A $225,000 SBIR Phase I grant provides for the commercialization of a unique X-ray detector operating in the soft X-ray regime at 100 times faster than current commercial offerings. Sydor Instruments, a Sydor Technologies Company, announced today that is has been awarded a $225,000 SBIR Phase I grant from the Department of Energy, Office of Science. Sydor Instruments will use this grant in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)...Continue Reading
That is the date when New York Photonics platinum supporter Bergmann Associates will be hosting our May networking event. We’ve been eager to get into Bergman’s new offices at Midtown and see what their team has done with the space. Parking is easy and you won’t want to miss this tour right in the midst of a resurgent center city in Rochester. So save the date, from 5:30 to 7:30,...Continue Reading
New York Photonics member Precision Optical Transceivers (POT) is expanding into Eastman Business Park in Rochester. The company currently employs 20 people and expects to add another 30 positions at the new facility over the next two years. POT works with a wide variety of industries, including health care, education, enterprise, government entities, and service providers. The company has invested heavily into Silicon and Integrated Photonics over the past two years and...Continue Reading
“Though Pasterski herself is a standout, her interest is part of a larger trend of millennials — especially women — graduating with degrees in physics.” Harvard thinks a female 23-year-old Ph.D. candidate may be the next Einstein. At age 23, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is already one of the most well-known and accomplished physicists in the U.S. The Cuban-American Chicago native graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in just three...Continue Reading
STC MEMS, former Infotonics Center, most recently a division of SUNY POLY Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKTS), a manufacturer of patented single-crystal BulkONE® bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced today it has entered into binding, definitive agreements to acquire assets from the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) and Fuller Road Management Corporation (FRMC), an affiliate of RF-SUNY. The assets...Continue Reading
HONG KONG — When the United States Air Force wanted help making military robots more perceptive, it turned to a Boston-based artificial intelligence start-up called Neurala. But when Neurala needed money, it got little response from the American military. So Neurala turned to China, landing an undisclosed sum from an investment firm backed by a state-run Chinese company. Chinese firms have become significant investors in American start-ups working on cutting-edge...Continue Reading
We Rarely Make Appeals Many of you may know Lori Steffenilla, a long-time member of the Optics and Photonics Community. Lori is currently the Director of Operations at GS PLASTIC OPTICS. Previously, Lori was VP of Operations for Syntec Optics. On December 28th 2016, Lori and her family suffered a devastating loss when her husband of 20 years, Tom, succumbed to cancer. Tom was 50 years old. The struggle with...Continue Reading
Comparing Plans in the International Competition for Future Optics & Photonics Manufacturing and Jobs A reminder: We are living in the century of the photon. There will be great economic rewards to nations — and regions — that are able to grow their optics, photonics and imaging ecosystems. Nations are investing billions into making certain that they reap both the opportunities and the rewards. New York State’s $250 million investment...Continue Reading
UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SCHEME TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT RIFLE SCOPES AND THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT Military grade equipment was intended for shipment to Ukraine. Queens Man Sought to Export Controlled Rifle Scopes and Thermal Imaging Equipment Designed for Military Use. The devices obtained by the defendant and his co- conspirators included some of the most highly powerful and technologically sophisticated night vision rifle scopes and thermal imaging equipment available,...Continue Reading
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