Lawsuit Launched Against BCE, Former Teleglobe Directors
Nov. 23, 2005
MONTREAL, Nov. 23 -- A C$6 billion lawsuit has been filed in Ontario Superior Court of Justice...
National Ignition Facility Installs Its 1000th Optical Element Unit
Nov. 23, 2005
LIVERMORE, Calif., Nov. 23 -— The staff at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's...
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Nov. 23, 2005
Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. of San Jose, Calif., said it has developed the first polymer-OLED...
Butterfly Wings Work Like LEDs
Nov. 22, 2005
EXETER, England, Nov. 22 -- The butterfly has been doing what physics couldn't for more than 30...
MIT Prof to Lead DARPA Optics Project
Nov. 22, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 22 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a...
Ohio State Installs Microscope That Can Magnify 30 Million Times
Nov. 22, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The Ohio State University is one of the first customers in the world to...
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Nov. 22, 2005
Livermore, Calif., robotics company Adept Technology Inc., which recently resumed trading on...
Sprint Nextel Buys Alamosa in $4.3B Deal
Nov. 22, 2005
RESTON, Va. & LUBBOCK, Texas, Nov. 22 -- Wireless Commmunications provider Sprint Nextel Corp....
Applied Photonics, Jenoptik Make Glass-Cutting Partnership Deal
Nov. 21, 2005
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., and JENA, Germany, Nov. 21 -- Laser-based solutions providers Applied Photonics...
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Nov. 21, 2005
Solar energy manufacturing equipment and optoelectronic component maker Spire Corp. said it has...
OIDA: Optoelectronics Market 'Vibrant'
Nov. 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The market for optoelectronics is vibrant, especially from a global...
Edmund Optics Offers Education Discount
Nov. 21, 2005
BARRINGTON, N. J., Nov. 21 -- Edmund Optics (EO) is offering a 20-percent discount on all optical...
Brown Team Creates 'Impossible' Silicon Laser
Nov. 21, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 21 -- Silicon has made its way into everything from computers to cameras....
FPT Telecom Installs Vietnam Network
Nov. 18, 2005
HO CHI MINH, Vietnam, Nov. 18 -- FPT Telecom, a leading multimedia and Internet service provider in...
Calix to Acquire Optical Solutions
Nov. 18, 2005
PETALUMA, Calif., Nov. 18 -- Petaluma telecommunications provider Calix announced it will acquire a...
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Nov. 18, 2005
Hudson, N.H.-based Presstek Inc., a manufacturer of digital imaging solutions for the graphic arts...
Court Sides with Corning in Patent Infringement Case
Nov. 18, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., Nov. 18 -- Corning Inc. announced that the US District Court for the District of...
RIT Prof to Study WSNs
Nov. 18, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 18 -- A professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has received...
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Nov. 17, 2005
Keithley Instruments Inc., a Cleveland-based maker of test measurement systems, has announced that...
APWC Fires Subsidiary Managers; Moves Headquarters to Taipei
Nov. 17, 2005
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp. Ltd. (APWC), a manufacturer of wire and cable...
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Nov. 16, 2005
Bruker AXS Inc., a Madison, Wisc., maker of analytical x-ray systems for elemental analysis,...
White House Awards Science, Tech Medals
Nov. 16, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- IBM and Motorola were among recipients of 2004 National Medals of...
Neuroscientists Break Code on Sight
Nov. 16, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 16 -- While the question of how the human brain encodes information...
TelCove Buys Out Partnership with Susquehanna
Nov. 15, 2005
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15 -- TelCove, a telecommunications provider to business customers and carriers,...
North Sea Optical Networks Linked
Nov. 15, 2005
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 15 -- North Sea Communications AS, an independent telecommunications operator in...
Telstra to Cut Up to 12,000 Jobs
Nov. 15, 2005
SYDNEY, Australia -- Telstra Corp., Australia's largest telecommunications company, today announced...
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Nov. 15, 2005
Dallas-based Lighting Science Group Corp., a designer of energy-efficient lighting solutions, has...
DRS Gets $38M Contract for Sensors to Improve Weather Forecasting, Warnings
Nov. 15, 2005
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 15 -- Military and space contractor DRS Technologies Inc. announced today it...
Team to Study Medical Imaging Advances
Nov. 15, 2005
BOHEMIA, N.Y., Nov. 15 -- An advance in biomedical imaging is comparable to the transition from...
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Nov. 14, 2005
Nanopositioning systems supplier PI (Physik Instrumente) of Auburn, Mass., has issued its 2005-06...
Jenoptik, Kantum Form New Company
Nov. 14, 2005
JENA, Germany and TOKYO, Nov. 14 -- Jenoptik Laserdiode GmbH of Jena, Germany, and Kantum...
Gamma Camera Inventor Dies
Nov. 14, 2005
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 14 -- A memorial service will be held Saturday for Hal O. Anger, a pioneer...
Infineon Sells Fiber Optics Plant to Siemens
Nov. 14, 2005
MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 14 -- After the sale of a significant part of its fiber optics group in...
HickoryTech Acquires Enventis Telecom
Nov. 14, 2005
MANKATO, Minn., Nov. 14 -- HickoryTech Corp. announced it is acquiring regional provider Enventis...
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Nov. 11, 2005
August Technology Corp., a Bloomington, Minn., supplier of advanced macro defect inspection and...
LCD Inventor Receives Kyoto Prize
Nov. 11, 2005
KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 11 -- George H. Heilmeier, chairman emeritus of Telcordia Technologies Inc.,...
Nuvonyx Buys Thales Laser Diode
Nov. 11, 2005
BRIDGETON, Mo., Nov. 11 -- Nuvonyx, a manufacturer of high-power direct-diode laser components,...
