Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Pioneer in Fiber Optics and Inventors of Digital Image Sensor Oct 7, 2009
In a Webcast interview after the announcement, Joseph Nordgren, a physicist at Uppsala University in Sweden and , said that Kao's innovation rested in identifying and eliminating the problems that prevented the transition of fiber optics from the theoretical to the practical. "To solve these problems, that was the key work of Kao," Nordgren said, adding that the researcher realized there were significant defects in glass even though the material was already thought to be quite clean. (Scientific American)
Nobel Prize Awarded to Fiber-Optic Pioneer Oct 7, 2009
In 1966, Charles K. Kao then director of engineering at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, in the U.K. made a discovery that led to a breakthrough in fiber optics ... Kaos enthusiasm inspired other researchers to share his vision of the future potential of fiber optics. (Multichannel News)
Gwinnett OKs redevelopment financing tool Oct 7, 2009
Three of the Gwinnett TADs will be located along the Interstate 85 corridor, including the OFS site, a former fiber optics plant on Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross, the Gwinnett Place Mall area and along Indian Trail east of I-85. The other two will be in the U.S. 78 corridor in the Snellville area. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Fiber optics, digital camera 'eye' earn Nobel Oct 7, 2009
Fiber optics, digital camera 'eye' earn Nobel. Article:Fiber optics, digital camera 'eye' earn Nobel:/c/a/2009/10/06/BUOG1A1UKB.DTL Article:Fiber optics, digital camera 'eye' earn Nobel:/c/a/2009/10/06/BUOG1A1UKB.DTL advertisement ... Fiber optics, digital camera 'eye' earn Nobel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Three Americans win 2009 Nobel Prize for physics Oct 7, 2009
Kao who was electronic engineer and vice-chancellor of Chinese University of Hong Kong before retirement made a discovery that led to a breakthrough in fiber optics in 1966. He calculated how to transmit light over long distances via optical glass fibers which led to the fabrication of the first ultra pure fiber in 1970. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nobel Prize in physics honors fiber optics, CCD developers Oct 7, 2009
The 2009 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for breakthroughs involving the transmission of light in fiber optics and inventing the CCD sensor. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said all three have American citizenship. (EETimes)
* Fiber optics and electronic eye earn Nobel prize Oct 7, 2009
Fiber optics and electronic eye earn Nobel prize. MASTERS OF LIGHT: Pioneering work on fiber optics and semiconductors shaped the foundations of todays networked societies, the Nobel Prize jury said AFP , STOCKHOLM Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009, Page 1 ... Charles Kao (C), Willard Boyle and George Smith won this years Nobel Physics Prize yesterday for pioneering masters of light work on fiber optics and semiconductors, the Nobel jury said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Report: Cienas Nortel deal worth $550M Oct 7, 2009
Ciena would expand its fiber optics and Ethernet offerings to telecom customers, including and. Ciena s third quarter revenue was down 35 percent from a year ago, and it has warned fourth quarter sales would be little changed, despite pressure on its customers to increase their capacity. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Physicists win Nobel for high-tech wonders Oct 7, 2009
Three Americans share prize for work on digital imaging, fiber optics ... 6: Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith were honored Tuesday for their work with fiber optics and the technology behind digital cameras ... Reuters fileCharles Kao, pioneer in fiber optics, paved the way for the Internet age. (MSNBC -- International)
American Light Gurus Take Nobel in Physics Oct 7, 2009
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients Charles Kao (left), Willard Boyle (center) and George Smith were honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for breakthroughs involving the transmission of light via fiber optics, and for inventing an imaging semiconductor circuit behind digital photography ... Charles K. Kao was cited for his breakthrough involving the transmission of light in fiber optics while Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith were honored for inventing an imaging... (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
3 Americans Share 2009 Nobel Physics Prize Oct 7, 2009
Charles K. Kao was cited by the Nobel Academy for his breakthrough involving the transmission of light in fiber optics ... Charles K. Kao was cited for his breakthrough involving the transmission of light in fiber optics while Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith were honored for inventing an imaging semiconductor circuit known as the CCD sensor. (Fox News)
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics Oct 6, 2009
