News Briefs
Dec. 30, 2005
Semiconductor developer TechnoConcepts Inc. of Van Nuys, Calif., announced that its subsidiary,...
News Briefs
Dec. 23, 2005
Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) of Geneva was named one of the Top Ten Companies...
ORNL's Thin-Film Lithium Technology May Power Christmases of the Future
Dec. 23, 2005
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 23 -- Battery-powered toys, radios and portable electronic devices make fun...
Marvell to Acquire UTStarcom Div. for $24M
Dec. 23, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2005 -- Marvell, a developer of storage,...
News Briefs
Dec. 22, 2005
Jmar Technologies Inc. of San Diego, a maker of laser-based equipment for imaging, analysis and...
Nanobattery Project Paper Published
Dec. 21, 2005
LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Dec. 21 -- Scientists from mPhase Technologies and Lucent Technologies Bell...
News Briefs
Dec. 21, 2005
Cree Inc. of Durham, N.C., a maker of semiconductors for solid-state lighting, power and...
New Chip: Better Digital Pics For Less Power
Dec. 21, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 21 -- A pair of newly patented digital imaging and compression technologies...
Lockheed GPS Satellite Operational
Dec. 20, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 20 -- The first modernized global positioning system (GPS) satellite...
Researchers: Compressing Digital Files Makes Mammogram Reading More Accurate
Dec. 20, 2005
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 20 -- Researchers from Purdue University and the...
News Briefs
Dec. 20, 2005
Riber, a French maker of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) machines, said it has received an order for...
$6.5M Northwest Indiana Supercomputer Grid Gears Up
Dec. 20, 2005
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 20 -- A $6.5 million computer grid linking Purdue University, Purdue...
Accurate Readings of Smaller Mammogram Files Could Lead to Telemedicine Advances
Dec. 20, 2005
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 20 -- Researchers from Purdue University and the...
San Andreas Survey Reveals Never-Seen Fault Lines
Dec. 20, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 20 -- In completing the most meticulous survey ever made of the San Andreas...
Cambridge Univ. to Develop Microscopic Lasers
Dec. 19, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 19 -- The University of Cambridge Engineering Department was awarded 2.4...
News Briefs
Dec. 19, 2005
Susanne Lotzsch was appointed director of marketing communications at Rofin-Baasel Lasertech in...
Elop Wins $50M Korean Contract
Dec. 19, 2005
HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 19 -- Electro-Optics Industries Ltd. (Elop) has been selected by the Korean Air...
Cambridge U to Create Miniscule Lasers
Dec. 19, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 19 -- The University of Cambridge Engineering Department was awarded 2.4...
News Briefs
Dec. 16, 2005
Cutera Inc., a Brisbane, Calif.-based provider of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems for...
Electronic Walls, Ceilings a 'Snap' With LEDs
Dec. 16, 2005
TROY, N.Y., Dec. 16 -- A novel concept for lighting homes and offices integrates LED technology...
Fiber Optic Phone Line to Connect Ethiopia-Sudan
Dec. 16, 2005
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Dec. 16 -- The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corp. (ETC), the country's only...
Bell South Cuts Work Force
Dec. 16, 2005
ATLANTA, Dec. 16 -- BellSouth announced Thursday it will cut 1500 management jobs, or 2.4 percent...
News Briefs
Dec. 15, 2005
William Polito was named CFO of worldwide operations at Melles Griot. Polito was formerly finance...
Edmund Optics Adds Coating Chamber
Dec. 15, 2005
BARRINGTON, N.J., Dec. 15 -- Optical and imaging components manufacturer Edmund Optics (EO) has...
Transistor Could 'Dial in' Quantum Effects
Dec. 15, 2005
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 15 -- A team of theoretical and experimental physicists from Rice University...
Polito Named Melles Griot CFO
Dec. 15, 2005
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 15 -- William Polito was named CFO for worldwide operations at Melles Griot....
News Briefs
Dec. 14, 2005
Harris Corp. was awarded a contract to supply the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) with activity...
New Milky Way Star Clusters Discovered
Dec. 14, 2005
BOSTON, Dec. 14 -- Nearly 100 new star clusters, each containing tens to hundreds of never before...
Donald Fraser Named AIAA Fellow
Dec. 14, 2005
BOSTON, Dec. 14 -- Donald C. Fraser, director of the Boston University (BU) Photonics Center, was...
'Nanospring' Defying 300 Years of Research
Dec. 14, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 14 -- Researchers have known for some time that a long, fibrous coil grown...
News Briefs
Dec. 13, 2005
Nanotechnology nonprofit think tank Foresight Nanotech Institute of Palo Alto, Calif., has...
RIO Funding Round Nets $8.4M
Dec. 13, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 13 -- Redfern Integrated Optics Inc. (RIO), a Santa Clara, Calif., maker...
Breakthrough Made in More Moore Project
Dec. 13, 2005
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, Dec. 13 -- One of the companies participating in a European project to...
