Postings from October, 2008

EuMW 2008: 38th European Microwave Conference 2008

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

The 38th European Microwave Conference (EuMC) that will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 28 to 31 October, is the core of European Microwave Week 2008, the largest event in Europe dedicated to microwave electronics.

Making airport security intelligent

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Hi-tech scanners and security officers are not enough to prevent all security breaches in airports, according to Johan Ohrgren, owner of Acquiris. Intelligent analysis software that can think faster and better than a human and does not infringe a person’ privacy is what is needed.

SPEC 2008: Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millenium

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. October 25-29, 2008

China-UK/Europe Workshop on Millimetre Waves and Terahertz Technologies

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

20th-22th October, 2008, Chengdu, China

Frontiers in Optics 2008/Laser Science XXIV

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Rochester, New York, USA

MIT and T-Ray Science Conclude IP Agreement

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

The license grants T-Ray the exclusive right to produce spectroscopy and imaging systems which utilize dual-mode, pulsed and continuous TeraHertz (THz) waves.

Goodrich selects TeraView technology for use in airborne chemical agent detection in defense and homeland security applications

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

TeraView has been chosen by Goodrich to supply its proprietary continuous wave (cw) terahertz technology platform for Goodrich’s chemical agent detection system.

Terahertz success relies on research investment

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Terahertz radiation holds great promise for enhanced security systems, industrial inspection and sophisticated spectroscopy. Marie Freebody speaks to Hartmut Roskos to find out about the progress that has been made so far and the key challenges that remain.

Terahertz Goes Nano

Friday, October 10th, 2008

A forthcoming report in Nano Letters describes a breakthrough in modern microscopy: the achievement of extremely high-resolution imaging using light in the Terahertz (THz) region (wavelengths between 30 and 1000 µm).

MMwave/THz Security Systems for Critical Infrastructure & Mass Transport

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Technology Options for Meeting New Challenges. October 7-10, 2008. Tours, France.