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Astronomers Discovers Life-Forming Amino Acids in a Galaxy Far Far Away

Astronomers from Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, have detected for the first time the molecules methanimine and hydrogen cyanide – two ingredients that build life-forming amino acids – in a galaxy some 250 million light years away.

14 Jan 2008

Proven Filter Technology to Underpin Compact LED Multiplexing Module

Bookham, Inc., a leading provider of optical components for industrial applications, is to enter the biomedical market with its ZoroLight(tm) LED multiplexing technology. The compact LED combining module, which utilizes proprietary Bookham filter technology, is designed for bio-analytical applications and medical instrumentation.

14 Jan 2008

LOT Offers 15% Off All Arc Source Systems Till End of February

LOT are offering 15% off the the list price on all 75W-150W Arc Source System orders placed until 29th February 2008.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 11 Jan 2008

Hubble Reveals Never-Before-Seen Optical Alignment in Space

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a never-before-seen optical alignment in space: a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside the other like a bull's-eye pattern.

10 Jan 2008

Using Hubble Space Telescope to Understand Violent Lives of Galaxies

Astronomers are using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to dissect one of the largest structures in the universe as part of a quest to understand the violent lives of galaxies.

10 Jan 2008

The Infrared Sky

The infrared sky is expanding significantly for the world astronomical community with the first world release of data (DR1) from the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS).

9 Jan 2008

V.I.O. Announces Collaboration to Develop Specialized Wearable Video Technology

V.I.O. Inc., the leading innovator of hands-free video technology, announced today a direct funding collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to perform research and development of specialized wearable video technology for military and law enforcement applications.

9 Jan 2008

Carnegie Mellon Joins Collaboration in Constructing Most Powerful Survey Telescope

Carnegie Mellon University joined the collaboration building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

9 Jan 2008

New Company Unites Leading Players in the Photonics Industry

Gooch & Housego PLC today announced the launch of a new company that brings together five leading players in the photonics industry under the Gooch & Housego brand name. The new offering, launched at Photonics West 2008 (stand #1013), will deliver a comprehensive portfolio of customised optical components to the global industrial laser, bio-medical, defense and metrology market places.

8 Jan 2008

Scientific American 50 Awards for Bristol University

Research looking at the field of quantum metrology in which quantum mechanics is used to obtain highly precise measurements has been named at No 15 in Scientific American’s Top 50 outstanding technological leaderships of 2006-2007. The work was carried out by an international team of scientists, including Dr Jeremy O’Brien of Bristol University.

8 Jan 2008