XCOM Wireless, a developer of radio frequency (RF) products, has selected Innovative Micro Technology (IMT), the leading MEMS contract manufacturer, to manufacture die for its RF MEMS Relay product.
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Nuvonyx appoints new distributor
01 December 2006
Nuvonyx has appointed Roditi International as its representative and provider of technical support for its full range of high-power laser diodes (HPLD) in the UK and Eire.
DOPS prize awarded to Johan Holm of Ibsen Photonics
01 December 2006
Johan Holm of Ibsen Photonics has been presented with the yearly DOPS prize for an individual whose contribution to the Danish optics field has been of unique quality and importance.
First Annual General Meeting of ALSP
01 December 2006
The Association of Laser Safety Professionals (ALSP) held its first Annual General Meeting on 19 September, to discuss the possible future work of the association.
Professor John Marsh appointed president of LEOS
01 December 2006
Professor John H Marsh, co-founder and CTO of Intense, has been appointed president elect of LEOS for 2007, succeeding Alan Willner of the University of Southern California.
Optima Research makes two new appointments
01 December 2006
Optima Research has appointed Neil Barrett as general manager, with Damien Giramondo joining as technical sales engineer
Ocean Optics appoints VP of operations
01 December 2006
Ocean Optics, a global leader in optical sensing, display optics, and biophotonics technologies has appointed Richard Pollard to the position of vice president of operations
JPSA appoints international sales and marketing manager
01 December 2006
J. P. Sercel Associates (JPSA) has appointed Adrian Baughan, a well-known laser technology expert, to the position of international sales and marketing manager
Portable spectrometry for bird research
01 December 2006
Seabird behavioural scientist Dr Petra Quillfeldt has used a portable mass spectrometer from Avantes to determine the maturity of birds on New Island in the Falklands.
SPI expansion in China
01 December 2006
SPI Lasers is opening a business support office in Shenzhen, China, following strong sales growth over the past year in CW lasers for a wide variety of micro machining applications.
Fluorescence microscopy workshops
01 December 2006
The NSF Centre for Biophotonics, UC Davis and Picoquant are to host a joint fluorescence microscopy workshop in Sacramento, California, on the 18-19 January.
MEMS-based device to analyse lunar water content
01 December 2006
Polychromix is collaborating with Nasa to provide its Digital Transform near-infrared spectrometers for determining water content on the surface of the Moon's South Pole.
