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Rick, here is the Joe Miller link from Steve
opto-electric integrated circuits on silicon will be a key technology to realize high-speed, low-power and low-cost chips," explains Junfeng Song from the A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-three-dimensional-opto-electric.html#jCp
psssst, it's a glove factory, ponzi already did the homework on this one for you, don't you remember? but keep it on the down low, it's supposed to be a secret you know, I think they have been piling up all the gloves in off site warehouses waiting for a long cold snowy winter in new england, the plan, as I understand it, is to take all the gloves up there when this happens and sell them, the profits then would get used to develop one of those new fangled modulator thingy's, let's hope it works out, but remember, mums the word for now, it's all top secret stuff, that's why they probably can't risk answering the phone when you called, spies are everywhere you know, I think the voice-mail goes straight to Cydonia for analysis
from reading the past few days posts, doom and gloom indicators are touching the red alert zones, my guess is we get a pr of substance sooner than 1st quarter's end, in fact I'd bet something breaks before the end of this month that sends this 20+% higher right away, my 10/10 indicator (proprietary) actually points to this coming week, week of 2-15(2) so may even have to add another 50 here
as for the rest of you, keep singing this, sweet to the ear
Gary, material sciences are exploding with new developments for industrial and technological sectors with big leaps forward, research graphene, nanotubes, and other materials which provide orders of magnitude of improvements over today's standards, it's interesting stuff to consider to be sure
what caught my eye on this particular material was >
This new metal has a strength-to-weight ratio that matches even our best titanium alloys, but at one tenth the cost
Hi Walter, I don't spend much time with this board anymore, so maybe this new material has already been discussed here, I just came across the article and found it interesting related to niobf, I do the same thing on the lwlg board too you know, always need to keep pulse on new developments if you are smart, no?
as always, good luck to all here
New Steel As Strong As Titanium
From shipping containers to skyscrapers to turbines, good old steel is still the workhorse of our modern world. Now, scientists are discovering new secrets to make the material better, lighter, and stronger.
Today a team of material scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea announced what they're calling one of the biggest steel breakthroughs of the last few decades: an altogether new type of flexible, ultra-strong, lightweight steel. This new metal has a strength-to-weight ratio that matches even our best titanium alloys, but at one tenth the cost, and can be created on a small scale with machinery already used to make automotive-grade steel. The study appears in Nature.
"Because of its lightness, our steel may find many applications in automotive and aircraft manufacturing," says Hansoo Kim, the researcher that led the team.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/news/a13919/new-steel-alloy-titanium/
anybody here know much about this new material?
Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered
Penta-graphene's properties suggest that it may have applications in electronics, biomedicine, nanotechnology and more.
The next step, Jena said, is for scientists to synthesize penta-graphene.
"Once you make it, it [will be] very stable. So the question becomes, how do you make it? In this paper, we have some ideas. Right now, the project is theoretical. It's based on computer modelling, but we believe in this prediction quite strongly. And once you make it, it will open up an entirely new branch of carbon science. Two-dimensional carbon made completely of pentagons has never been known."
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-penta-graphene-variant-carbon.html#jCp
my confidence level is soaring to new heights at this time, and I have been hanging around these parts for nearly a decade, my guess is that within the next 4-6 weeks we will be introduced to the first of what will then become a stream of protos with variously tuned specs for differing applications, all of which will provide orders of magnitude performance improvements over today's standards at substantially lowered costs
hear hear microchips, I'm on board with your assessment
Steve, that would be great, as it seems many here are somewhat at odds over this point, and it would be best for management's sake that many here all asking the same question can be avoided
personally I do not see this as a threat, I am confident in our team to deliver outstanding protos in a timely fashion, albeit adjusted for the delays of OpSIS chips receipt
still time for Intel to re-engage, remember Tom said "we will beat Intel" and I'm thinking he is going to be right on that call
good luck with that
World's First 3D-Printed Car Introduced
https://localmotors.com/
just featured on the morning news, said it was printed in about 40 hours, and selling price is about 20 grand, buyers can design the look too, wow, amazing stuff!
Gates, honestly don't know much about it, just wish our perk was being used on the holodeck, lol, sure looks pretty cool though right?
can't wait for the all the protos to be unveiled here in the next few months!
