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May 2013

• 23 May – Researchers Use Modified DVD Drive to Perform Quick Blood Analysis – OSA.org


• 21 May – Unusual Testbed Analyzes X-ray Navigation Technologies – R & D.org


• 21 May – Antarctic Observatory Detects Unexplained Ultra-High-Energy Particles – OSA.org


• 20 May – Lab Sets a New Record for Creating Heralded Photons – Phys.org


• 17 May – Lost City of Gold: Did Lasers Help Discover Ciudad Blanca? – International Science Times


• 16 May – Science Advisor Praises Obama For Measures To Promote Science – OSA.org


• 15 May – Performance Improvement in Solar-powered Hydrogen Generation – R & D.org


• 14 May – New Laser Beam Propagation Analyzer Taken into Production – OSA.org


• 13 May – New Method of Finding Planets Scores its First Discovery – Phys.org


• 10 May – Oclaro Stock Challenged by Soft Demand, Forcing Sell-Off – Optics & Photonics News


• 10 May – Amplification Scheme to Give X-ray Lasers more Power – R & D Mag


• 9 May – New Digital Camera Mimics Insects' Vision – OSA.org


• 8 May – Quantum Optics with Microwaves – Phys.org


• 7 May – Herschel Completes Mission in Space – OSA.org


• 6 May – After Fusion Failure, NIF Shifts Priorities – Photonics.com


• 6 May – Quantum-assisted Nano-imaging of Living Organism – Imaging & Microscopy


• 4 May – May the Fourth be with you: What Star Wars Technologies Exist Today? – Geekquinox


• 3 May – NASA Mulls Missions for Donated Spy Satellite Telescopes – Space.com


• 2 May – GE Researchers Bring Next Generation Laser Technology to the Plant Floor – OSA.org


• 1 May – MARKET INSIGHTS: Selling Overseas—if you Are Serious About the Global Photonics Market – Laser Focus World


• 1 May – New Type of Super-resolution Microscope Doesn’t Need Fluorescent Dyes – R & D.org


• 1 May – Is U.S. Manufacturing Making a Comeback — or is it just Hype? – The Washington Post


• 1 May – Open Photonics Provides Targeted Research for Fortune 500 Company – OSA.org

April 2013

• 30 April – New App Counts Visible Stars in the Sky – OSA.org


• 29 April – Important Microscopic Technique Advanced for Biomedical Research – R&D Mag.org


• 26 April – Solar PV Module Downturn Through 2014, Rebound in 2015 – Optics & Photonics News


• 26 April – Ultra-high Resolution Microscopy: Cellular Networks up Close – Imaging & Microscopy


• 25 April – Researchers Present Method for Controlling Light with Plasmon Waves – OSA.org


• 24 April – Cause of LED Efficiency Droop may be Revealed – Compound Semiconductors


• 23 April – 100G Optical Transceiver Sales to Double up over Next Two Years says Infonetics – Lightwave


• 23 April – Measuring Photoacid Distribution at Nanoscale now Possible with Fluorescence Technique – OSA.org


• 22 April – NPD: LEDs to Grab Quarter of Global Lighting Market – Compound Semiconductors


• 19 April – Scientists Spin Photons to Send Light in One Direction – Phys.org


• 18 April – A U.S. Makeover for STEM Education: What It Means for NSF and the Education Department – Science


• 18 April – Wind Satellite Back on Track With 90 Million Laser Shots – RedOrbit.com


• 18 April – Intel Takes the Wraps off its Silicon Photonics Modules – OSA.org


• 17 April – Eye Exam for a Satellite – Phys.org


• 16 April – Michigan Photonics Industry Sets Up its own Cluster – OSA.org


• 15 April – 'Lab-on-DVD' Approach Enables Fast, Cheap HIV Testing – BioOptics World


• 15 April – Atomic Force Microscopy: Decoding Secrets of our Gut – Imaging & Microscopy


• 15 April – CSIRO Shooting Heritage Sites with Lasers (to Digitally Map Them) – Techradar.com


• 12 April – Diamond Used to Fabricate Optical Circuits – Photonics.com


• 11 April – LEDs Based on GaN Could Eliminate Superbugs and Kill Bacteria – OSA.org


