Jun. 24, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., June 24 -- Corning Inc. announced it has completed the "sagging" process of the...
Corning Mirror Blank 'Sagging' Complete
Jun. 24, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., June 24 -- Corning Inc. announced it has completed the "sagging" process of the...
Hologic to Buy Fischer Technology
Jun. 23, 2005
DENVER, June 23 -- Fischer Imaging Corp. said today it has agreed to sell the intellectual property...
UVM to Evaluate Jmar Microscope
Jun. 23, 2005
SAN DIEGO, June 23 -- Jmar Technologies Inc., a developer of laser-based equipment for imaging,...
Lebby Named OIDA Director
Jun. 23, 2005
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Michael Lebby was named executive director of the Optoelectronics Industry...
Ultrafast Camera Captures how Hummingbirds Hover
Jun. 23, 2005
CORVALIS, Ore., June 23 -- Hummingbirds are masters of the air, unique among birds for their...
Digital Lab Opens at U Toronto
Jun. 22, 2005
TORONTO, June 22 -- The first of four specialized test labs in Canada's $23-million National...
Infotonics, Brookhaven Collaborate
Jun. 22, 2005
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y., June 22 -- The Infotonics Technology Center, a New York State Center of...
FCC Launches Universal Service Fund Inquiry
Jun. 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an inquiry into the...
NASA Demos Nanosatellite
Jun. 20, 2005
HOUSTON, June 20 -- Big things can come in small packages, and engineers at NASA's Johnson Space...
Coherent Buys TuiLaser
Jun. 17, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17 -- Coherent Inc. announced it has acquired TuiLaser AG, based in...
NIF Uses PerkinElmer Flashlamps
Jun. 17, 2005
MUNICH, Germany, June 17 -- The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) National Ignition...
LEDs Light Up LA Harbor Bridge
Jun. 16, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., June 16 -- LA Mayor James Hahn threw the switch this week on a long-awaited...
Sun Clock Illuminates Sphere Optics Study
Jun. 16, 2005
TUCSON, Ariz., June 16 -- Stephen Jacobs said he had dreamed of building a sun clock since 1959,...
M-Flex Acquires Applied Optics
Jun. 15, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., June 15 -- Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc. (M-Flex), a provider of flexible printed...
Raytheon Wins Surveillance Contract, Launches Data Link Technology
Jun. 15, 2005
BEDFORD, Mass., June 15 -- Raytheon Co.'s Bedford unit announced today it won a $36.3 million...
Astronomers Discover Earthlike Planet
Jun. 14, 2005
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 14 -- A team of astronomers discovered the smallest planet ever detected...
Solectron Buys Teradyne Unit
Jun. 9, 2005
BOSTON, June 9 -- Teradyne Inc. has announced the sale of its printed circuit board manufacturing...
DRS to Make Thermal Weapon Sights
Jun. 8, 2005
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 8 -- DRS Technologies Inc. announced today it has received $43 million in...
Spire, Nisshinbo Form Partnership
Jun. 8, 2005
BEDFORD, Mass., June 8 -- Spire Corp. has entered into a global consortium agreement with Nisshinbo...
Unweaving Amyloid Fibers to Solve Prion Puzzles
Jun. 8, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 8 -- Amyloid fibers are clumps of plaque-like proteins that clog up the...
Transmode Launches Transmode Inc.
Jun. 7, 2005
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 7 -- Transmode announced it has launched a new company, Transmode Inc., in...
Melles Griot Releases 10th 'Catalog X'
Jun. 7, 2005
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 7 -- Melles Griot announced it has released its tenth "Catalog X" product...
nLight Demos Diode Laser Output
Jun. 7, 2005
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 7 -- nLight, a manufacturer of high-power semiconductor lasers, said today...
JDS Uniphase Acquires Photonic Power Systems
Jun. 6, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. announced today it has acquired Photonic Power...
Panasonic Develops High-Speed VSCEL
Jun. 6, 2005
OSAKA, Japan, June 6 -- Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. is...
JDS Uniphase Buys Photonic Power Systems
Jun. 6, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. announced today it has acquired Photonic Power...
4D Awarded for PhaseCam
Jun. 6, 2005
TUCSON, Ariz., June 6 -- 4D Technology Corp., a Tucson, Ariz., manufacturer of...
L-3 to Buy Titan for $2.65 Billion
Jun. 3, 2005
SAN DIEGO, June 3 -- L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., a New York City-based maker of satellite and...
Photon Detectors Have Record Efficiency
Jun. 3, 2005
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 3 -- Sensors that detect and count single photons, the smallest quantities...
Self-Assembling Nano-Electronics Turn a Corner
Jun. 3, 2005
MADISON, Wisc., June 3 -- In the time it takes to read this sentence, your fingernail will have...
BAE to Supply DoD Geolocation Software
Jun. 2, 2005
SAN DIEGO, June 2 -- BAE Systems will provide precision geopositioning software for Department of...
ITU Finalizes VDSL2 Recommendations
Jun. 2, 2005
GENEVA, June 2 -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said it has finalized work on new...
BAE Supplying Geolocation Software
Jun. 2, 2005
SAN DIEGO, June 2 -- BAE Systems will provide precision geopositioning software for Department of...
CVI Laser Acquires OCI
Jun. 2, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 2 --Optics manufacturer CVI Laser announced it has acquired Optical...
Messenger Peeks at Earth
Jun. 1, 2005
LAUREL, Md., June 1 -- NASA's Mercury-bound Messenger spacecraft -- less than three months from an...