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Lasers Find Varied Uses in Space Applications From the first laser fired on another planet to observatory guide stars and space collision avoidanc...	Telescopes Require Polishing to Perfection As astronomy projects look deeper into space, polishing the optics becomes more and more critical. ...
Storage Keeps Pace with Data from Space As imaging technology improves, space researchers are accumulating incredible amounts of image data ...	In Situ Method Optimizes Optical Coatings Real-time technology helps manufacturers produce better thin films with less downtime, higher yields...
Superpolished Optics Enable High-Sensitivity Laser Applications A review of superpolished surfaces, including fabrication and measurement, as well as some of the le...

Replacing “consumer electronics” with “consumer photonics” Cadmium sulfide nanowires can be used to create an all-optical photonic switch, a team at the Univer...	Record pulse provides new tool for observing quantum mechanics The young field of attosecond science marked a significant milestone recently with the generation of...
Superstable laser could power atomic physics An optical resonator made of single-crystal silicon, a particularly stiff and low-noise material &nd...	Plasmon wave propagates for 80 µm with no diffraction A needlelike beam of light that propagates for an unprecedented distance of 80 µm without spre...
System measures limits of plasmonic enhancement Photonic interactions have been measured for the first time on the scale of a single atom. The abili...	Lasers improved for standoff sensing A new resonator design that controls both wavelength and beam quality enables the purest, brightest ...
X-ray, optical wave mix probes light at atomic scale Mixing x-ray and optical lightwaves enables observations of how light interacts with matter on the a...	Silicon could enable mass production of quantum computing A new silicon-based approach to quantum computing could make the technology easier to mass-produce. ...
Wireless optical networks could make vehicles lighter LED-based wireless optical networks in vehicles could significantly cut the weight of wiring under t...

Detection market catches fire Laser-based aspirating smoke detectors (ASDs) and multisensor detectors are forecast to see the fast...	CVI Laser marks 40th anniversary CVI Laser of Albuquerque, N.M., is marking 40 years of providing thin-film-enabled optical component...
Dark energy camera achieves first light The most powerful sky-mapping machine ever created recorded its first images on Sept. 12. The 570-me...	People In The News Electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., has announced the 2012 ...
Block Engineering Block Engineering, a Marlborough, Mass., manufacturer of quantum cascade laser-based and Fourier tra...	SPI Lasers Rapid customer growth in the Asia market has spurred fiber laser designer SPI Lasers of Southampton,...
WITec GmbH In response to its growing client base in Europe and Asia, nanoanalytical microscopy systems maker W...	Corning Inc. Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. has opened the Corning Technology Center Berlin for telecommunica...
New Scale awarded linear motor system patent The reduced-voltage Squiggle micromotor and drive application-specific integrated circuit are displa...	Kodak reorganizes, sheds more jobs Eastman Kodak Co. of Rochester, N.Y., will cut another 1000 jobs by year’s end as the imaging ...
Oclaro Inc. Optical communications suppliers Oclaro Inc. of San Jose, Calif., and 3SP Group of Nozay, France, ha...	Glass-Cutting Technology Three industrial laser companies have allied to bring new glass-cutting technology to market. InnoLa...

Spinach power boosts silicon solar cells Popeye’s muscles get energy-boosting powers extracted from spinach – and now so do solar...

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