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UB Engineers Create Rainbow-Colored Polymer Using Holographic Lithography Method

An easy-to-make rainbow filter that could help users identify the true color of everything from paint to medicine has been named to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) list of 2013 Innovations that Could Change the Way You Manufacture.

15 Mar 2013

P&P Optica to Participate in Canadian Technology Accelerator Program

P&P Optica Inc., a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance optical spectrometers, has been selected as one of eight Canadian companies to participate in the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program in Boston.

14 Mar 2013

Photonis Granted European Patent for Ion Mobility Spectrometer Using Resistive Glass

PHOTONIS USA, a leading electro-optic manufacturer, has been awarded a European patent for the manufacture of an ion mobility spectrometer built using Resistive Glass technology. Patents were previously granted in the US for the instrument as well as for other specific products made with the specialty glass.

From PHOTONIS Technologies S.A.S. 13 Mar 2013

Researchers Track Protein Interaction Using IR and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Researchers at the Ruhr Universität Bochum have developed a new method for attaching proteins to the surface of germanium crystals – for the first time also membrane proteins. This enables time-resolved tracking of the interactions between molecules using infrared spectroscopy in a way that is accurate down to atomic resolution.

11 Mar 2013

Laser Accelerates Electron Beam in Free Space

Accelerating a free electron with a laser has been a longtime goal of solid-state physicists.

28 Feb 2013

Novel Mass Spectrometry Technique Can Run Multiple Samples

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a new way to accelerate a workhorse instrument that identifies proteins. The high-speed technique could help diagnose cancer sooner and point to new drugs for treating a wide range of conditions.

26 Feb 2013

Scientists Demonstrate Advantages of Wavelength-Modulated Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications

Raman spectroscopy has enabled incredible advances in numerous scientific fields and is a powerful tool for tissue classification and disease recognition, although there have been considerable challenges to using the method in a clinical setting. Scientists have now demonstrated the advantages of wavelength-modulated Raman spectroscopy, opening the door to wider biomedical and clinical applications such as real-time assessment of tissues during surgery. This study is published in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging.

20 Feb 2013

Astronomers Employ Multi-Object Spectroscopy to Study Atmosphere of Exoplanets

When astronomers discovered planet GJ 1214b circling a star more than 47 light-years from Earth in 2009, their data presented two possibilities. Either it was a mini-Neptune shrouded in a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium, or it was a water world nearly three times the size of Earth.

20 Feb 2013

Researchers Analyze Planet’s Atmosphere Using Multi-Object Spectroscopy

19 Feb 2013

Princeton Instruments IsoPlane Spectrograph Wins Prestigious Prism Award for Photonics Innovation

Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce the company’s IsoPlane imaging spectrograph has won SPIE’s Prism Award for Photonics Innovation in the category of Detectors, Sensing, Imaging and Cameras.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 18 Feb 2013