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Breakthrough Procedure has Potential Applications in Medical Imaging and Biological Sensors

Chemists at the University of Connecticut have found a way to greatly increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could have significant applications in medical imaging and other areas.

6 Mar 2009

PI Introduces New Hard-Cover Catalog "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009"

Nanopositioning + Piezo Technology Specialist PI, has issued the 2009 hard-cover catalog entitled "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009".

5 Mar 2009

New Technology Presented at World's Largest Optical Communication Conference Produces Better Sources of White Light

A freak wave at sea is a terrifying sight. Seven stories tall, wildly unpredictable, and incredibly destructive, such waves have been known to emerge from calm waters and swallow ships whole. But rogue waves of light -- rare and explosive flare-ups that are mathematically similar to their oceanic counterparts -- have recently been tamed by a group of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

4 Mar 2009

Zecotek Receives Grant Payment From the Governments of Malaysia and Singapore

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced it has received grant payments from the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

3 Mar 2009

Cascade Microtech Production Qualifies ESI's Laser Probe Tip Cleaning System

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today announced its LaserMill system has been production qualified for the cleaning of Cascade Microtech's advanced probe tips. Based on the success of the system, Cascade Microtech - a leading provider of advanced wafer probing solutions - has implemented the LaserMill as the process tool of record for probe tip cleaning in its Beaverton, Ore. manufacturing facility.

3 Mar 2009

New Osaka Street Lamps Lit by LUXEON Power LEDs

Philips Lumileds today announced the installation of the first street lights using LUXEON power LEDs in Osaka Prefecture in Japan, reflecting the emergence of solid-state lighting as an energy-efficient alternative to street lamps using standard light sources.

3 Mar 2009

Siimpel Announces Investment by LG Innotek

Siimpel Corporation, a leading supplier of optical micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) based solutions for the mobile market, announced today that it has received additional investment in support of its groundbreaking MEMS technology and product development for mobile camera applications from LG Innotek Co. Ltd., Korea's leading provider of core components for cameras, display modules, and other wireless communications products.

2 Mar 2009

Optical Techniques Show Continued Promise in Detecting Pancreatic Cancer

Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the duodenum, according to clinical trial results published in the journal Disease Markers.

2 Mar 2009

Researchers Reveal Individual Fluorescent Color Centers in Diamonds using STED Microscopy

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen has now probed these color centers inside the crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope. Using STED microscopy, the scientists identified even densely packed color centers and determined their position inside the crystal with a precision better than 0.15 nanometers, corresponding to the dimension of an atom.

2 Mar 2009

OSA, IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE ComSoc Partner on New Optical Journal

The Optical Society (OSA), IEEE Photonics Society (formerly IEEE LEOS) and IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) today announced they are partnering to combine two existing publications into one, called the Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (JOCN).

27 Feb 2009