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Thorlabs Extends Mid-IR Capabilities with iGuide Purchase
NEWTON, N.J., and MONTREAL, Jan. 4, 2013 — Thorlabs announced Thursday that it has added mid-IR fiber capabilities to its portfolio through the acquisition of the iGuide optical fiber products segment of Montreal-based IRphotonics. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
3-D bow-tie nanolaser defies diffraction limit
EVANSTON, Ill. – Nanolaser devices operating at room temperature defy the diffraction limit, thanks to a lasing cavity composed of 3-D bow-tie-shaped metal nanoparticle dimers designed by researchers at Northwestern University. The diffraction limit has been a...
Moves & Expansions
Jan 1, 2013 — In Lafayette, Colo., Rocky Mountain Instrument has formed a unit, RMI Infrared LLC, to manufacture and distribute high-grade zinc selenide (ZnSe) material and finished optics. The unit, which offers several fabrication options for its chemical vapor...
Photonics Industry Undaunted by Uncertainty
Jan 1, 2013 — Despite lingering economic concerns, the photonics community is looking ahead to a brighter future – even if it means more work in the short term. Ask members of the photonics industry to describe the current state of the market, and the word...
Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions to Big Problems
Jan 1, 2013 — Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for biophotonics, and tools for lithography and spectroscopy are among the finalists for the 2013 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, the global competition...
Solutions in the spotlight at Photonics West, BiOS
Jan 1, 2013 — Photonics technologies and everything they enable will take center stage at Photonics West and BiOS in 2013. The event will set records again this year in terms of presentations, exhibitors and attendees, show organizers report. Organized by SPIE,...
Ultratech Acquires Cambridge Nanotech
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 1, 2013 — Ultratech Inc. has acquired the assets of Cambridge Nanotech Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., a developer and supplier of atomic-layer deposition (ALD) technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.
IBM Laser Technologists Honored by President Obama
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2012 — A team of three IBM scientists will receive the US National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama for the development of excimer lasers for medical use.
Photons Sense Each Other
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 28, 2012 — Photons can “sense” each other and coordinate their separate paths through a complex material, new research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows.
Guarasci Named CFO at Infraredx
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 27, 2012 — Medical device maker Infraredx Inc. has appointed Michael Guarasci as chief financial officer. Guarasci has more than 25 years of experience in financial operations and investment management, most recently at Indus Capital Partners LLC, where...
Halma Buys MicroSurgical Technology Inc. for $57M
LONDON, Dec. 26, 2012 — Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma has expanded its ophthalmic offerings with the acquisition of MicroSurgical Technology Inc. (MST) for $57 million in cash. The deal, which included an additional $2 million for cash retained in...
Invest in Photonics Shows VCs the Money
BORDEAUX, France, Dec. 26 — With a global market that experts predict could grow 8 to 10 percent annually to reach €480 billion by 2015, photonics is on the rise — and the recent Invest in Photonics convention revealed just where venture capitalists and industry...
Light Turns to Sound, then to Scalpel
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 26, 2012 — Converting light to sound with a nanotube-coated lens can create finer ultrasound waves than ever before, and the new optoacoustic technique could someday be honed to create an invisible blade for noninvasive — and maybe even painless — microsurgery.
Coherent Acquires Lumera Laser for $52M
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 — Coherent Inc. has acquired privately held Lumera Laser GmbH of Kaiserslautern, Germany, for approximately $52 million in cash, the company announced late Thursday afternoon. Lumera Laser makes ultrafast (picosecond) solid-state lasers for...
Laser Technique Reveals How Ear Amplifies Sound
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012 — When illuminated by an ultraviolet laser, a newly developed photonic drug has been shown to inactivate prestin, a motor protein in the ear, revealing how the cochlea amplifies sound.
Photonic FEL Enables Better Drug Profiling
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Dec. 20, 2012 — The combination of a free-electron laser and a photonic crystal enables better “fingerprinting” of a drug than is possible via chemical analysis.
Light Triggers Biochemical Reactions
HOUSTON, Dec. 18, 2012 — Biochemical reactions can now be remotely triggered on demand, thanks to a new technique that turns light into heat at the point of need on the nanoscale.
Lyncean Sells Its First Compact Light Source
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 17, 2012 — Lyncean Technologies Inc. has sold its first compact light source (CLS) to the newly formed Center for Advanced Laser Applications (CALA) in Munich for biomedical imaging research.
Microactuator Flexes Under Laser Light
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 17, 2012 — A microscale actuator that flexes like a tiny beckoning finger under a burst of laser light may point toward practical applications in artificial muscles, microfluidics and drug delivery.
Standardized Testing for Skin Damage
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Dec. 17, 2012 — Beauty is only skin deep, and now scientists can use a laser microscopy technique to gauge a person’s true age from his/her most shallow layer — the skin. The method could provide a standardized way to measure the extent of skin damage and the...
Electrically Conductive Nanoparticles Generate Heat to Kill Cancer Cells
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 14, 2012 — Electrically conductive polymers, commonly used in solar energy applications, have been modified to kill colorectal cancer cells when exposed to infrared light.
W.M. Keck Foundation Grants $1M for Biomedical Research
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14, 2012 — Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute has secured a $1 million grant to develop microscopy technology to advance biomedical research.
Photonics West Boasts Largest Program Yet
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2012 — SPIE Photonics West will set records again this year, thanks to its largest-ever biomedical technical program and BiOS Expo, which are driving growth for the 2013 event, SPIE said.
Laser Optics Enable View Inside a Fly’s Eye
VIENNA, Dec. 12, 2012 — New laser optics technology that supports high-resolution 3-D microscopy is providing a view into the interior of flies, mice and even medical tissue samples.
SPIE Urges Leaders to Avoid Fiscal Cliff, Support Science
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 12, 2012 — What do we want? A bipartisan plan to avoid the fiscal cliff that also supports science and education. When do we want it? Now.
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