1. Business briefs
Including news from ST-LCD, Corning, BTG, Linos, Jenoptik LOS
and more.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/19
2. Patent highlights
The pick of this week’s patent applications including a white
light emitting diode.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/17
4. Terawatt pulses detect bioagents
Researchers use a mobile terawatt laser to profile and monitor
the movement of biological aerosols in the air.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/16
5. Paper disc safeguards data
A Blu-ray disc which can be cut up by a pair of scissors is
unveiled.
See http://optics.org/articles/news/10/4/15
6. NASA Science News for April 26, 2004
Right now, one of the most precise physics experiments ever attempted is
orbiting Earth: Gravity Probe B. Its builders have created "a pocket of
near-perfection" inside the spacecraft where spinning gyroscopes can sense
the twisting of spacetime around Earth. Read this story and find out why
normally-reserved scientists and engineers describe Gravity Probe B as
beautiful and elegant--like a Renaissance masterpiece.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/26apr_gpbtech.htm?list763052