News Articles http://www.photonicsonline.com/ 12/7/2008 2:37:00 AM The latest breakthroughs in optics and photonics research and expert-led programmes examining technology innovation and new-business issues will be presented at the SPIE Europe Photonics Europe symposium in April http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Plasmonics-Metamaterials-Nanotechnology-Bioph-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/7/2008 2:37:00 AM Tens of thousands of people with severe vision loss are set to benefit after the announcement recently of a landmark partnership of world-leading Australian research institutes. Bionic Vision Australia will pursue the development of the most technologically advanced bionic eye to improve the sight of people with degenerative or inherited retinal disease. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Research-A-team-to-fast-track-Bionic-Eye-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/2/2008 4:39:33 AM Manufactured to better than lambda/10 p-v surface accuracy, the off-axis design of Beam Collimators from Optical Surfaces Ltd. (OSL) produces no central obscuration and highly efficient transmission is obtained. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/High-Performance-Beam-Collimators-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/1/2008 8:29:00 AM The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully operated the Airborne Laser's (ABL) complete weapon system for the first time last week by projecting a beam from the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built high-energy laser through the precision beam steering system. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Airborne-Laser-Achieves-Weapon-System-First-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/1/2008 2:21:00 AM Prosilica is pleased to introduce the GE1910 high performance HD resolution industrial CCD camera with Gigabit Ethernet interface. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Prosilica-Releases-HD-Resolution-Camera-With-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/28/2008 7:46:00 AM Research into the development of invisibility devices has spurred two physicists' thought on the behaviour of light to overcome the seemingly intractable problem of optical singularities which could soon lead to the manufacturing of a perfect cat's eye. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Using-Invisibility-To-Increase-Visibility-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/27/2008 3:50:00 AM Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now a team led by researchers at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science has shown that the force of light indeed can be harnessed to drive machines - when the process is scaled to nano-proportions. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/The-Photon-Force-Is-With-Us-Harnessing-Light-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/27/2008 3:48:56 AM Improving the productivity of machining processes is one of the basic requirements in every machine-tool engineering specification. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Laser-Deposition-Welding-And-Milling-In-A-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/27/2008 3:40:00 AM The FTS ThermoJet's from SP Industries, Inc. is a precision-controlled temperature forcing system designed to rapidly change the temperature of a product or device under test. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Assessing-Product-Reliability-Through-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/26/2008 4:42:32 AM The Moritex MH range of Halogen lamp light sources provide the perfect light source for image processing applications because of their high output intensity, long operational life and excellent reliability. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Halogen-Lamp-Light-Sources-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/26/2008 12:27:34 AM Building on the success from the 2008 edition, IntertechPira is pleased to announce that the 4th annual Photovoltaics Summit 2009 is set for June 1-3, 2009 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, CA, US. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Photovoltaics-Summit-2009-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 11:28:00 AM The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, recently updated the TIA-568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/TIA-Revises-Optical-Fiber-Cabling-Components-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 10:53:00 AM Gamma Scientific introduces the new Digital Light Source RS-5-93K for characterization of the performance of image sensors and image sensor systems. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Gamma-Scientific-Introduces-RS-5-93K-Digital-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 7:18:00 AM Take a gold sample the size of the head of a push pin, shoot a laser through it, and suddenly more than 100 billion particles of anti-matter appear. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Billions-Of-Particles-Of-Anti-Matter-Created-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 4:38:58 AM A new "barcode chip" developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Caltech-Scientists-Develop-Barcode-Chip-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 4:34:00 AM Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10 nanometers across. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/NIST-Stress-Tests-Probe-Nanoscale-Strains-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 4:17:00 AM Siemens Healthcare covers the entire spectrum of radiology, from fluoroscopy and digital radiography to interventional radiology, at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 30 to December 5 at McCormick Place (Booth #922, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Siemens-Demonstrates-Flexibility-Enhanced-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/25/2008 4:16:00 AM The promise of quantum computing is that it will dramatically outshine traditional computers in tackling certain key problems: searching large databases, factoring large numbers, creating uncrackable codes and simulating the atomic structure of materials. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Quantum-Computing-Spins-Closer-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/24/2008 3:50:00 PM The lack of common measurement methods among light-emitting diode (LED) and lighting manufacturers has affected the commercialization of solid-state lighting products. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Bright-Idea-Illuminates-LED-Standards-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/23/2008 4:11:00 AM Gamma Scientific introduces the new Digital Light Source RS-5-93K for characterization of the performance of image sensors and image sensor systems. http://www.photonicsonline.com/article.mvc/Gamma-Scientific-Digital-Light-Source-System-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/21/2008 1:49:00 PM