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Sandia Researchers Developing Fluorescence-Based Bioaerosol to Lower False Alarm Rates

Commercially available, fast-response bioaerosol detectors that can help guard against bioterrorist strikes in large public spaces face a significant hurdle: false alarms. Facility managers responsible for airports, train stations, sports arenas, and other venues will be loathe to install biodetection systems until they can be close to certain that the hardware won't alarm without cause and force unnecessary evacuations.

20 Nov 2007

Laser Breast Imaging Clinical Results to be Presented by Imaging Diagnostic at RSNA

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, announced that the Company will feature breast cancer cases imaged with optical computed tomography technologies at RSNA 2007, in Chicago, Illinois from November 25 - 28. A CT Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) system and clinical results will be exhibited in the North Building, Hall B, in booth #6600.

20 Nov 2007

Fellows of the Optical Society of America Awarded to Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists

Ralph James and Trevor Sears, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, have been named Fellows of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Limited to ten percent of the total OSA membership, Fellows of the organization have served with distinction in the advancement of optics. The two scientists will each receive a Fellow plaque and a pin at an OSA meeting in San Jose, California, in May 2008.

20 Nov 2007

Verizon's Fastest FiOS Internet Services

Verizon continues changing the definition of "fast" for Delaware broadband users by introducing a new, symmetrical Verizon FiOS Internet service for consumers, featuring upstream and downstream connection speeds of up to 15 megabits per second (Mbps).

20 Nov 2007

Moog Announces Acquisition of Fiber Optic Design Manufacturer

Moog Inc. announced today that it has acquired PRIZM Advanced Communications Electronics Inc. for $12 million in cash.

20 Nov 2007

Cree's Extra Bright Green LEDs Available in Commercial Quantities

Cree, Inc., announced commercial availability of green XLamp® XR-E LEDs that are 70-percent brighter than the company’s previous green power LEDs. The new green XR-E produces maximum luminous flux of 87.5 lumens at 350 mA. The new green XR-E LEDs complement the previously released blue XR-E LEDs for industry-leading performance in RGB LED applications.

20 Nov 2007

Telecommunications Manufacturers to Benefit from Photonic Crystals

Smaller, faster, more efficient: BASF research scientists are helping to revolutionize the future world of telecommunications – with the aid of three-dimensional photonic crystals. In a three-year project, BASF is researching into the development of these crystals together with partners such as Hanover Laser Center, Thales Aerospace Division, Photon Design Ltd., the Technical University of Denmark and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne.

20 Nov 2007

Miniaturized Organic Lasers - Key Components of Future Integrated Photonic Devices

Efficient organic lasers with small footprint structures demonstrate the key components of future integrated photonic devices for both, communication and sensing applications. Furthermore, they offer an attractive packaging possibility for light-emitting arrays coupled to high-density optical interconnects.

19 Nov 2007

UK Research Council Invests £5m in Silicon Photonics

Silicon photonics could benefit from a research partnership between UK academia and industrial allies Intel and QinetiQ.

19 Nov 2007

Optical Nanocircuits Could Replace Conventional Electronics

US researchers believe that tiny optical versions of capacitors, resistors and inductors can be made by adjusting the size, shape and composition of sub-wavelength nanoparticles.

19 Nov 2007

Nikon Lens Includes Benefits of Vibration Reduction in a Compact and Affordable Zoom

Nikon Inc. today introduced the new versatile AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens that offers Nikon's proprietary Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help consumers snap sharper photos than ever before, even while shooting handheld.

19 Nov 2007

Gennum First to Drive Fastest Optical Cable

Continuing to showcase its innovative solutions for video broadcast, Gennum Corporation demonstrates the industry's highest speed, highest performance video transport leveraging its optical technology.

19 Nov 2007

Congress Approves to Equip USAF with Latest in Tactical Lighting Technology

Cyberlux Corporation, a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, reported today that the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations legislation contains $8 million to equip the States Air Force with the Company's BrightEye Visible and Covert Portable Illumination Systems.

19 Nov 2007

Radlink Announces New Family of Digital Imaging Products

Radlink, Inc., a supplier of affordable medical imaging systems to healthcare providers, today announced the new family of hardware and software products they will be introducing to the marketplace at RSNA 2007, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

19 Nov 2007

Verizon Successfully Completes Field Trial of Optical Network Transmission

Verizon has successfully concluded the industry's first field test of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) optical transmission, on a live, in-service 312-mile (504 kilometer) network route between Tampa, Fla., and Miami.

19 Nov 2007