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Latest News 2009


  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize

    The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three IEEE members. The prize went to Willard S. Boyle, Charles K.Kao, and George E. Smith, who were hailed by the Nobel jury as "the masters of light".




  • POF Conference

    POF Conference

    The 18th International Plastic Optical Fiber Conference was a success and drew participants from 15 countries. The event was sponsorded by IPOS and showcased many researchers work and unveiled Kiriama Pty Ltd, the first IPOS spin-off company.



  • Future Fellow

    Dr Boris Kuhlmey

    Dr Boris Kuhlmey is a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow. The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr announced the awards.



  • IPOS on the Catalyst

    Optics for Dental Health

    Catalyst on ABC television features a story on IPOS research, the photonic chip, that increases the speed of the internet using light. The program is featured on Thursday 3 September at 8pm on ABC 1.



  • Optics for Dental Health

    Optics for Dental Health

    Our postgraduate student David Hsiao-Chuan Wang has developed an ultrasonic evaluation technique using laser-generated ultrasound to measure the elasticity of the surface of teeth.



  • IPOS in Photonics Spectra

    IPOS in Photonics Spectra

    IPOS recently featured in the July issue of Photonics Spectra. The article explained the research, teaching and project activities in the Institute.






  • The Photonic Immunochip

    ipl

    IPOS members Aslund and Canning at the Interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL) at the School of Chemistry win ARC Linkage funding to develop "The Photonic Immunochip" with international genetics company Bioprocess p/l.


  • Cracking the Colour Code

    Cracking the Colour Code

    Dr Maryanne Large presented in a documentary series "Cracking the Colour Code" which premiered on SBS on Wednesday June 10 2009 at 8:30pm.




  • Green Light from Silicon

    Green Light

    Researchers at CUDOS produce green light from silicon - a material opaque to visible light.


  • Terabit Per Second Communications: One Step Closer

    Photonic Chip

    IPOS have developed a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that can not only increase Internet networks speeds making them 60 times faster but can act as traffic monitors to keep the speed high and error-free.

  • The Universe in Focus

    Light

    Successful recent trials of a state-of-the-art filter for cleaning up signals in astronomy, have raised interest in the potential commercial impact of this Astrophotonics work in IPOS.

News 2008

  • Green communications coming to a computer near you

    Green Communications

    An international team of researchers from Australia, Canada and the United States led by Dr. Moss have developed a photonic chip capable of low power optical switching.

  • ARC Infrastructure Grant Successes

    Infrastructure

    IPOS has been successful in achieving new funding for an Optical test-bed, Nanophotonic and Microfluidic Integration Facility.


  • ARC Grant Funding Successes

    ARC Grant

    The Australian Research Council has announced funding of a total value of $3.4M.


  • NSW Scientist of the Year Awards

    Scientist of the Year Award

    Professor Benjamin Eggleton has been awarded the NSW Scientist of the Year Award for Physics and Astronomy, by the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research. Professor Eggleton's research work at CUDOS includes the development of a photonic chip to increase the speed of the Internet.

  • Channel 9's Sunday Program Features CUDOS

    CUDOS on channel 9

    Channel 9 reports on CUDOS' breakthrough technology which is at the forefront to potentially unclogging cyberspace and increase the speed of the internet.