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Owis Opens New Manufacturing Facility
STAUFEN, Germany, July 22, 2014 — Owis GmbH has opened a new facility for production of optical beam handling and positioning systems. The 390-m3 hall has a fully automated production process line and an advanced 12-axis turn-mill center core. Owis products are used in the life sciences, information technology and communications, image processing and mechanical engineering. For more information, visit www.owis.eu.
Quantum Materials Appoints Advisory Committee, Directors
SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 22, 2014 — Quantum dot maker Quantum Materials Corp. recently created a scientific advisory board and named two outside executives to its board of directors. The scientific advisory board will be chaired by Ghassan Jabbour, director of the renewable energy...
Fluorescence Sensor Diagnoses Diabetes
STANFORD, Calif., July 17, 2014 — A microchip that detects fluorescent signatures of antibodies associated with Type 1 diabetes could aid in prevention and early intervention. Created by a team from the Stanford University School of Medicine, the portable gold plasmonic microchip...
Fluorescence Detects Alzheimer’s Indicators in the Eye
COPENHAGEN, July 16, 2014 — Two fluorescence imaging approaches can find traces of plaque associated with Alzheimer’s disease in the eye, presenting possible opportunities for early intervention. Two companies, NeuroVision Imaging LLC of Sacramento, Calif., and Cognoptix...
Penn Researchers Get $8M to Study Effects of PDT on Lung Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2014 — An $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a four-year study of the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on a rare lung cancer associated with asbestos. The study, involving 102 patients diagnosed with malignant pleural...
‘Metamirror’ Doubles Incident Light Frequency
AUSTIN, Texas, July 8, 2014 — A nanostructure produces nonlinear effects a million times greater than traditional, macro-scale nonlinear crystals, according to a team of researchers from Texas and Germany. This “metamirror” could enable miniaturized laser systems and...
‘Nanojuice’ Aids Intestinal Imaging
BUFFALO, N.Y., July 8, 2014 — A cocktail of fluorescent dyes and nanoparticles could aid in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments. Researchers at the University at Buffalo say their “nanojuice” enables detailed images of the small intestines in mice when used in...
Microlens Developers Awarded Kingslake Medal
BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 8, 2014 — Wei Zhang of the National University of Singapore and Hans Zappe and Andreas Seifert of the University of Freiburg in Germany have been awarded the Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize for their work on tunable liquid-filled microlenses. Their 2013...
New Optogenetic Tool Controls Neuronal Signaling
DAEJEON, South Korea, July 8, 2014 — New optogenetics technology allows scientists to remotely control specific neurons with blue light. A team from the Institute for Basic Research has developed the genetically encoded, photoactive tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) technology, called...
Light-Activated Receptors Offer Cell Control
KLOSTERNEUBURG, Austria, and VIENNA, July 7, 2014 — Controlling the behavior of cells — including cancers — with light is now possible with engineered cell receptors. To accomplish this, researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and the Medical University of Vienna...
Compressive Imaging Unscrambles Light
CASTELLON, Spain, and VALENCIA, Spain, July 3, 2014 — A new compressive optical sensing technique conquers light scattering limitations of biological tissue, allowing a deeper look inside the body. Developed by a team from Jaume I University (UJI) and the University of Valencia, a single-pixel optical...
Opsens Profits Down Amid Development Push
QUEBEC CITY, July 3, 2014 — Fiber sensing firm Opsens Inc. reported a net loss of CA$1.2 million in its third quarter, citing fees related to a licensing agreement and development costs related to an arterial pressure sensor due to hit the market next year. The company said it...
Standards Sought for Hyperspectral Imaging
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 3, 2014 — A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has begun gathering data they expect will lead to universal calibration standards for hyperspectral imaging, saying the lack of such standards has impeded this noninvasive imaging...
Metamaterial a One-Way Street for Visible Light
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 2, 2014 — A structure based on hyperbolic metamaterials allows visible light to pass in only one direction, creating new possibilities for optical circuits and biosensing. Developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the device integrates...
Molecular Movies Enhance Bioimaging, Health Research
CORVALLIS, Ore., and EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, July 2, 2014 — While they won’t be hitting the red carpet anytime soon, bioimaging and health research are becoming molecular movie stars. A team from Oregon State University and the University of Alberta has created a biosensor imaging system that allows...
3 Questions Interview
Jul 1, 2014 — Optics education advocate Judy Donnelly might have retired recently, but she won’t let that slow down her efforts to advance science and learning. Donnelly won the 2012 Esther Hoffman Beller Medal from OSA, which recognizes outstanding...
Hands-on program ‘makes waves’ with kids
Jul 1, 2014 — There’s no need to make science exciting for kids – it’s already exciting. Educators just need to show them. That was the goal of the yearlong Making Waves: Optics and Acoustics program, which brought together students from three...
Light Refreshments Will Be Served
Jul 1, 2014 — In less than six months, people everywhere will anxiously await the ball drop or other symbolic event signaling the start of 2015. It seems fitting that the International Year of Light will be ushered in by fireworks and laser light shows from Paris...
Laser Components Acquires IR Detector Firm Microwatt Applications
HUDSON, N.H., June 30, 2014 — The Laser Components Group has acquired majority ownership of Microwatt Applications LLC in order to expand production of IR semiconductor detectors. Microwatt will now operate out of its Florida facility under the name Laser Components Pyro Group...
Metamaterial Shows Promise as THz Imager
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., June 30, 2014 — An imaging approach involving metamaterials could make the terahertz regime more accessible. Researchers from Boston College, the University of New Mexico and Duke University engineered a low-power multiplex tunable spatial light modulator (SLM)...
Noninvasive Brain Control Possible with New Light-Sensitive Protein
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30, 2014 — A new molecule, along with optogenetics, has put brain control in the hands of scientists. Researchers from MIT developed the protein, which is sensitive to red light and enables neurons to be manipulated noninvasively, as the controlling light...
Report: Silicon Photonics Communications Market Poised for Growth
LYON, France, June 30, 2014 — The silicon photonics device market is set to grow from $25 million in 2013 to more than $700 million in 2024, representing a 38 percent composite annual growth rate, according to research firm Yole Developpement. The market includes...
Optogenetics Allows Control of Spinal Circuits
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27, 2014 — Neuroscientists have long studied spinal circuits in the brain in efforts to better treat spinal cord injuries. Now, optogenetics could be a solution. Researchers at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research have discovered that this...
Femtosecond Lasers Used to Administer Drugs
OKINAWA, Japan, and DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 26, 2014 — A system using femtosecond lasers in conjunction with nanotechnology enables targeted and controlled drug distribution, presenting treatment possibilities for Parkinson’s disease and other ailments. Existing drug delivery procedures cannot...
Spectroscopy Combo Ups Diagnostic Accuracy
SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 26, 2014 — A new spectroscopy technique can identify melanoma with as much as 93 percent accuracy. Discovered by a team from the Institute of Electronics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and University Hospital, the new method uses light-induced...
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