• 10 April – New High-speed Camera System Reveals What Snow Looks Like in Midair – Phys.org


• 9 April – Laser Technology Allows Treatment Of High Risk Brain Tumors – OSA.org


• 8 April – Optics innovation an industry success – Phys.org


• 9 April – Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography – Phys.org


• 8 April – Implants Offer Hope in Fight Against Retinitis Pigmentosa – Optics.org


• 8 April – Laser Helical Drilling – Industrial-lasers.org


• 5 April – All-Optical Switching Promises THz Hard Drives – Photonics.com


• 5 April – Battery Research at NSLS Aims to Solve Energy Storage Challenges – R and D Mag


• 4 April – UK Gov Invites Bids for £85 Million Science Fund – TechEye.net


• 4 April – Solar PV Investments to Pay Off by 2020 – OSA.org


• 3 April – Heating the Solar Wind – OSA.org


• 2 April – Monitoring Blood Cell Oxygen Delivery now Possible with new Photoacoustic Method – OSA.org


• 1 April – Star Birth in Cepheus – Phys.org

March 2013

• 29 March – Another Step Toward Quantum Computers: Using Photons for Memory – Phys.org


• 28 March – Revolutionary Laser System Can Produce Next LHC – Laboratory Equipment


• 28 March – The NGC 2547 Cluster And Its Hot, Blue Babies – OSA.org


• 27 March – Off-the-shelf Optics Kit Tweaked for Bonkers performance – The Register


• 27 March – Simulations Uncover Obstacle to Harnessing Laser-driven Fusion – R & D.org


• 26 March – Australian Engineers Present new Method for Optimizing Optic Cable Capacity – OSA.org


• 25 March – Laser Empties Atoms from the Inside Out – R&D Mag.org


• 22 March – New Method May Sharpen Microscopic Images – R&D Mag.com


• 21 March – HP Researchers Present Glasses-Free 3D Technology – OSA.org


• 21 March – Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Metamaterials To Observe Giant Photonic Spin Hall Effect – Photonics Online.com


• 20 March – Packaging temperature-sensitive components by laser glass soldering – Industrial Laser Solutions


• 20 March – Optical techniques combo reveals new cells in the urethra – BioOptics World


• 19 March – Laser-like photons signal major step towards quantum 'Internet' – Phys.org


• 19 March – Mobile LIDAR Technology Tipped To Make A Difference In Landscape Data Collection – OSA.org


• 18 March – Astronomers detect water in atmosphere of distant planet – Astronomy.com


• 15 March – Lasers Help Fabricate Solar’s Future – Photonics.com


• 14 March – Scientists Create Electrically-Pumped Nanolaser Capable of Performing at Room Temperature – OSA.org


• 13 March – Cutting Edge: 3-D Tech Boosts Surgical Precision – Scientific American


• 13 March – First-ever Determination of Protein Structure with X-ray Laser – R&D Mag


• 12 March – Sequestered Science: How Research Got Tied Up with Federal Dollars – Scientific American


• 11 March – New X-ray Imaging Technique Yields Unprecedented Measurements of Nanoscale Structures – Phys.org


• 11 March – BT's Broadband Expansion to Create 1000 New Jobs – Lightwave


• 11 March – Solar Photovoltaic Demand to Reach 31 Gigawatts in 2013 – Renewable Energy World


• 8 March – Brazil's Rousseff Calls for US $50bn Fiber Optics Investment Over Next Decade – BNamericas


• 8 March – Cheap LED Light May Light Up Market – Scientific American


• 8 March – Improved colloidal quantum dots to make solar cells more efficient – R&D Mag.org


• 7 March – Keck Observatory Completes $4 Million Adaptive Optics Fund – SpaceDaily (Note: features OSA senior member Peter Wizinowich)


• 6 March – New Technique Enables High-Throughput, Lower Cost Imaging of Viral Nano-Particles – MedGadget


• 5 March – Researchers Insert Light-Emitting Probes Inside Cells – OSA.org


• 5 March – New Spectroscopy Technique Could Improve Optical Devices – R&D Mag


• 4 March – MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz nominated Secretary of Energy – R&D Mag


• 4 March – Light Control on Superconducting Chip Brings Quantum Devices Closer – R&D Mag


