ANN ARBOR, Mich — Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API), today announced that the Company separated the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, consistent with current best governance practices, and appointed Donald C. Pastor as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Pastor became an independent director of the Company in July […]

Edinburgh Instruments, Photonics Division, Livingston, UK,; Edinburgh Photonics announces the launch of the FLS980 fluorescence spectrometer for steady state, lifetime and phosphorescence measurements in photophysics, photochemistry, biophysics, biochemistry and semiconductor physics. Building on the success of the well-established FLS920 instrument, the FLS980 is a high performance, fully automated modular spectrometer for use in both fundamental […]

TOPTICA introduces the new TeraFlash system, a table-top platform for time-domain terahertz spectroscopy. The all-fiber design is based on mature 1.5 µm telecom technology, combining TOPTICA’s established femtosecond fiber lasers and state-of-the-art InGaAs antennas. Using a highly precise delay stage, the TeraFlash achieves a peak dynamic range of more than 70 dB. Users can choose […]

Santa Barbara, CA – Anasys Instruments reports on joint research with the University of Illinois’ Department of Engineering where nanotechnology-based materials identification enables critically needed chemical metrology for nano-manufacturing. One of the key achievements of the nanotechnology era is the development of manufacturing technologies that can fabricate nanostructures formed from multiple materials. Such nanometer-scale integration […]

RAMSEY, N.J., — Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the launch of its newest bench top spectrophotometers, the CM-3600A & CM-3610A, to Mexico and the Latin American market. The CM-3600A Spectrophotometer is a versatile instrument that can handle a wide variety […]

CHICAGO – 2012 AAPS Conference -–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is featuring a combined FT-IR spectrometer/rheometer that provides a powerful analytical workstation for rapidly optimizing the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. The Thermo Scientific Rheonaut module enables the Thermo Scientific HAAKE MARS III rheometer to be coupled with either a Thermo Scientific […]

WATERLOO, Ontario, — P&P Optica Inc., a world leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high performance optical spectrometers, has been granted a fund of $985,000 through the Federal Economic Development Agency’s Investing in Business Innovation program. The Government of Canada investment was announced today at P&P Optica Inc. by Peter Braid, Member of […]

The career of Mr. Hukshorn shows an extensive background in managing international Sales & Marketing positions in several high-tech industries, at global leading companies as Amcor and Henkel. Benno Oderkerk, CEO Avantes: ‘Robert has the experience and the passion that fits with Avantes. He has proven his ability to grow sales in a competitive environment […]

KARLSRUHE, Germany — Bruker today announces three new orders for DNP-NMR research systems, including a 395 GHz DNP-NMR system, as well as two 263 GHz DNP-NMR systems or major upgrades. This breakthrough new DNP hyperpolarization technology will soon be available at the Universities of Düsseldorf, Darmstadt and Frankfurt for use in life science and materials […]

SAN FRANCISCO & SANTA CLARA, Calif., – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Picarro Inc. today announced an expanded collaboration to further advance the safety of the utility’s natural gas pipelines. PG&E will deploy six Picarro SurveyorTM devices for vehicle-mounted, super-sensitive gas leak detection throughout its Northern and Central California service area – making […]