2009: British-American Charles K. Kao, Canadian-American Willard S. Boyle and American George E. Smith for breakthroughs in fiber optics and the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit. 2008: U.S. citizen Yoichiro Nambu and Japanese researchers Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa for work on "spontaneous broken symmetry" in subatomic physics. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Green River Valley flood scare spurs sales of sandbags, pumps Oct 3, 2009
The location, next to an electrical substation and with fiber optics through five pathways, was chosen to be safe from floods, earthquakes and other disruptions, said Jim Kneeland, a spokesman for Sabey. Meanwhile, tech company Corp. is trying to lure new customers with its ability to back up virtual servers and data far away from the flood zone more than 40 miles north at a new location on the Tulalip Tribes reservation. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
MCAS science scores dip at L-S Oct 1, 2009
In the area of technology, students in both the Lincoln and Sudbury public school districts learn the basic concepts covered on the MCAS exam, ranging from the design of childhood paper airplanes to the understanding the function of insulation in home construction to differentiating how information is transmitted in traditional wires versus fiber optics, according to Carpenter. They are walking into an exam based on what they have acquired from kindergarten through ninth-grade, he said. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Knox County Public Library: Books venture beyond reality Sep 30, 2009
The beauty of reading is just the same, but is traveling by fiber optics, satellite and sound-wave speed. Yes, reading can still take you places. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Intel Prefers Fiber Optics Over Cables Sep 25, 2009
Instead of the thick, hard to bend cables that connect monitors to PCs, short-range USB cables or the CAT-5 network wiring that can literally cause a datacenter floor to sag when used en masse, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is proposing replacing all of those with fiber optics, which is literally as thin as a fiber and weighs next to nothing. The fiber optic cables would initially have 10 gigabits of bi-directional bandwidth and could go to 100 gigabits, and could stretch more than 100 meters, according... (Datamation)
Larrabee to Surface at IDF? Sep 22, 2009
He also had one pretty wild speculation: that Intel would show off new optical communications techniques that use fiber optics to replace the traditional cabling in computers. "If 'the big surprise of the show' is not Larrabee I don't know what it's going to be," said Nathan Brookwood, research fellow with Insight 64. (HardwareCentral)
New fiber optics line to provide benefits Sep 20, 2009
Fiber optics aren't a new phenomenon for Ionia County, either. According to both Valentine and Howe, the City of Ionia will have a similar fiber line running to the county jail. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
PLWC recognized for fluoridation Sep 18, 2009
Water, sewer and fiber optics improvements reviewed ... Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:15 PM CDT An award for water supply fluoridation, water and sewer improvements at Kirk Field Municipal Airport and a three-year fiber optics project topped the agenda at Wednesday s Paragould Light, Water and Cable (PLWC) board of directors meeting ... Johnny Estes, cable department manager, said a three-year project to lay 90 additional miles of fiber optics cable and install 113 additional nodes... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Southside drainage plan to be bid soon Sep 17, 2009
Because the area is tight with fiber optics, an easement on the backside of power poles would be the cheapest way to run the pipeline. "Another alternative we're contemplating there is to investigate the acquiring of an easement on the fronting properties," Nelson said. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Chattanooga Launches Nation's Largest Municipal Fiber Initiative Sep 16, 2009
Fiber Optics is Key to the Region's Economic Development ... Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- EPB, the city's electric utility, today launched their fiber optics initiative that will, upon completion, offer EPB Fiber Optics services to more than 168,000 homes and businesses in a 600 square-mile area that includes the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County and Northwest Georgia - giving residents the opportunity to experience next generation advanced communications services (Fi-Speed Internet, Fi Phone and... (PR Newswire)
Football's Here This Weekend - So is NFL RedZone on Verizon FiOS TV Sep 12, 2009
is the only company in the U.S. to bring 100 percent fiber optics straight to the home, delivering America's top-rated broadband with download connections speeds of up to 50 megabits per second, more pure HD TV channels, amazing picture-and-sound quality, and interactive capabilities that cable can't match. FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more than 500 all-digital channels, including more than 118 HD channels, and more than 16,000 monthly VOD titles. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Public Health: A sign for the times Sep 12, 2009
