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RoboSense Named a 2019 CES Innovation Honoree for Lidar Advancement
SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 7, 2019 — RoboSense has been named a CES 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for its RS-IPLS Intelligent Perception lidar system. An annual program that celebrates outstanding design, the CES Innovation Awards recognize honorees across 28 product categories. A panel of judges, including designers, engineers, and members of the technology media, reviews submissions based on design, functionality, consumer appeal, engineering, and how the products compare with competition.
RIT’s Bhattacharya Building Nanoparticle Laser Framework
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2019 — Mishkat Bhattacharya, an associate professor of physics at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and a member of the Future Photon Initiative, is collaborating on a multi-university project exploring quantum science in levitated mechanical...
EMVA’s Berndt Elected to Photonics21 Board
BRUSSELS, Feb. 7, 2019 — As a member of the European Machine Vision Association’s board of directors, Dirk Berndt was recently elected to the Photonics21 board of stakeholders. The board of stakeholders is the main decision-making body of the European technology platform...
Corning, WaveOptics Enter AR Partnership
CORNING, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2019 — Glass supplier Corning Inc. and diffractive waveguide manufacturer WaveOptics Ltd. have entered into a long-term supply agreement for augmented reality (AR) optics. Corning will provide ultra-flat, high-index glass wafers for WaveOptics’ waveguides,...
UC Santa Barbara’s Lubin Describes Interstellar Laser Travel
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2019 — Experimental cosmologist Philip Lubin recently presented interstellar space travel scenarios at the Optical Society’s Laser Congress in Boston, informed by his direction of the NASA Starlight and Breakthrough Starshot programs. Lubin, a professor of...
Acquisition of Aeryon Labs Expands FLIR’s UAS Offerings
WILSONVILLE, Ore., Feb. 2, 2019 — FLIR Systems Inc. has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets for $200 million. Aeryon’s vertical takeoff and landing...
Photodigm Names Bob Davis VP of Sales
RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 29, 2019 — Photodigm Inc., manufacturer of monolithic DBR laser diodes for instrumentation, metrology, and medical diagnostics, recently announced the appointment of Bob Davis as vice president of sales. Davis will provide sales support for all of Photodigm’s...
InPulse to Accelerate PIC Development in Europe
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 29, 2019 — InPulse is a pilot project that will offer access to the latest production technology for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on indium phosphide to startups with promising ideas, but no access to PIC manufacturing facilities. The pilot...
Max Planck Florida Institute Becomes ZEISS 'Labs@Location' Partner
JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 21, 2019 — The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) and the Germany-based microscopy company ZEISS announced a “labs@location” partnership agreement on Jan. 17. As a “labs@location” partner institution, MPFI will have access to state-of-the-art...
Millimeter Wave Imager 'Sees' Through Solid Objects
NEWARK, Del., Jan. 4, 2019 — A camera-like device that generates and detects millimeter waves that “see” through solid objects has been built by a University of Delaware (UD) student engineering team. These high-frequency waves, which are more energetic than microwaves but less...
Imec, Ghent, SEED Develop Autonomous, Electronic Contact Lens
LEUVEN, Belgium, Dec. 24, 2018 — Nanoelectronic hub imec, Ghent University, and contact lens manufacturer SEED Co. have developed a contact lens with an integrated LED light as part of a novel wearable device. The device also includes an ultrathin silicon microchip, a radio...
IDEX Opens New Optics Center of Excellence
ROHNERT PARK, Calif., Dec. 22, 2018 — Life sciences and optics technology developer IDEX Health & Science LLC opened its new state-of-the-art facility in Rochester, N.Y., aiming for scalable future growth of its optical components, subsystems, and filters business.
Teledyne Acquires Roper Technologies' Scientific Imaging Divisions
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., and SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 21, 2018 — Teledyne Technologies Inc. and Roper Technologies Inc. have entered into an agreement under which Teledyne will acquire the scientific imaging businesses of Roper for $225M in cash. Roper’s scientific imaging businesses include Princeton...
Amazon Reveals Machine Learning Services
SEATTLE, Dec. 21, 2018 — Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) has announced 13 new machine learning capabilities and services, across all layers in the machine learning stack, to help put machine learning in the hands of more developers. AWS introduced new Amazon SageMaker...
National Quantum Initiative Act Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 20, 2018 — The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) — a broad-based collaborative alliance among industry, academia, and government to raise awareness of optics, photonics, and quantum science and technology — is commending the U.S. House of...
TRUMPF Acquires Laser Diode Division of Philips
DITZINGEN, Germany, Dec. 18, 2018 — TRUMPF GmbH is acquiring 100 percent of Photonics GmbH from Philips, headquartered in Ulm, Germany. TRUMPF says this opens up a new market segment for the company in addition to its existing business in high-power diode lasers and expands its...
Excelitas to Acquire Axsun
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 12, 2018 — Excelitas Technologies announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Axsun Technologies (Billerica, Mass., U.S.). Axsun is a privately held company specializing in the development and production of innovative, MEMS-based light...
Jenoptik Fills Traffic Safety Orders
JENA, Germany, Dec. 6, 2018 — Jenoptik is set to deliver hundreds of systems for speed enforcement to Algeria’s Ministry of Interior and Local Government, as well as another major client in the Middle East. Beginning in the last quarter of 2018, Jenoptik will deliver 600 of its...
LeddarTech Adds Pierce, Poulin to Leadership Team
QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 6, 2018 — Lidar developer LeddarTech Inc. has added two senior executives to its leadership team. Adrian Pierce was appointed the vice president of global sales and business development. Pierce brings more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor...
Scintacor Acquires Assets of Photonic Science Ltd.
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 6, 2018 — Scintacor Ltd. has announced the acquisition of the intellectual property, business name, and physical assets of Photonic Science Ltd. by its newly formed group company, Photonic Science and Engineering Ltd. Photonic Science Ltd. was formed in 1985...
Fraunhofer Institute, OtoNexus Tackle Middle Ear Infection with MEMS
DRESDEN, Germany, Dec. 5, 2018 — The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems and OtoNexus Medical Technologies have partnered to employ microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for middle ear infections. OtoNexus is developing a novel medical device to quickly and accurately...
InfraTec Expansion Reaches Milestone
DRESDEN, Germany, Dec. 5, 2018 — InfraTec GmbH Infrarotsensorik und Messtechnik has completed the shell of its expansion complex, reaching a major milestone in the company’s investment. The new complex unites two areas: a 400-sq-m cleanroom for the production of optoelectronic...
2019 Prism Award Finalists Announced
BELLINGHAM, Wash., and PITTSFIELD, Mass., Dec. 5, 2018 — Established industry stalwarts will compete with disruptive startups at the Prism Awards ceremony and banquet during SPIE Photonics West 2019 in San Francisco. Celebrating its 11th year, the Prism Awards recognize industrial innovation in photonics...
Plessey, EV Group Partner for Micro-LED Technology
PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 4, 2018 — Optoelectronic solutions developer Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has entered into a collaboration with the EV Group, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment, to bring high-performance gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) monolithic...
EOS Imaging Appoints Lobinsky New CEO
PARIS, Dec. 4, 2018 — Medical device developer EOS Imaging SA has promoted Mike Lobinsky to the position of CEO. He will leave his position as president of EOS’ North American business. Lobinsky has more than 20 years of experience in the medical technology industry with...

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