Africa's 'Giant Eye on the Sky' Inaugurated
Nov. 11, 2005
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 11 -- The Southern Hemisphere's largest single optical telescope --...
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Nov. 10, 2005
William McCreath has joined Melles Griot Optics Group in Rochester, N.Y., as director of...
New Engineering Director for Optics Group
Nov. 10, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 10 -- William McCreath has joined Melles Griot Optics Group as director of...
Physicist to Explore Einstein's Genius
Nov. 10, 2005
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 10 -- Albert Einstein, the most famous scientist in history, is...
Los Alamos Adds Data Simulator
Nov. 10, 2005
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Nov. 10 -- A new room-size stereoscopic display, or "immersive viewing...
IPCA Launched at Photonics Center Event
Nov. 10, 2005
BOSTON, Nov. 10 -- The International Photonics Commercialization Alliance (IPCA), a North American...
Emcore Acquires Phasebridge
Nov. 10, 2005
SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 10 -- Emcore Corp., a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and...
Los Alamos Adds 'Fakespace' Data Simulator
Nov. 10, 2005
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Nov. 10 -- A new room-size stereoscopic display, or "immersive viewing...
Nayna Networks to Buy Abundance Networks
Nov. 9, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 9 -- Nayna Networks Inc., a provider of next-generation network...
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Nov. 9, 2005
Kopin Corp., a Taunton, Mass., maker of microdisplays for mobile consumer and military electronics,...
No Tubers Perished in this Experiment
Nov. 9, 2005
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 9 -- A study conducted at the University of Idaho demonstrated that some...
Spacewalkers Install Video Camera
Nov. 8, 2005
SPACE CENTER, Houston, Nov. 8 -- Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery...
New Laser Could Speed Telecommunications
Nov. 8, 2005
STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 8 -- Researchers at Stanford University have used an array of coupled...
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Nov. 8, 2005
Nanotechnology company Arrowhead Research Corp. of Pasadena, Calif., is working with Duke...
Foundation Extends 'Well-Connected' Study
Nov. 8, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit watchdog organization, announced...
'Light Field Camera' Banishes Fuzzy Photos
Nov. 8, 2005
STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 8 -- Computer scientists are bringing photographic technology into sharper...
Heico Acquires EDT, Seal
Nov. 7, 2005
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. & BEAVERTON, Ore., Nov. 7 -- Hollywood, Fla.-based Heico said Friday it bought...
Device May Spur New Drug Inhalers
Nov. 7, 2005
BOSTON, Nov. 7 -- A new optical instrument could vastly reduce the time the pharmaceutical industry...
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Nov. 7, 2005
Woodbury, N.Y.-based Veeco Instruments Inc., a provider of solutions for nanoscale applications in...
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Nov. 4, 2005
Asylum Research, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based manufacturer of advanced scientific instrumentation,...
Coherent Buys Out Iolon
Nov. 4, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 4 -- Optics and laser systems manufacturer Coherent Inc. is buying out...
NanoForum Speakers Explore R&D, Apps
Nov. 4, 2005
CHICAGO, Nov. 4 -- Nanotechnology-based chemicals, composites and membranes will be incorporated...
Scientists Confirm How Crystals Form
Nov. 4, 2005
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 4 -- A team of researchers at Yale University is the first to devise a way...
Globalcomm Speaker Lineup Announced
Nov. 4, 2005
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 4 -- Alberto Duran, founder and CEO of Brazil's Mundivox Communications;...
IBM Scientists 'Slow Light' to Improve Optical Communications
Nov. 3, 2005
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 3 -- IBM today announced its researchers have used photonic crystal...
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Nov. 3, 2005
Nanotechnologies Inc., an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of high-performance nanoparticles, has...
Evident Publishes Quantum Dot History
Nov. 3, 2005
TROY, N.Y., Nov. 3 -- Evident Technologies, a developer of quantum dot nanomaterials, has launched...
IBM Scientists 'Slow Light' to Improve Optical Communications
Nov. 3, 2005
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 3 -- IBM today announced its researchers have used photonic crystal...
Laser Exhibit Inspires $1M Gift
Nov. 3, 2005
GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 3 -- A laser exhibit in Spain inspired a philanthropic couple to help their...
Lasers Reveal How Atoms Collide
Nov. 2, 2005
BOULDER, Nov. 2 -- Using laser pulses that last just 70 femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second),...
Physicists Share Buckley Prize
Nov. 2, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Noel Clark, a physics professor at University of Colorado at Boulder, and...
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Nov. 2, 2005
Hendrik J.M. Weerts was named director of the High Energy Physics Div. at the US Department of...
NY Boosts Rochester Center Funding
Nov. 2, 2005
ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 2 -- New York Gov. George Pataki visited the Center of Excellence in Photonics...
Sprint, Cable Companies Team to Provide Services
Nov. 2, 2005
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- Cell phone company Sprint Nextel Corp. and cable companies Comcast Corp., Time...
Hubble Reveals Pluto has 3 Moons, Searches for Oxygen on Earth's Moon
Nov. 2, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to view the ninth planet in our solar...
Telecom '05 Previews What's Next for Communications
Nov. 1, 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1 -- Telecom '05 organizers say the week provided innovative exhibits,...
MSU to License Fiber Optic Invention
Nov. 1, 2005
BOZEMAN, Mont., Nov. 1 -- Fiber optic communications may be what traditional phone companies might...
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Nov. 1, 2005
Goodrich Corp. has completed a $60 million cash transaction for the acquisition of Sensors...
SEMI Honors Machine Vision Team
Nov. 1, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 1 -- Founders of machine vision company Cognex Corp. were among those...
Nov. 1, 2005
Nanotechnology companies Dendritic NanoTechnologies Inc. (DNT) of Mount Pleasant, Mich., and...