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Global Photonic IC Market Expected to Grow at 27.7% CAGR During 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Photonic IC Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

20 Dec 2013

Researchers Map Key Drug Targets Using Innovative Techniques and New X-Ray Technology

Researchers have used new techniques and one of the brightest X-ray sources on the planet to map the 3-D structure of an important cellular gatekeeper in a more natural state than possible before.

20 Dec 2013

Scientists Investigate Optical Properties of Natural Pollen with Laser

Leipzig, Germany. Pollen reflects more sunlight than previously known, and makes up to one third of the total amount of aerosol particles in the atmosphere. Aerosol particles influence optical depth which provides a measure of the opacity of the atmosphere. These results, reported by scientists of the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Korea and the Leibniz-Institute of Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), are published in the research journal Atmospheric Environment. This study is the first to investigate the optical properties of natural pollen with a laser operating at 532-nm emission wavelength.

19 Dec 2013

Final Mirrors for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Arrive at Goddard

The final three of 18 primary mirrors for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for integration prior to a scheduled launch in 2018.

19 Dec 2013

Lockheed Martin Completes Solar Ultraviolet Imager Instrument for GOES Satellite Missions

A Lockheed Martin team has completed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument that will make crucial solar measurements when it flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite missions, known as the GOES-R series.

19 Dec 2013

Rice University Professor Rebecca Richards-Kortum Named Optical Society Fellow

Rebecca Richards-Kortum has been elected a fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) — the leading professional society for scientists, engineers, students and business leaders who fuel discoveries, shape real-world applications and accelerate achievements in the science of light. She is one of 71 new OSA fellows.

18 Dec 2013

Researchers Develop Innovative Hollow Core Fibers that Hold Potential for Laser Surgery

Work led by Dr Jonathan Shephard in the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences at Heriot-Watt University and collaborators at the University of Bath has been highlighted in the article “Moving Past the Articulated Arm” in the latest edition of Biophotonics.

18 Dec 2013

Training with Stroboscopic Eyewear Improves Performance of Hockey Players

Professional hockey players who trained with special eyewear that only allowed them to see action intermittently showed significant improvement in practice drills, according to a Duke University study with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.

16 Dec 2013

New Photo-lithography System PhableR 100 by Eulitha AG

Eulitha AG, A Swiss based company specializing in novel nano lithography technologies, today announced the availability of a new photo-lithography system PhableR 100 for printing high resolution nano-structures, especially for research and development applications as well as pilot and low-volume production use.

12 Dec 2013

New Transfer Project for polyoptics

polyoptics GmbH the German based company, a developer and manufacturer of polymer optics received a transfer project with a production volume in the mid six-figure range.

From polyoptics GmbH 12 Dec 2013