1. Business briefs
Including news from Cree, CEDIP Infrared Systems, GSI Lumonics, APA
Optics and more.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/14
2. Taiwan unveils new storage standard
A new optical disc format promises up to 135 minutes of compressed
high-definition video.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/12
4. Canada invests in femtosecond laser
Canada is spending C$20.95 million on a femtosecond laser system
capable of emitting up to 200TW of peak power.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/11
5. Gravitational-wave detector digs deep
Scientists in Japan describe the world’s first underground
gravitational-wave detector.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/10
NASA Science News for April 20, 2004
The Gravity Probe B spacecraft left Earth today to measure a subtle yet
long-sought force of Nature: gravitomagnetism.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/19apr_gravitomagnetism.htm?list763052
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