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Complex 3D Integrated Circuits Involving Optical Element Now Easier to Make

Complex three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits involving both optical and electronic elements are now easier to make, thanks to a “wafer bonding” technique developed by a European research consortium. With the right commercial backing, the new technology will help Europe stay competitive in communications and sensor technology.

20 Dec 2007

Epilog Laser Showcases Latest Laser Technologies at Consumer Electronics Show

Epilog Laser, the leading producer of flying-optics based CO2 and fiber laser systems, will exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 7-10 at booth #15746 in the Central Hall.

20 Dec 2007

2009 The Year of Astronomy

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) celebrates the first astronomical use of the telescope by Galileo — a momentous event that initiated 400 years of astronomical discoveries and triggered a scientific revolution which profoundly affected our worldview. Now telescopes on the ground and in space explore the Universe, 24 hours a day, across all wavelengths of light.

20 Dec 2007

Latest Cedip Jade SWIR Offers Broader Spectral Response and Better Performance

The Jade SWIR from Cedip Infrared Systems is a Near Infrared Camera incorporating a high quantum efficiency TE-cooled MCT focal plane array detector to provide spectral response from 0.8 to 2.5µm.

20 Dec 2007

The World Photonics Market Grows to $600 Billion in 2015

A new study reports that the European optics sector grew by 12% last year, and predicts that the world photonics market will grow by 7.6% annually for the next eight years.

20 Dec 2007

Market for Organic Electronics Materials Will Surge to $15.8 billion in 2015

The market for organic electronics materials will be worth $4.9 billion in 2012 surging to $15.8 billion in 2015, according to a new report from NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm based here.

19 Dec 2007

Volcano Corporation Completes Acquisition of OCT Company

Volcano Corporation, a provider of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and functional measurement (FM) products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and structural heart disease, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of CardioSpectra, Inc.

19 Dec 2007

Micronit Constructs Next-Generation X-Ray Telescope in a Joint Project

Cosine Research (cosine) and Micronit Microfluidics (Micronit) are proud to announce their cooperation in an X-ray telescope project for the European Space Agency (ESA). The collaborative project concerns the development of a new type of lens for the observation of X-ray radiation from the universe.

19 Dec 2007

New Approach to Analyse Surfaces with Different Reflectivities

Due to their stable design, Fizeau interferometers are used to determine the topography of surfaces such as, e.g., plane surfaces. PTB has now developed a method which makes it possible to analyse surfaces with different reflectivities in a simple way. This method can also be extended to dynamic measurements.

19 Dec 2007

ESA Signs Agreement Allowing Supply of Satellite-Based Earth Observation Data

ESA and the European Commission have signed a €48 million grant that will allow the space agency to ensure the coordinated and timely supply of satellite-based Earth Observation data for the preoperational phase of GMES from 2008 to 2010. The signing of the grant marks the first real cooperation between the two in the GMES framework.

19 Dec 2007

Advancements in Emerging Field of Plasmonics Yield Revolutionary Technologies

Harry Potter may not have talked much about plasmonics in J. K. Rowling's fantasy series, but University of Maryland researchers are using this emerging technology to develop an invisibility cloak that exists beyond the world of bespectacled teenage wizards.

19 Dec 2007

New Material Revolutionise Solar Cell Technology

A new material, nano flakes, may revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity. If so, even ordinary households can benefit from solar electricity and save money in the future.

19 Dec 2007

EMCORE Acquire Intel's Optical Platform Division

EMCORE Corporation and Intel Corporation today announced a definitive agreement for EMCORE to acquire the telecom-related portion of Intel's Optical Platform Division for $85 million.

19 Dec 2007

Viaspace Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Laser Based Humidity Sensor

VIASPACE Inc. announced that fuelcellmaterials.com of Lewis Center, Ohio and VIASPACE have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for North, Central and South America for VIASPACE Energy products, beginning with VIASPACE Energy's new HS-1000 VIASENSOR, a laser based humidity sensor for gas based fuel cells that provides in-situ readings every 1.5 seconds.

19 Dec 2007

Astronomers Able to Reconstruct Site of Flare on Solar-Like Star

Flare found on ultra-fast rotating star puzzles astronomers Using observations from ESO’s VLT, astronomers were able for the first time to reconstruct the site of a flare on a solar-like star located 150 light y...

19 Dec 2007