BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 8, 2018 — A 60-year-old mystery about the source of energetic, potentially damaging particles in Earth's radiation belts has been solved using data from a shoebox-sized CubeSat satellite built and operated by students at the University of Colorado Boulder CubeSats, named for the roughly 4-in. cubed dimensions of their basic building elements, are stacked with smartphone-like electronics and tiny scientific instruments. Built mainly by students and hitching rides into orbit on NASA and U.S.

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 8, 2018 — University of South Florida Physics professor emeritus Dennis Killinger and USF Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation professor Donald Keck have been named by the National Academy of Inventors as 2017 Fellows. NAI Fellows are academic...

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 8, 2018 — The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has opened Makerspace, a training-focused, rapid prototyping manufacturing facility. The 10,000-sq-ft. space operates equipment ranging from small 3D printers to large industrial machining centers such...

DELFT, Netherlands, Jan. 6, 2018 — Solar irradiation systems developer Kipp & Zonen Holding BV has been sold to Hach, a group of companies active in the measurement of water quality and quantity, hydrology, meteorology, air quality and telemetry. “We are delighted and proud...

DRESDEN, Germany, Jan. 5, 2018 — The Europe-based ALABO project has completed its mission to develop organic electronic building elements on flexible substrates with monolithically integrated barrier foils as substrate. "We were able to prove that the existing layer structure can...

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 5, 2018 — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that two of its journals, the Journal of Biomedical Optics and Neurophotonics, will become fully open access journals starting in January 2019. "SPIE is converting JBO and...

ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2018 — During his State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $30 million fund to help the photonics cluster in Rochester. He also endorsed a plan to expand the city's development along the Genesee River. The proposal brings...

GARCHING, Germany, Jan. 4, 2018 — Remote laser welding system manufacturer Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH is participating in a research project with the Technical University of Munich’s Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management and multiple industrial partners to...

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2018 — Knowing the prevalence of nighttime gadget use, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center have tested a method to reduce the adverse effects of evening ambient light exposure, while still allowing use of blue light-emitting devices....

HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 4, 2018 — Defense technology company Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a follow-on $46 million contract to supply its J-Music Direct Infrared Countermeasures self-protection systems to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the organization's...

WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 3, 2018 — Glass substrate and fabrication service provider S.I. Howard Glass Co. Inc. has announced a 20,000-sq-ft glass inventory capacity at the company’s U.S. facility. The company features brands such as Schott, Hoya, Corning, Pilkington, Glaverbel,...

MADRID, Jan 3, 2018 — A new system that uses drones to monitor railroads has been presented at the ninth Conference on Railway Innovation. The goal of this new development is to recognize the good condition of train track elements in images taken by drones. The drones...

LUTON, England, Jan. 2, 2018 — Test and measurement solutions provider Anritsu Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Comtec Cable Accessories Ltd., a provider of components, equipment and services for the telecommunications and data communications industries. Under the...

FARIFAX, Va., Jan. 2, 2018 — The department of computer science at George Mason University is working with Adobe Systems Inc. on preliminary research for imaging and video streaming. "Truly for us it has been an excellent industrial-academic partnership not just because of how...

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan. 1, 2018 — Laser manufacturer SPI Lasers Ltd. has appointed its chief technology officer, Mark Greenwood, as CEO, succeeding Thomas Fehn, who will take a position at SPI’s parent company, Trumpf. “I am thrilled to have been offered the opportunity...

KENLEY, England, Dec. 29, 2017 — Optical Surfaces Ltd. has reported first solar light result achievement by the SPIRou spectrograph, which is installed at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) near the summit of Mauna Kea mountain on Hawaii's Big Island. Optical Surfaces...

GREENBELT, Md., Dec. 29, 2017 — Astrophysicist Jeyhan Kartaltepe at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will be one of the first scientists to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soon after it launches in spring 2019. "The James Webb Space Telescope will be ground...

DARMSTADT, Germany, Dec. 28, 2017 — Science and technology company Merck KGaA has opened a new production facility for liquid crystal window modules in Veldhoven, Germany. The investment of €15 million ($17.9 million) is a further step by Merck to expand its expertise as the...

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 28, 2017 — Optics and IR component manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. announced the expansion of its operations in China with the addition of 1,200 sq m of manufacturing space, upgrades to coating facilities, increased machine shop space for a...

OXFORD, Mass., Dec. 27, 2017 — Fiber laser developer IPG Photonics Corp. has acquired Laser Depth Dynamics (LDD), an provider of in-process quality monitoring and control solutions for laser-based welding applications. LDD’s proprietary inline coherent imaging (ICI)...

SAO PAULO, Dec. 26, 2017 — Furukawa Electric LatAm, a company of the Furukawa Electric Group, has opened new manufacturing facility in Mexico focused on the production of solutions for the communications market. Located in Mexicali, the new plant will cover 6,000 sq m with...

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 22, 2017 — Image sensor technology developer Critical Link LLC has announced full engineering support services to enhance the company’s product development and manufacturing capabilities. Specializing in embedded systems and custom imaging platforms, the...

CARRICKFERGUS, Northern Ireland, Dec. 22, 2017 — Yelo Ltd., a photonics equipment manufacturer, has opened its new 25,000-sq-ft facility in Northern Ireland. Invest Northern Ireland, the regional’s economic development agency, offered Yelo more than $327,000 towards the construction project....

STIRLING, N.J., Dec. 21, 2017 — Optical fiber and assembly developer Fiberguide Industries Inc. has appointed David Revels as its new vice president of operations. Besides managing the company’s optical fiber assembly manufacturing operations, Revels has also been tasked to...

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Dec. 20, 2017 — Fiber laser manufacturer SPI Lasers Ltd. has appointed Richard Hendel as its vice president of sales. The role is tasked with ensuring sustainable growth across the company’s range of industrial pulsed- and continuous-wave fiber lasers. Hendel...