Breakthrough Announced in More Moore Project
Dec. 13, 2005
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, Dec. 13 -- One of the companies participating in a European project to...
News Briefs
Dec. 12, 2005
The board of directors of ESI, a maker of production laser systems for microengineering...
Kollsman Awarded Marine Contract
Dec. 12, 2005
HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 12 -- Kollsman Inc., a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, an international defense...
Carbon Nanotube Project Gets Funding
Dec. 12, 2005
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- Advance Nanotech Inc., a provider of financing and other services to support...
Engineers Question 'Buckyball' Safety
Dec. 9, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 9 -- Buckyballs, pure carbon nanoparticles shaped like soccerballs, have...
News Briefs
Dec. 9, 2005
Dalsa Corp., a Canadian maker of digital imaging and semiconductor products and services, announced...
Engineers Question 'Buckyball' Safety
Dec. 9, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 9 -- Buckyballs, pure carbon nanoparticles shaped like soccerballs, have...
News Briefs
Dec. 8, 2005
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Landrex Technologies Inc., the maker of Optima PCB (printed circuit...
Reveal Imaging Gets $2.5M Contract for Aircraft Cargo Explosives Detection
Dec. 8, 2005
BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 8 -- Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc., a developer of advanced security...
JEOL, MIT to Advance Soldier Nanotech
Dec. 8, 2005
PEABODY, Mass., Dec. 8 -- Lightening soldiers' loads to increase their mobility and survival is the...
Semiconductor Consortium Funds Nanoelectronics Research Centers, Grants
Dec. 8, 2005
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 8 -- Seeking to accelerate nanoelectronics research at US...
Infinera, Finisar Acquire Big Bear Assets
Dec. 8, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 8 -- Optical networking chip specialist Infinera has acquired Big Bear...
TranSwitch to Acquire Mysticom
Dec. 7, 2005
SHELTON, Conn., Dec. 7 -- TranSwitch Corp., a provider of high-speed semiconductor solutions for...
L-3 Communications Buys ASIT
Dec. 7, 2005
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- L-3 Communications announced this week that it acquired Applied Signal and...
News Briefs
Dec. 7, 2005
Spire Corp. was awarded a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project from...
L-3 Buys ASIT
Dec. 7, 2005
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- L-3 Communications announced this week that it acquired Applied Signal and...
Researchers Combine Tiny Nanotubes, Antibodies to Detect Cancer Cells
Dec. 7, 2005
PHILADELPHIA and NEWARK, Del., Dec. 7 -- By coating the surfaces of tiny carbon nanotubes with...
News Briefs
Dec. 6, 2005
Switzerland-based Synova, a maker of water-jet-guided laser technology used in wafer dicing and...
Sensor Uses Qdots to Detect DNA
Dec. 6, 2005
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 6 -- Using tiny semiconductor crystals, biological probes and a laser, Johns...
$72M Earmarked for Laser Energetics Lab
Dec. 6, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 6 -- The University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) will...
Nanotech Risks Not Studied, Researchers Say
Dec. 6, 2005
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Governments aren't spending enough money to investigate the possible health,...
$72M Earmarked for UR Laser Energetics Lab
Dec. 6, 2005
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 6 -- The University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) will...
RCN to Buy Con Edison Telecom Unit
Dec. 6, 2005
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Consolidated Edison Inc. (Con Edison) announced today it will sell its...
Nanotech Risks Not Studied, Researchers Say
Dec. 6, 2005
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Governments aren't spending enough money to investigate the possible health,...
News Briefs
Dec. 5, 2005
Nanotechnology company Lumera Corp. of Bothell, Wash., announced today that it has been awarded a...
Student IC Designs Accepted for Contest
Dec. 5, 2005
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 5, 2005 -- Designs for analog, digital or programmable circuits and systems...
European Technology Platform Launched for Photonics
Dec. 2, 2005
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 2 -- More than 200 photonics industry representatives, researchers and...
News Briefs
Dec. 2, 2005
Tucson, Ariz.-based Lasertel, a supplier of high-power semiconductor laser diode products, has...
L-3 Buys SAM Electronics for $150M
Dec. 2, 2005
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- L-3 Communications has signed an agreement to acquire SAM Electronics GmbH...
Photonics Platform Launched in Europe
Dec. 2, 2005
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 2 -- More than 200 photonics industry representatives, researchers and...
Flir Buys Scientific Materials
Dec. 1, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1 -- Flir Systems Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the...
Milestone Hit in Optical Silicon Project
Dec. 1, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Translucent Inc., a silicon electronics and photonics semiconductor...
News Briefs
Dec. 1, 2005
Progressive spectacle lens maker Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. of Israel today announced that its...
Samsung Admits Guilt, Fined $300M in DRAM Price-Fixing Suit
Dec. 1, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1 -- In the culmination of an agreement reached in October, Samsung...