Microsoft HoloLens - Transform your world with holograms
I base my enthusiasm on all the recent developments
1) the durability testing proving out decades of operable time
2) the timeline to releasing the 2 protos with specs to the market as end of 1st quarter 2015 (adjusted from end of 2014 due to OpSIS chip receipt being delayed approx 3 months)
you can be a bear, and other like myself and coolair can be bullish to get in ahead of the expectations here
Can easily see this thing getting back to it's most recent of 3 and change
coolair, I agree with you, and it will happen fast, really good things coming soon, "buy it now" as the ebay folk would say
love the "team" assembled here, gives me much confidence in upcoming success
http://lightwavelogic.com/leadership/
lighter than steel and orders of magnitude stronger.
http://gizmodo.com/5964609/custom-3d-printed-beams-can-be-10000-times-stronger-than-steel
interesting read, have no idea on cost though, anyone here know much about this tech?
hear hear Rick, I agree totally with you and believe the historically measured and conservative Tom Z was arguably displaying a previously unseen exuberance at the ASM, and the developments rolling in since look quite promising to our finally being on the proverbial launch pad now
Rick, here is a graphene article I came across this morning, any thoughts?
Graphene multiplies the power of light
http://phys.org/news/2015-01-graphene-power.html
x, I am more confident than ever, in fact my confidence has gone parabolic with the latest pr, my connect-the-dots indicator blew a circuit just before the pr was released
but the first time I knew we were getting really close was the day the buzzard flew south (shut up! you know nothing!)
exciting times here to be sure, patiently waiting and keeping the faith, love and peace even to the antagonists, my advice to those lost sheep, don't be on the outside looking in when this rocket (of Phil's) finally launches
from Dec 2013 open letter to shareholders
We are now solidly on the road to commercialization and successful completion could be considered the Holy Grail for optical communications and computing. To our knowledge we are the first company to be this far along with a polymer device that can offer significant performance improvement of cost per gigabit of transmission and reduced power consumption. These factors will enhance rapid adoption by potential data communications and telecom companies and gives us an advantage to capture a large share of the enormous and rapidly growing markets for photonic devices.
It is important to understand that now that we have moved our material into operating devices, performance parameters can be tailored to specific device requirements, necessitating further enhancements of our material properties. This is an iterative process, but as previously mentioned, we have vastly improved our chemical synthesis efficiencies that can now take virtually instantaneous device feedback to allow for customization of the polymer material to improve performance.
http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=72975&GoTopage=2&Category=2157&BzID=2252&G=914
I expect many commercially viable devices in 2015 to be demonstrated and accompanied by full performance specs
I think it would be wise for Tom to update investors with 2014 accomplishments & 2015 timeline of development expectations, particularly in light of the OpSIS chip delay (according to the OpSIS website they should be receiving them by today btw)
Happy New Year to all !
Wise, your personal best, Amen!
Here's to a Happy & Healthy 2015 to all here!
yeah man, here's to brother X (who's with us tonight)
Happy New Year !!
(pssst, spread the word, 2015 is going to finally be our big year here, so put on your party hats and blow your party horns loud)
if we indeed finally receive the OpSIS chips of Lightwave's own design, my expectations are (based on adjusted ASM timeline) that multiple demonstration devices would be completed by the end of the 1st quarter of 2015, and I would expect that full performance specs are released at that time as well
I think we will finally be in high gear here, jaws will be dropping and eyes will be popping, and 50 shares could be worth up to 5000 bucks over time
yup, it's all X's fault, oh wait, maybe we can blame it all on W?
yeah man, ditto! thanks X, I was able to add a chunk Friday at 80 cents, still nowhere near your league, hoping we finally get that long awaited news of substance that fires up Phil's rocket at long last, lol, because if we are stuck waiting for the GP in 2015 I may have to go all buzzard on you by then
Steve, I just hope management has gotten their chip design sent off to an alternate source at this point as it sure looks like OpSIS folks are stiffing us, I really don't know how key to our success those chips are, but from what I remember, they are at least part of the key
I think we need a shareholder update letter ASAP from Tom Z to recap the 2014 accomplishments, and to layout the timeline of expectations for 2015, I'm sure such a letter could shed some much needed light on the OpSIS situation
Steve, at this stage of the game I think 6 months delay on something as important to us as this is a huge deal, sabotage or not, and I sure hope we can successfully work around the delay/non-performance of OpSIS, there has to be a few other places similar chips can be produced, I trust management is doing what it can to make this happen
Steve, I just picked up a little chunk of shares today myself at .80, I think there is year-end tax loss selling going on, doesn't put me in X's league , but news of substance will be just fine for little old me, lol
sure wish we'd get the those OpSIS chips
thanks for your input coolair, somehow I remember the IMEC chips being described as needed more for the baselining of proto specs (passive?) and the OpSIS chips being described as needed for the true lightwave proto specs (active?)
