California-based Oclaro Inc. has agreed to acquire the local Spectra-Physics operation of Newport Corp. as part of an asset-exchange deal. Oclaro plans to consolidate some of Spectra-Physics' laser ...

The research team are using Raman spectroscopy to find signatures of radiation resistance in tumours. (Courtesy: Will Kirk/Homewood Photography) Santosh Paidi, a graduate research assistant and lead ...

A spectrometer that directly detects the vibrational “fingerprint” of molecules offers a sensitive new way of deducing a material’s chemical make-up. The device, which was developed by researchers in ...

• alphaScan™ high energies and ease-of-use ideal for tumor detection and cancer research Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces alphaScan, a compact integrated optical-parametric ...

It is my pleasure to announce that the new head of WPI’s Department of Physics (PH) is Lyubov Titova, an accomplished scholar and teacher who leads the Ultrafast THz and Optical Spectroscopy Lab at ...

Bachana Lomsadze received his Bachelor’s degree in physics from Tbilisi State University (Georgia) in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Physics from Kansas State University (KSU) in 2012. At KSU he worked in the ...

So says parent company Newport, whose executives are in optimistic mood after an "outstanding" 2011 and strong start to 2012. Newport Corporation, the parent company of photonics industry brands ...

A Spectra Physics Model A supermarket scanner—one of the first ten ever produced. A laser within the unit projects a beam onto a mirror that redirects it through the glass plate on the top. Cade ...

Proteins containing disordered domains perform many important cellular functions. My lab currently has two main projects, one to dissect the role of tubulin's C-terminal tail in microtubule structure ...