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Advanced Optical MEMS Platform to be Featured at 2010 OFC-NFOEC Show

Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned, independent MEMS solutions company, has developed an Advanced Optical MEMS platform for the fiber communication industry that decreases the time it takes to bring a device to market and reduces development and operational costs.

From Micralyne Inc. 23 Mar 2010

CyOptics Demonstrates 500G TOSA and ROSA for Photonic Integration

CyOptics Inc., an industry leader in the design and manufacture of Photonic Integration Circuits, today announced the successful demonstration of an industry first ½ Terabit/s (500Gbps) Transmit Optical Subassembly ...

23 Mar 2010

Project to Revolutionise Biosensors for Point of Care Diagnostics

Expertise spanning Photonic Crystals to Proteomics is allowing the P3SENS consortium to develop technology that can satisfy the sensitivity, easy-of-use and cost requirements of an emergency-medicine diagnostic device. C...

23 Mar 2010

The World's Smallest Microlaser

ETH-Zurich physicists have developed a new kind of laser that shatters the boundaries of possibility: it is by far the smallest electrically pumped laser in the world and one day could revolutionize chip technology.

23 Mar 2010

Scientists Performs Quantum Walk in a Quantum System with up to 23 Steps

A team of scientists led by the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has successfully performed a quantum walk in a quantum system with up to 23 steps. The study...

22 Mar 2010

Recent Work to Develop Semiconductor Nanowire Sheds Light on High-Efficiency Solar Cells and LEDs

A recent advance by Arizona State University researchers in developing nanowires could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells for generating energy from sunlight, and to better light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that could replace less energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs.

22 Mar 2010

Researchers Create First 3D Invisibility Cloak

EU-funded researchers have created the first three-dimensional (3D) invisibility cloak and used it to successfully hide a small bump on a gold surface. The findings represent a major advance in the field of transformatio...

19 Mar 2010

Fraunhofer Researchers Design Mini-Laboratory for Medical Applications

Many illnesses can be reliably diagnosed through laboratory tests, but these in vitro analyses often use up valuable time. A system developed by Fraunhofer research scientists, which can carry out complex analyses on the spot, will soon be ready for the market.

19 Mar 2010

Quantum Mechanics Applies to Mechanical Motion of Large Object

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have provided the first clear demonstration that the theory of quantum mechanics applies to the mechanical motion of an object large enough to be seen by the naked eye. Their work satisfies a longstanding goal among physicists.

18 Mar 2010