I had a small supply of the thin, colorful plastic coated copper wire that used to carry our telephone messages before they were replaced by fiber optics. They ve come in handy over the years, and now they were put to use again. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
South Sioux 'power park' gets state backing Sep 11, 2009
"There's a lot of interest in the site.''South Sioux City, Aurora and Kearney were selected for the state program from among 13 cities that applied. Two national consulting firms reviewed the communities. The consultants chose the final three sites based on availability of power, fiber optic connections and large acreages, as well as access to abundant water and sewer services.Years ago, South Sioux City partnered with Long Lines to build a high-speed fiber optics network."One of the main... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Ethiopia: Adama University Becoming Model International University - President Sep 10, 2009
AU has become the only University in the country which provides around the clock wireless internet connection services to the community of the University; has many partners who entered cooperation agreement with it; enjoys student administration support system; connects Adama campus with its Asala campus by fiber optics; and broke down the University's procurement chain in favour of an effective one. It also created job opportunities for students in the campus, said the President. (allAfrica.com)
TCT hookups coming soon Sep 10, 2009
The closure of 16th wasnt because of running the fiber optics, but because of a mishap with the drilling, Davidson said. The crew hit an underground water line that wasnt marked during survey work. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Full Story » Sep 8, 2009
from its Data Center, servers, fiber optics, bandwidth and all lines of code in everything it creates and operates. Global Virtual Opportunities is nothing less than the world's top marketing tools rolled up into one easy to use site, with an incredible opportunity built in. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
South Africa restios adapt well to Bay Area Sep 7, 2009
Washington state gardener and garden writer Dan Hinkley calls it "a 5-by-5 bundle of fiber optics." Its stems are accented by dark brown bracts. Although it grows in damp places in its home range and needs frequent watering to become established, it adapts to long dry seasons. (San Francisco Chronicle)
50 YEARS: SEARK TRACES ITS ROOTS TO NURSING SCHOOL Aug 30, 2009
While technical and proficiency certificates are offered, along with computer courses and fiber optics, and business courses, many of the hours SEARK students complete successfully can be transferred to four-year institutions. In addition to a dozen different courses in the health field, nursing is still the largest. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
More of this story Aug 29, 2009
Beginning in 1910, Riggs showed how health care improved, and expanded, over the years due to innovative tools for diagnostics and treatment, the emergence of health insurance, the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid, and the surge of technology such as computer chips and fiber optics. With the new technologies and monies pouring into the system, doctors branched out from general practice to specialties and sub-specialties, he said. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Carrie Kurlander Named Vice President, Communications, for Southern Company Aug 28, 2009
A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. (PR Newswire)
Fiber optic on track Aug 25, 2009
Davidson said the fiber optics TCT is providing isnt really new to Cody ... Fiber optics An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Qwest prides itself on longevity, services Aug 25, 2009
So we ve been able to offer fiber optics in Cody and Powell. We also have stable service because of how long we ve been in the area, he added. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
OpenCape proposes $40M wireless network Aug 23, 2009
The project is expected to cost $40 million to structure more than 300 miles of fiber optics, a microwave backhaul network and a regional colocation data center. Every town in Barnstable County, Dukes County and Nantucket Counties, in addition to 11 Plymouth County towns, would have wireless broadband capacity under the program. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Smart lights sought for Evans Aug 23, 2009
Using motion-sensitive cameras, computers and fiber optics, county officials intend to link traffic lights primarily within the Evans Town Center area to create an intuitive traffic control system. "All those signals will talk to each other, and it will compile the data to know where the demand is biggest and what it needs to do to serve that demand," said Matt Schlachter, the interim director of Construction and Maintenance Services. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Open Wide And Say 'Zap': New Way To Clinically Assess Condition Of Tooth Enamel Using Lasers Aug 23, 2009
