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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Albany, NY – NY CREATES (New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science) announce the appointment of Dr. Michael J.
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017
The demonstration of a 53-attosecond X-ray flash is the fastest light pulse recorded to date, and beats the research team's own record of a 67-attosecond extreme UV light pulse.
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Monday, August 7, 2017
A new method to precisely pattern nanomaterials could open a new path to manufacturing next-generation electronic devices like LEDs, solar cells, and transistors.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A molecule that changes its chemical structure slightly before and after emission could provide a novel, stable approach to achieving high efficiency OLEDs.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) is investing $25 million in nine different photonics-driven effors to improve the efficiency of data centers.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
UCSB Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Larry Coldren is recognized for his contributions to integrated photonics with the 2017 Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award from the Optical Society (OSA).
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
On Tuesday March 21st, graduate students from the UCSB Student Chapter of the IEEE Photonics Society hosted a demo table at the 2017 OFC “optical fiber communications” conference in Los Angeles.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
AIM Photonics has announced a project with the Department of Defense to help develop sensors for applications in environmental monitoring, detection of chemical and biological weapons, disease diagnosis, and food safety.
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Friday, March 31, 2017
Congratulations to our Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Director of the Institute for Energy Efficency, John Bowers, for receiving the 2017 Innovation Award from the Pacific Coast Business Times!
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
AIM Photonics Deputy CEO John Bowers discusses integrated manufacturing trends and partnership opportunities with AIM Photonics at OFC in Los Angeles.
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Monday, March 20, 2017
A revolution is taking place in engineering education, and programs such as those offered through UCSB and AIM Photonics are gaining momentum.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Two UCSB Graduate school programs are ranked in the top ten in the nation, with the Materials program coming in at number one among public institutions.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a metamaterial that could reduce signal losses in photonic devices.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
The Photonics Society at UCSB encourages women to study the science of light by putting on "Women in Photonics and Manufacturing Week" in partnership with AIM Photonics and CSEP.
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Thursday, November 3, 2016
UCSB’s Family Ultimate Science Exploration promotes science and engineering through hands-on activity evenings designed for eighth-grade students and their families (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Over the past decade, energy-efficient LED lighting has brightened the world. These bulbs are the Nobel Prize-winning technology you can hold in the palm of your hand.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The move to LED sources is only one step in a long series of changes that have defined auto exterior lighting’s functionality—and its sense of style.
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Using light to move large quantities of data looks promising, but gaps remain and the adoption timeline will vary by application.
By: Ed Sperling
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
With the support of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, photonic design automation (PDA) software developer Phoenix Software BV is now a member of the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM), an industry-driven public-private partne
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
A 2D layered perovskite with crystalline properties has demonstrated more than triple the efficiency of previous 2D perovskites, while also demonstrating significantly more stability than 3D perovskite material.
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Thursday, August 11, 2016
Core mission of AIM Photonics will be to serve DoD needs, but commercial benefits will emerge from a new economy of scale for integrated photonics.
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Monday, August 8, 2016
Tomorrow’s photonics experts are getting a look at the leading edge of the technology today, thanks to the AIM Photonics Research Undergraduate Apprenticeship at UC Santa Barbara.
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Thursday, August 4, 2016
John Bowers, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected to receive the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Award.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
The AIM Photonics Research Apprenticeship Program for UCSB Undergraduates (10-weeks) and Community College Undergraduates (8-weeks) commenced on June 20, 2016.
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Over the past 9 months, the Family Ultimate Science Exploration (FUSE) Program at UC Santa Barbara has inspired 1,691 students and family members, and 20 teachers and school administrators in the sc
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
CEO Michael Liehr gives overview of new American Manufacturing Institute for Integrated Photonics.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Rochester will be the new home for two leading photonics companies, bringing a collective $1.6 billion investment and more than 1,400 new high-tech jobs to the region.
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Friday, February 5, 2016
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OIDA's Integrated Photonics High Volume Packaging Workshop
20 March 2016 - Held in Conjuction with OFC in Anaheim, CA, US -
Friday, February 5, 2016
Global manufacturing has undergone enormous changes in the past decade as many developing countries have joined the club of tier-one manufacturing nations, a recession stalled demand, and employment fell precipitously
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Four UC Santa Barbara engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for 2015.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Just two months after being selected to create a $610 million national manufacturing institute, a coalition of photonics researchers is aiming for a Jan. 2 launch date.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden topped the bill as a phalanx of US politicians descended on upstate New York to hail the news that Rochester will form the central hub of a $610 million effort to advance photonics manufacturing capability.
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Monday, July 27, 2015
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency will play a lead role in a $110 million federal program to develop new electronic products using the next generation of chip technology.