• 4 March – Hubble observes glowing, fiery shells of gas – Phys.org


• 3 March – Getting Around the 'Uncertainty Principle': Physicists Make First Direct Measurements of Polarization States of Light – Phys.org


• 1 March – 3D Printing Promises to Change Everything – Scientific American


• 1 March – Lackluster Budget Leaves Indian Scientists Little to Cheer – Science


• 1 March – New prize in laser science and applications announced – Industrial Laser Solutions

February 2013

• 28 February – Sandia's New Fiber Optic Network is World's Largest – R&D Mag


• 28 February – Why Sequestration Could Really Hurt Long-Term Research – MIT Technology Review


• 28 February – Research Shows Graphene Can Enhance Power Of Light – OSA.org


• 26 February – Lithium-Sulfur Battery Lifetime Increased By Stanford Research Team – OSA.org


• 25 February – ARPA-E Summit Reveals U.S. Energy Future – Scientific American


• 25 February NSF, Partners to Expand Access to Publicly-funded Research – R&D Mag


• 21 February Optical growth in 2013 driven by 100G, says Infonetics – Fierce Telecom


• 21 February To Catch a Rainbow, New Material Slows Light – Tech News Daily


• 21 February – Schumer pushes bill that could bring optics hub to Rochester – Democrat and Chronicle.com


• 21 February – US President Lines Up Energy Department, EPA Nominees – OSA.org


• 20 February – France launches 10-year, $27 billion fiber broadband initiative – Fierce Telecom


• 20 February – Illinois Researchers Develop Nanoplasmonic Spectroscopy Sensing Device – OSA.org


• 20 February Coherent Optics and 100G - Top Wireline Technologies in 2013 – Fierce Telecom


• 20 February Optics-controlled Surgery Can Improve Precision – Optics.org


• 20 February A New Light Source for Quantum Computers – Phys.org


• 19 February Laser Proposed to Vaporize Threatening Asteroids – Photonics.com


• 19 February – The ‘E’ in STEM Gets its Moment – Washington Post


• 15 February – Machine Vision Market to Be Worth $5B in 2018 – Photonics.com


• 15 February – Photovoltaic Production in China's Jiangsu Province Falls 30% in 2012 – Renewable Energy World


• 14 February – First U.S. Artificial Retina Approved; Device Could Restore Some Sight to Blind – Washington Post


• 14 February – Scientists Pass The Hat For Research Funding – NPR


• 14 February – Taking 3D Images of Living Cells – OSA.org


• 13 February – Touching the Light: Rats Get Fitted with Star Trek VISORs [Video] – Scientific American


• 13 February – 'Universal' matter-wave interferometer relies on laser-produced ionization gratings  – LaserFocusWorld


• 12 February – How to Prevent Earthquake Damage: Make Buildings Invisible – Phys.org


• 12 February – Photonics And The Defense Market: Reasons For Optimism – Photonics Online


• 12 February – Hot, Pink and with a Tail: Mercury to be Visible in February  – OSA.org


• 11 February – Unique 4D microscope captures motion of DNA structures in space and time  – Phys.org


• 7 February – National Engineers Week to Take Place 17-23 February  – OSA.org


• 7 February – Why We're Betting on Manufacturing – LinkedIn


• 6 February – The Often Unprofitable, Always Challenging Road to Success of the Photovoltaic Industry – Renewable Energy World


• 6 February – High-energy X-rays Shine Light on Mystery of Picasso's Paints – Phys.org


• 6 February – How Does Cloaking Work? - Instant Egghead – Scientific American


• 6 February – Improved ‘Peacock’ Tech Could Lead to Better Hi-Res Displays – Photonics.com
• 5 February  – Optical Fibers May Carry Quantum Information – OSA.org


• 5 February - Academic Institutions Added More Science, Engineering R&D in Last Few Years – R&D Mag


• 5 February - Fiber Optics Opens New Opportunities in Sports Production – Broadcast Engineering


• 5 February - Light-emitting Triangles May Have Applications in Optical Technology – R&D Mag


• 4 February - Into the Quantum Internet at the Speed of Light – Phys.org


• 1 February - Steven Chu Resigns as U.S. Energy Secretary – Science


• 1 February - Aesthetic Laser Medical Spa Market to Reach $2B in 2013 with 18% Growth – LaserFocusWorld


