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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Setting the course for successful careers
A group of Ukrainian students, with assistance of the OSA, created a course, "A Practical Course for Young Sci...
Thin-film thermoelectric technology makes optoelectronics 'cool'
Embedded thermoelectric coolers (eTECs) are smaller and thinner than conventional TECs and show promise for di...
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A cooperative project hosted by Florida State University, Molecular Expressions explores the world of optics a...
PHOTONICS INDUSTRY NEWS
USDA picks Headwall's spectral imagers for food inspection and safety
January 2, 2009--Headwall Photonics (Fitchburg, MA) announced the formation of a cooperative research a...
Advanced Photonix subsidiary Picometrix wins more terahertz contracts
December 31, 2008--Advanced Photonix announced that its subsidiary, Picometrix (Ann Arbor, MI), was sel...
LEDs to illuminate bigger and better New Year's Eve ball in Times Square
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December 30, 2008--The New York Post reports that "Everything else in the economy may be shrinki...
Product Highlights
Northrop Grumman releases FIRESTRIKE solid-state laser weapon
November 13, 2008--The world's first weaponized solid-state laser for U.S. military services is ready f...
Bookham introduces compact single-wavelength laser controller
November 10, 2008--The New Focus low-cost compact laser controller enables Bookham to target Raman spec...
Texas police department adopts 3D laser scanner for crime scene investigation
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November 6, 2008--Leica ScanStation measures crime scenes with high resolution to provide valuable thre...
Technology News
KVH wins $3.5 million FOG order to enhance remote weapon stations
January 5, 2009--KVH Industries, Inc. (Middletown, RI), says it has received a $3.5 million contract fo...
Inability of 2D human retina to specify direction in 3D space produces optical illusions, say researchers
January 5, 2009--Researchers at Duke University (Durham, NC) have issued a new study that helps explain...
Strain-adjusted LED produces phosphor-free white light
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January 2, 2009--Researchers at Peking University (Beijing, China) are crafting phosphor-free gallium n...
