Astronomers have discovered an extrasolar planet only three times more massive than our own, the smallest yet observed orbiting a normal star. The star itself is not large, perhaps as little as one…

The world's first optical pacemaker is described in an article published today in Optics Express. A team of scientists at Osaka University in Japan show that powerful, but very short, laser pulses…

Eta Carinae has the shape of a 'little man' and surrounds a star doomed to explode within the next 100 000 years. Being brighter than one million Suns, Eta Carinae is the most luminous star known in…

Humor- Comics are supposed to be fun, light reading. Something I read on MSNBC’s Comics & Games website has been on my mind for a few months. The column titled "News of the Weird" by Chuck…

PARIS, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - Note: 1st Quarter 2008 Reported and Adjusted Profit and Loss Statement is Enclosed in Annex (lien vers http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/1q2008/pdf/annex_E.pdf) Key…

University of Utah engineers took an early step toward building superfast computers that run on far-infrared light instead of electricity: They made waveguides -- the equivalent of wires -- that…

PARIS, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced today that Tom Goodwin, Vice-President of Marketing & Communications for Alcatel-Lucent's Optics activities…

PARIS, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - 29% Yearly Growth Confirms Leadership for the Seventh Year in a row Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) further reinforces its optical networking…

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- - Another Year of Solid Performance The Board of Directors of Essilor International, the world leader in ophthalmic optical products, today…

PARIS, February 27 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Optical Transmission With Capacity x Distance Product Record at 41.8 Petabit/s.km, and Three New Photonic Integrated Circuits Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and…