The velocity of these waves is influenced by the elastic properties of the enamel on a tooth, and by detecting the ultrasonic waves with fiber optics at various points, they can determine the enamel's elasticity, which is directly related to its mineralization. In their Optics Express article, Wang, Fleming, and their colleagues showed that they could use this technique on extracted human teeth. (Science Daily)
Connecting a community for tikkun olam (4) Aug 22, 2009
The Jewish community can help strategize how to blueprint this infrastructure for the region by beginning to connect our own community facilities to fiber optics. Education matters The future is intimately and inextricably linked to education and will be guided by discovery, mentoring, and experiential and structured opportunities in a wide range of media. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Realignment to bring changes for districts Aug 19, 2009
Seventy-five new computers have been installed throughout the school, along with a new network of fiber optics and wireless routers, giving the campus a much-needed technological overhaul. Ho by Andrew Mariman. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Alfalfa County Commissioners hold brief meeting Aug 18, 2009
The commissioners also approved road crossing permits for Central TelCom Fiber Optics in District One and Woods County Rural Water, also in District One. They approved private property access easements in the SE/4 of Section 28, Township 29, Range 10 and SE/4 of Section 32, Township 28, Range 11. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Open Cape advances 'super highway' network plan Aug 14, 2009
The fiber optics would run along Route 6 into Truro, then down Route 6A into Provincetown. According to Gallagher, president of Open Cape, they have contacted town administrators to get each town s prioritized list of buildings to connect or pass by. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Meal service for elderly in jeopardy Aug 13, 2009
- approve a resolution extending support for a Brazos Valley regional fiber optics network and funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. - accept the calculation presented by Plumlee of an effective tax rate and roll back tax rate for the 2009 fiscal year. (Madisonville Meteor, TX)
Stocks Retreat In Lower Trade Aug 12, 2009
Leisure services firms, fiber optics and jewelry retailers bucked the session's weakness ... Two telecom groups, fiber optics and wireless equipment makers, have held in or near the leading ranks of industries over the past several months ... Ciena (CIEN) and JDS Uniphase (JDSU) are the two largest and best-established stocks in the fiber optics group. (Investors Business Daily)
Sunrise Telecom(R) Reports $13.2 Million Sales for Second Quarter of 2009 Aug 11, 2009
The integration of the wireline, fiber optics and broadband product groups into a single business has been completed. The Protocol Products Group has been sold and the Swiss based high resolution OTDR business was divested. (PR Newswire)
Lots now available in Christiansen Subdivision Aug 8, 2009
All utilities, including gas, water, electric, phone, fiber optics and sewer are included at the site. Some delays The project was hoped to be completed a year ago, but the city experienced some delays. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Beyond tourism Aug 7, 2009
I call us the North Korea of fiber optics, said Daniel Gallagher, OpenCape president and director of information technology at Cape Cod Community College, which stands to benefit from the project. Art Gaylord, director of computer and information services at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, represents one of a number of institutions participating in OpenCape. (Boston Globe)
Alien Invasion Aug 4, 2009
Fiber optics, microwaves, the computer chip. All of that stuff came, you know, out of Roswell. (Fox News)
County reduces number of polling places Jul 29, 2009
Commissioners also approved a resolution in support of a 35 million grant application to extend a fiber optics network to rural areas throughout the Brazos Valley. Morgan said the federal funds, if allocated, would pay for construction of the backbone of a fiber optics network that would allow high-speed Internet service to be expanded into rural areas. (Brenham Banner, TX)
LMCC works on fiber network Jul 28, 2009
The speed of a fiber optics network would only be limited by the electronics that operate the network, Woodruff said. The LMCC retained a consulting firm for $15,000 to study the buildout. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
Commissioners will consider supporting grant application Jul 26, 2009
Published: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:20 AM CDT Washington County commissioners will vote on supporting a Brazos Valley Regional fiber optics network during their weekly meeting Tuesday. The fiber optics network will allow telecommunications companies to provide faster Internet service to the seven counties in the Brazos Valley, Washington County Judge Dorothy Morgan said. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Technology aids in football evaluation Jul 24, 2009
Now, football and fiber optics go hand in hand. One example of training and technology coming together can be seen over the next two weeks in Paisely, Fla. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Power lost to Bandera last Monday Jul 23, 2009