• February 5 Applications of Optics We Totally Didn’t See Coming – Photonics.com

January 2013

• 31 January  – Vodafone, Huawei Wrap Up 2 Tbit/s WDM Field Testing – OSA.org


• 29 January  – Stellar Effervescence on display – Astronomy News


• 29 January  – Chemists Use Laser Scattering Technique to Capture the Unique Properties Of Spider Silk – OSA.org


• 29 January – Weak Economy Will Impact Telecom Spending in 2013 – Fierce Telecom


• 28 January – Taiwanese Billionaire Establishes Richer-Than-Nobel Prizes – Science


• 25 January – Researcher Achieves Breakthrough in Building Efficient Single-photon Detector – Phys.org


• 24 January – Silicon Photonics Prep for 100G Arrival – Light Reading


• 24 January – Laser Techniques Part of $24M European Drug Discovery Project – BioOpticsWorld


• 24 January – Fiber-optics Used to Stop Epileptic Seizures – University of California


• 24 January  – Scientists Get Clearer Picture Of The Brain With Multiphoton Microscopy – OSA.org


• 23 January – Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging Available but Limited by High Cost – Healio


• 22 January – Key Optical Testing Completed at NASA's Webb Space Telescope – OSA.org


• 21 January – Research Firm Says US Laser-optics Demand Improves in 4Q12 – Industrial Laser Solutions


• 21 January – Report: Cuba Using Undersea Fiber-optic Cable – R&D Mag


• 18 January – Japan's Stimulus Propels Science Spending to New Heights – Science


• 18 January – Google Glass May Run with Laser-projected Keyboard – Phys.org


• 17 January – A New World Record For Solar Cell Efficiency – Photonics Online


• 17 January – North American FTTH Market To Hit Record Level In 5 Years – OSA.org


• 17 January – NEC, Corning claim petabit transmission over a single optical fiber – Lightwave


• 17 January – A New World Record For Solar Cell Efficiency – Photonics Online


• 16 January – NASA'S Webb Telescope Team Completes Optical Milestone – NASA


• 16 January – Blackening Copper Opens New Applications – Phys.org


• 14 January – Laser ‘Pill’ Boosts Esophagus Imaging – Photonics.com


• 14 January – Technology Breakthrough Makes Chinese Fiber Optics Entrepreneur A New Billionaire – Forbes


• 14 January – China Sets FTTH Mandate for New Homes – Fierce Telecom


• 11 January – Optical Network Trends for 2013 – Lightwave


• 11 January – Tiny Crystalline Resonators Produce Mid-infrared Frequency Combs for Fingerprinting of Molecules – Phys.org


• 10 January – India to Double Science Investments by 2017 – OSA.org


• 10 January – Next-Generation Adaptive Optics Brings Remarkable Details to Light in Stellar Nursery – Astronomy


• 9 January – Electron Beams Set Nanostructures Aglow – Scientific American


• 9 January – North American FTTH Market Worth $4.7B by 2017, says RVA – Lightwave


• 9 January – Electron Beams Set Nanostructures Aglow – Scientific American 


• 9 January – Chips That Can Steer Light – R&D Mag 


• 9 January – Optical Strontium Clock to Become Much More Accurate – Phys.org


• 9 January – 'Standard Quantum Limit' Smashed, Could Mean Better Fiber-optic Comms – Phys.org


• 8 January – Conical Refraction Laser R&D Project Takes Off – Optics.org


• 8 January – New Device Could Contribute to a Major Increase in the Rate of Future Optical Communications – Phys.org


• 8 January – Optical Transceiver Market To Rise Dramatically In 2013 – OSA.org


• 8 January – Biochip Technology Uses Tiny Whirlpools to Corral Microbes – R&D Mag


• 7 January – Breaking the Mold: Could Additive Manufacturing Resuscitate a Once-Proud U.S. Industry? – Scientific American


• 7 January – New Path to More Efficient Organic Solar Cells Uncovered at Advanced Light Source – Phys.org


• 7 January – Unlocking Nature's Quantum Engineering for Efficient Solar Energy – Phys.org


