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Research Collaboration to Tackle Photonic Data Handling
GLASGOW, Scotland, and BELFAST, Northern Ireland, May 29, 2014 — Two universities and 12 industrial partners in the UK are forming an £ 8.1 million (about $13.5 million) doctoral training collaboration aimed at fostering photonics advances for data storage. The focus of the center will be developing low-cost, manufacturable heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) techniques enabled by components such as lasers, waveguides and plasmonic antennas. HAMR would allow recording densities to continue to increase at the same rate as has happened over the
Rotational Sensor Exploits Polarization
ERLANGEN, Germany, May 29, 2014 — A rotational angle sensor that measures light polarization aims to be less finicky than its optical and magnetic counterparts. Magnetic sensors are durable but not as precise as optical sensors. Optical sensors, meanwhile, must be precisely mounted...
Airbus Defense and Space Joins Beacon Project
PARIS, May 28, 2014 — Airbus Defense and Space has begun working with the Beacon project, a collaborative R&D project that focuses on the development of various photonic technologies for the future of high-capacity, energy efficient telecommunication satellites. As...
Augmented Reality Device Easier on the Eyes
TUCSON and STORRS, Conn., May 28, 2014 — A new device aims to make augmented reality (AR) technology easier on the eyes. Developed by researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of Connecticut, the OST-HMD (optical see-through head-mounted display) device is similar to...
Hungarian Attosecond Laser Facility Gets EU Funding
BRUSSELS, May 28 2014 — The European Commission recently approved € 111 million (about $150 million) to build an attosecond laser research complex in Hungary. This will be the third of four parts in a pan-European laser research hub dubbed Extreme Light Infrastructure...
Nanowire Probes Provide Visual Enhancement for AFM
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 28, 2014 — Nanowire probe tips originally intended for atomic force microscopes in near-field scanning microwave microscopy (NSMM) applications could have another use.
Goodman Prize Goes to Authors of Metamaterials Textbook
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and ATLANTA, May 23, 2014 — Vladimir Shalaev of Purdue University and Wenshan Cai of the Georgia Institute of Technology have been named the 2014 recipients of the Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award. Their book, “Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and...
Nano-optical Tweezers Make Single-Molecule Protein Study Easier
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, May 23, 2014 — Laser tweezers could eventually replace fluorescence imaging in applications such as studying heterogeneity in virus populations and nanoparticle manipulation. A nano-optical tweezer, developed at the University of Victoria, facilitates the capture...
Nanosphere-Laced Polymer Changes Color Under Stress
RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 23, 2014 — A plastic film that changes color under stress could provide more detailed information in product safety testing and other areas where pressure and strain are measured. A lab at the University of California, Riverside, used a self-assembly method to...
IR Imagers More Affordable with New Ultrathin Lens
PARIS, May 22, 2014 — An innovative ultrathin lens could lead to more affordable IR thermal imaging cameras. The 1-mm-thick silicon Fresnel lens was developed by researchers from the French aerospace lab Onera, French thermal imaging sensor company ULIS, the Optical...
Enablence Tech Names New CEO
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, May 21, 2014 — Enablence Technologies Inc., a supplier of photonic and optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, has named Evan Chen its new chief executive officer. Chen, who will replace outgoing CEO Jacob Sun, has served as the...
Optical Scanner Shines New Light on Brain
ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2014 — A new generation of optical neuroimaging touts effectiveness comparable to MRI and PET technologies, but has the ability to see and study areas of the brain that the others cannot. Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) is a new brain scanning technology...
THz Technique Determines Paint Thickness
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 21, 2014 — A new method for harmlessly characterizing coats of paint can help prevent a vehicle’s body from rusting, and may have health and safety applications as well. Applied Research and Photonics Inc. has developed a way to harmlessly penetrate...
Glaucoma Study Builds on OCT
VIENNA, May 20, 2014 — Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an important tool in diagnosing problems in the retina. It’s downfall, however, is that it lacks the ability to provide more specific information about retinal function. A new technique, developed by a...
New Detector Harnesses THz Light Efficiently
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 20, 2014 — A new take on traditional gauges and imaging systems could more efficiently harness THz frequencies that have long eluded detectors.
Nanotronics Imaging Expands Tech Team
BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 16, 2014 — Nanotronics Imaging has enhanced its technical team with the appointments of a new chief technology officer and a new science director. Nicolas Heron has been named CTO. He brings 18 years of industry experience, including in storage virtualization,...
Neuronal Imaging System Shows Bigger 3-D Picture
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and VIENNA, May 19, 2014 — A new technique could lead to a better understanding of how neuronal networks process sensory information and even how behavior is created in the brain. A team from MIT, the University of Vienna and the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology has...
Photon Collider Theoretically Produces Matter
LONDON, May 18, 2014 — Producing matter from light via two-photon collision was originally proposed in 1934, but there has never been a viable experimental method to prove this fundamental prediction of quantum electrodynamics – until now. The 80-year-old theory,...
Porous Silicon Uses Sunlight to Generate Hydrogen
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 19, 2014 — A new porous silicon photocatalyst that generates hydrogen from water with help from sunlight could find applications in optical electronics, biosensors and batteries. A mesoporous crystalline silicon, the material touts large surface area and...
Light-Based Approach Pushes PDT Deeper into Body Tissue
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 16, 2014 — Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for years has proven to be an effective cancer treatment, although only on easily accessible tumors such as in oral and skin cancers. A new technique — developed by a team from the University at Buffalo in...
Amplification Concept Simplifies Ultrafast Lasers
MONTREAL, May 15, 2014 — Ultrafast lasers operate at the physical limits of optical materials. This has long set limits on molecular imaging, which requires short, powerful light pulses. A team from the Energy Materials Telecommunications Research Center at the National...
Combined Imaging, Treatment Regime Targets Tumors
CINCINNATI, May 15, 2014 — Certain types of brain tumors are difficult to image and detect, making them even more difficult to treat. A team from the Cincinnati Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute has discovered a new approach to in vivo imaging of...
Laser Mirror Counteracts Deformation
JENA, Germany, May 15, 2014 — When photons push against mirrors inside laser cavities, the mirrors get deformed. But scientists now have a way to push back. A ceramic mirror in development by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering and Ilmenau...
Broadening the Scope for Optically Active Compounds
KANAZAWA, Japan, May 14, 2014 — Creating optically active chiral compounds &mdash which are becoming more and more important in chemical manufacturing — just got a bit easier. A team from Kanazawa University has devised a method for producing chiral molecules via...
Hyperbolic Metamaterials Advance Practical Applications
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 14, 2014 — Optical imaging of objects as small as DNA strands could be possible using hyperbolic metamaterials. The ultrathin crystalline films act like metals when light passes through in one direction and like dielectrics when light passes in a perpendicular...

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