Telephone, Internet and cell phone services were lost to much of Bandera last Monday, after an ATT fiber optics cable was reportedly cut somewhere between Pipe Creek and San Antonio. Services were later restored, but not before several businesses and governmental entities were rendered handicapped for most of the day. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Smart fiber can act as a camera Jul 21, 2009
"This result embodies an important goal for the integration of nanostructures into macro scale device. If they can implant this into fiber optics materials, it occurs to me that they could implant this into glass and other materials as well.". 2009 Discovery Channel. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Federal funds unlikely for Palo Alto fiber project Jul 15, 2009
An advisory group formed to explore a new broadband system urged city officials to instead focus on expanding the fiber backbone to commercial areas -- a plan that could bring in fresh revenue to the city's $7 million Fiber Optics Fund. Resident Jeff Hoel also cautioned the council that pursuing wireless could take the city's eyes off the greater prize -- the long-awaited fiber system. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Doc gets creative in bid to end mens pain Jul 6, 2009
Doc gets creative in bid to end mens pain - Business First of Columbus. for free extra services. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you! Jul 4, 2009
Sunlight from a solar collector on the roof of Utah State University's Energy Laboratory in Logan, Utah, is sent through fiber optics to stimulate the growth of algae. Offbeat stories. (AZCentral -- News)
Perdue: N.C. cautious on funds Jul 3, 2009
The fiber optics and cameras will speed that system and make it more reliable, Pleasant says. These four segments of the city s roadways will get the system in the coming months. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Major fiber optics expansion underway Jul 2, 2009
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Broadband, mobile key to economic growth: World Bank Jul 1, 2009
A view of fiber optics seen through lighting effects. Access to affordable high-speed Internet and mobile phone service are key to economic growth and job creation in developing countries, the World Bank said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
LEM, Interroll, Exporters to Benefit From Asian Contracts, Schiller Says Jun 30, 2009
Pfaeffikon, Switzerland-based , which makes fiber optics and cables and provides wiring for the Eurofighter combat jet, may benefit from investment in infrastructure in much the same way as LEM, Schiller said. Suppliers to the automotive industry such as also stand to gain from more electronics in transport. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
At the halfway point Jun 27, 2009
6 million in federal funds are being used to install a new storm water sewer system, and for the past two months southbound lanes have been ripped up and closed as utility companies and the Department of Homeland security lay down fiber optics and make repairs, said Nathan Jerke, spokesman for the Idaho Transportation Department. Crews next week will begin removing the northbound lanes on Blue Lakes, starting at Pole Line Road, south to Falls Avenue, Jerke said Friday. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
HawTel rebuffs Isle firm's $400M bid Jun 24, 2009
Company President Albert Hee said Sandwich Isles has invested tens of millions of dollars to build its own fiber optics network, while Hawaiian Telcom has not invested enough in its infrastructure, making it uncompetitive. Hee said the Hawaiian Telcom plan also lacks local ownership, which he said would be more sensitive to employees' concerns and the needs of local communities. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Utilities series: A look at Cable One, Qwest and Cox Jun 22, 2009
In 2000, the fiber optics company Qwest acquired US West, one of the seven smaller telephone companies created after the antitrust breakup of AT&T in 1983. We were the original provider of telephone services in the state, said Jim Campbell, Qwest president for Arizona. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Bennett leads Terra through its ups and down (29) Jun 21, 2009
Everything here is electronic or fiber optics. . (Sioux City Journal)
Energy efficiency hot topic for hundreds Jun 20, 2009
Among the vendors was Anasazi Solar, Borner Engineering, which specializes in hybrid home design, DMEA Geothermal, HUVCO Daylighting Solutions, which featured fiber optics designed to bring sunlight into dark areas of homes and commercial buildings, and the Vegetarian Society of Colorado. Perkins Motor City Dodge, based in Colorado Springs, was also on hand with electric vehicles. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Todd DiRoberto and Caleb Wickman of American Satellite Announce Summer Specials with DirecTV Jun 19, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Todd DiRoberto and Caleb Wickman of American Satellite, Inc announce DirecTV's Summer Offers. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
