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40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernets Will Result in $4.3 Billion by 2016

The IEEE's efforts to create 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernets will result in $4.3 billion in annual revenues by 2016, according to a new report from CIR, an industry analyst firm based here.

15 Jan 2008

IMEC Further improves Source-Code for Scalable Video Decoding

IMEC has further improved its source-code for standard-compliant Scalable Video Decoding (SVC = H.264 extension), now performing 20 times faster and using only a tenth of the memory footprint compared to the SVC standard reference code.

From imec Inc. 15 Jan 2008

PennWell Officially Launches its Latest Venture

Looking to capitalize on the rapidly growing market for optical technologies and instrumentation in the life sciences, PennWell Corporation has officially launched its latest venture, BioOptics World. The new magazine and web site are now live and available at www.bioopticsworld.com.

15 Jan 2008

Intense Enters China Market

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation lasers, has signed a distribution agreement with A&P Instruments, a leading OEM distributor of lasers and instrumentation in China.

15 Jan 2008

ColorChip Announces the Release of Triplexer Transceivers for FTTH Market

ColorChip, a leading developer and provider of fiber optics components based on PLC technology, announced today the release of a GEPON (EPON) PX10 Triplexer transceivers for the FTTH market.

15 Jan 2008

ColorChip Releases Meteor II GPON Diplexer Transceiver for FTTH Market

ColorChip, a leading developer and provider of fiber optics components based on PLC technology, announced today the release of the Meteor II GPON Class A+ diplexer transceiver for the FTTH market

15 Jan 2008

3DIcon Files Patent for Virtual Moving Screen

3DIcon Corporation, a development-stage technology company, announced today that its research team at the University of Oklahoma, working under a sponsored research agreement (SRA), has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describing a virtual moving screen for rendering three-dimensional (3D) images.

15 Jan 2008

MESSENGER Spacecraft Makes its First Flyby of Mercury

A University of Michigan space instrument will take the first direct measurements of the planet Mercury's wispy atmosphere and space environment on Jan. 14, when NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft does its initial flyby of the closest world to the sun.

15 Jan 2008

Unique Hands-On Experience with State-of-the-Art Scientific Equipment for Visitors

Nikon Instruments, Inc. today announced a partnership with the Marian Koshland Science Museum and the National Academy of Sciences to place a Coolscope Microscope in the museum's first-ever Microbe Lab.

15 Jan 2008

New Laser Diode Bar Offers More Than 60W of Power

Bookham, Inc., a leading manufacturer of optical components for industrial applications, today announced the launch of its next generation 808nm multi-mode high power laser diode bar portfolio, with the fully qualified products delivering in excess of 60W in continuous wave operation for pumping and fiber-coupled applications.

15 Jan 2008

Ortronics Fiber Optic Patch Cords Ideal for High Density LC Duplex Patching Applications

Ortronics/Legrand, a global leader in high performance copper, fiber and wireless structured cabling solutions, will introduce the OptiMo SpaceSaver fiber optic patch cords at the BICSI Winter Conference, January 13 - 16 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

15 Jan 2008

Ortronics Launches Latest Pre-Terminated Fiber Optic Cabling System

Ortronics/Legrand, a global leader in high performance copper, fiber and wireless structured cabling solutions, will introduce the Momentum 3 modular, pre-terminated fiber optic cabling system at the BICSI Winter Conference, January 13 - 16 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

15 Jan 2008

Ortronics Precision Fiber Optic Cleave Tool Eliminates Need for Field Cleave Inspections

Ortronics/Legrand, a global leader in high performance copper, fiber and wireless structured cabling solutions, will introduce the OptiMo precision fiber optic cleave tool at the BICSI Winter Conference, January 13 - 16 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

15 Jan 2008

Aerotech Goniometer Stages Aimed at Optical Component Industry

Aerotech's ANT-20G goniometer stages provide a compact, high speed and high throughput solution for single or multi-axis angular positioning and alignment applications where free access is required at the central point of rotation.

15 Jan 2008

New Capabilities Enhance Astronomers' Views of the Universe

Starting January 19, Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii's planetarium will be the first in the world to have 3D stereoscopic capabilities, revolutionizing the planetarium industry. The new system heightens general audience entertainment experiences, but more importantly becomes a tool for astronomers' research by allowing them to see how celestial bodies are situated and how the universe is changing.

15 Jan 2008