I don't remember where I am recalling this from, and I just wonder how important to our success those OpSIS chips are (as they may never be received?) , and if perhaps IMEC could produce these chips as well?
I also recall Rick had come across a list of foundry replacements for OpSIS, and I think there was one on the list called A-Star(?) , would wonder if lightwave is making additional arrangements for the equivalent of the OpSIS chips we seem unable to receive, or can lightwave succeed without the OpSIS chips or any similar replacement of them?
what if OpSIS chips are never delivered, are we actively pursuing an alternative here?
even if they are ever delivered, there would still need to be an alternative for future runs correct?
anyone with any info, or comments?
smars that was my guess as well, fwiw, if the OpSIS chips were received I would not expect that to be something to call for a pr, lol, after all those chips are essentially raw materials for lightwave, anyway, I don't think it would be wrong for the company to answer an inquiry concerning the receipt of those chips, and for those of us who follow this closely, those chips (perhaps even deliberately delayed as has been suggested on this board recently?) are important for our team to complete their stated goals, so if somebody has heard of their having been received, please do share that info here
Steve, really? this would be very good news if true, where are you sourcing this info from management I hope?
"We are currently running additional confirmatory tests at even higher temperatures before coating our best material systems on our proprietary designed, bleached waveguide modulator prototypes. These prototypes are being produced using substrates received in early November from Reynard Corporation as previously announced.
I think what Tom is saying here is that in addition to having the working bleached waveguide protos now, they also have now created even more robust material combinations which will improve existing proto specs, presumption being they can fine tune certain aspects, in this case durability, while not compromising existing specs that they were previously happy with in the earlier protos tested
my expectation is that there will literally be a multitude of protos when all is said and done, and each will accent certain attributes which are desirable for various applications
stayed tuned, this is a very positive development imo, and why Tom has told some how excited he was about recent lab developments
almost more importantly though, we still need the OpSIS chips right?
testing right now and the results are quite exciting
DLucky, glad to hear things are progressing so well
sad to note they plan on staying silent through year-end, arrgghhh
did he say anything about the OpSIS chips being delivered yet?
it was an interesting presentation Rick, um, one (unrelated) thing that I learned here is that having an advanced degree, um, doesn't make you, uh, a great public speaker/presenter
well, this week marks 6 weeks from the last development update pr, if investors here have to wait the whole of 10 weeks like last time, then the next pr would come out on, wait for it... on happy new year's eve, and would hopefully include working protos with specs (?) of the bleached & slot waveguide modulators (per the timeline given)
does anyone know (x?) if the long delayed & much anticipated OpSIS chips have been delivered as yet?
also, once received from OpSIS, does anyone want to guess the time needed to coat and characterize the many variations of materials spoken about, or do you think they have one or two lead compounds at the ready for these protos?
lastly, does anyone have any idea if they have secured a replacement foundry to replicate the OpSIS chips for future development needs?
still, patiently waiting
MaHey, the KIT project used gig lx (lumera) materials and the 112g is really 4x28g, the results were not that impressive imo, here is the full write-up
http://cordis.europa.eu/docs/projects/cnect/9/248609/080/reports/001-SOFID17b20131217FinalReportv20.pdf
in fact, last year gig gave away the majority of the lx (lumera) line to brphotonix, imo this was a clear signal of the real value (or lack thereof) of the lumera material tech
Rick, or others I would be interested in your opinions on these results reported, thanks
I agree six, anybody know if they got the OpSIS chips yet?
It's going to be a great week! Happy Turkey Day to all :)
It would be an even greater feast if investors here had a pr of some positive developments to gobble up, but I'm not expecting one really, heck it's only been about a month, lol, I can't wait for the day when lightwave developments will produce pr's for us on a weekly basis, I still believe that day is coming soon
gobble gobble
hear hear Scope, thanks to Rick for keeping us informed on industry developments that may or may not be direct connects to lightwave, regardless they still are relevant, if you don't want to read them then don't