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Toshiba Sells Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment to Sony for $646 Million

Toshiba has announced that the equipment for manufacturing semiconductors is being handed over to Sony for $646 million (¥53 billion).

By Andy Choi 8 Mar 2011

Photonics Company, Alfalight Signs Investment and Technology Agreement with In-Q-Tel

Alfalight, an aluminum-free laser diode manufacturer, has announced an investment and technology agreement with In-Q-Tel, the technology investment firm of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2011

Imec Deploys ASML’s NXE:3100 Scanner for EUVL Research Program

The President and CEO of Imec, Luc Van den Hove has announced that the installation process of the NXE:3100, ASML’s Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography scanner (EUVL), has begun in its facility at Leuven.

From imec Inc. 7 Mar 2011

Innovative Floating Solar Technology Offers a New Paradigm in Energy Production

Solaris Synergy, an Israel-based company, EDF Group, a French-based firm, have collaborated to develop floating solar power plants.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2011

BIOLASE Receives U.S. Patent to Apply Laser Technologies for Vision Correction

Manufacturer and distributor of dental laser products, BIOLASE Technology has received a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that covers the use of its laser technologies for vision correction.

7 Mar 2011

Innovative Light Technology Reduces Radiation Side Effects in Cancer Patients

Quantum Devices, in collaboration with NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program, has used space technology for innovative medical applications.

7 Mar 2011

Mitsubishi Electric Develops Advanced Laser Diode for Transmission Devices

Mitsubishi Electric, manufacturer of electric and electronic products, has produced a fully monolithically integrated laser diode for transmission products that sends huge data at 43 Gbps. This technique is known as Return to Zero Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying.

7 Mar 2011

Finisar Launches Ethernet Passive Optical Network Stick in MSA SFP Footprint

Finisar, provider of fiber optic subsystems and components, has launched an Ethernet Passive Optical Network Stick (EPON), the first interoperable stick in a Multi-Source Agreement Small Form-factor Pluggable Optical Networking Unit.

7 Mar 2011

Gumstix Unveils Tiny Camera Boards for Machine Vision Applications

Gumstix, developer, manufacturer and marketer of tiny Linux computers, has released two camera expansion boards for Overo Computer-on-Module (COM) series.

7 Mar 2011

Honeywell Introduces Transparent Coatings for Solar Panels

Honeywell, provider of aerospace and control technologies, has added a new product in its SOLARC line of anti-reflective coating materials for solar panels.

7 Mar 2011

TILL Photonics Launches Two-Photon Imaging Fluorescence Microscope

TILL Photonics has launched a two-photon, dual-color imaging fluorescence microscope called the IntraVital2P that provides efficient images of live tissues.

5 Mar 2011

DOMINANT Introduces High Intensity SPNovaLED with RGB Technology

DOMINANT Opto Technologies has expanded its SPNovaLED portfolio with the launch of a high intensity SPNovaLED (NMRTB-WSG), a substitute for the currently available NMRTB-USD equipment.

5 Mar 2011

PSE+G Installs Rooftop Solar Panel System at its Central Division Headquarters in New Jersey

New Jersey-based utility company, Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) proclaimed that it has finished the deployment of a rooftop solar panel system at its headquarters.

5 Mar 2011

LightPath Technologies Unveils Optical Isolators for Compact Laser Diodes

LightPath Technologies, provider of optical components and systems for laser aided industrial tools, optical storage device, barcode scanners and machine-vision, has launched optical isolators called the Oasis Monolithic Isolator and the Aspheric LensOasis. They are compact systems and are integrated with both isolator and aspheric lens.

5 Mar 2011

BFi OPTiLAS Unveils New Version of Manlight’s Pulsed Fiber Laser

BFi OPTiLAS, a division of Acal and a supplier of photonics and electronics products in the pan-European market, has launched the latest version of MENTAD 1550 nm pulsed fiber laser from Manlight, a French-based company that produces fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers.

5 Mar 2011