• 6 January – Data Saved In Quartz Glass Might Last 300 Million Years – Scientific American


• 4 January – Cooke Optics Limited To Be Honored At Oscar Ceremony – NPR


• 3 January – Queen Knights Fiber Laser Pioneer – Photonics.com


• 3 January – ElectroniCast: Free-space Optics Market on the Upswing – Lightwave


• 3 January – U.S. Fiscal Deal Leaves Science Vulnerable – Scientific American


• 3 January – India Unveils Ambitious Science Policy – Science


• 3 January – Cisco, Others Eyeing $3.7 Billion SDN Market – Network World


• 2 January – Cynosure Receives FDA Approval for First Picosecond Laser to Remove Tattoos, Benign Pigmented Lesions – BioOptics World


• 2 January – 100G to Drive $2B Growth in Optical Transceiver Market, Says Infonetics – FierceTelecom


• 2 January – Earthworms Roped into Making Quantum Dots – NewScientist


• 1 January – Dental Laser Market Shows No Signs of Decay – Biophotonics
   

December 2012

• 24 December – UV Ray of Hope for Safer Drinking Water – Phys.org


• 21 December – President Obama Honors Nation’s Top Scientists and Innovators – The White House


• 21 December – New Form of Quantum Computation Promises Showdown With Ordinary Computers – Science


• 21 December – Year in Review 2012: Software Defined Networking Glues Together the Virtualized World – FierceTelecom


• 20 December – The Top 10 Science Stories of 2012 – Scientific American


• 19 December – A Look Back at Solar Energy in 2012 – Renewable Energy World


• 19 December – Nanomechanical Fiber Goes Beyond Light Transmission – Photonics.com


• 19 December – Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012 – Wired


• 19 December – Holey Metal, Batman! Extraordinary Optics Make it Appear Transparent – Arstechnica


• 19 December – Long-wavelength Laser Will Be Able to Take Medicine Fingerprints – Phys.org


• 19 December – Laser technique expands capabilities: New System Will Advance Carbon Cycling and Alternative Energy Research – Phys.org


• 18 December – Bell Labs: Surging Video Consumption Will Push Networks to the Edge – Lightwave


• 17 December – What's in Store For Enterprise Communications in 2013? – FierceEnterpriseCommunications 


• 17 December – Insight Research: Telecom Spending to Reach $223.3 Billion in 2017 – Lightwave


• 14 December – New Laser Technique Can Reveal Skin's True Age – Sify


• 14 December – Cutting Light With a Comb – Phys.org


• 13 December – New Platform Developed to Measure and Exploit Optomechanical Interactions – Phys.org


• 13 December – Google's Schmidt: Kansas City is just one stop on FTTH journey – Fierce Telecom


• 13 December – Multimode Waveguides Bring Light Around Corners for Photonic Chips – R&D Mag


• 13 December – Using Light to Remotely Trigger Biochemical Reactions – Phys.org


• 12 December – Hawking and CERN Scientists Win $3-Million Physics Prizes – Scientific American


• 12 December – X-ray Laser Takes Aim at Cosmic Mystery – R&D Mag


• 11 December – Now, a Laser Device That Detects Bombs in a Jiffy – Sify


• 11 December – A Pledge To Science? That's Something Congress Should Consider – NPR


• 10 December – Fiber Innovations Keep Up with Mobile Application Demands – Lightwave


• 10 December – 3 Tech Breakthroughs That Will Help Boost Our Digital & Online Future – Gigaom


• 10 December – UCF Looking to Build New $1.5M Optics Lab – Orlando Business Journal


• 10 December – "Fiscal Cliff" Threatens to Impede Biomedical Discoveries – Scientific American


• 9 December – IBM Pushes Silicon Photonics with On-chip Optics – CNET


• 7 December – Nano-sandwich Material Claimed to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 175 Percent – Gizmag


• 6 December – Why 3-D Printing Matters for "Made in U.S.A." – Scientific American


• 5 December – U.K. Government Injects Nearly $1 Billion Into Research – Science


• 1 December – Display Technology Getting Ahead of the Market – Spectral Bytes blog (LaserFocusWorld.com)


• 1 December – Plastic Optics Provide Precision – Photonics Spectra