Thanks X,
That was one hell of a find. I am amazed that you could pick up on such a subtle difference. I look forward to hearing the other nugget.
I can't understand how anyone would not see this news today as a good development. First of all, the Perks are not out. It clearly says that the Corning chromophores will be added to the arsenal:
"these materials will significantly expand the number of potential chromophore combinations to drive the continuous improvement of powerful nonlinear organic electro-optical materials."
IMO, this only adds to the momentum that we've seen in the last year or two. I know many don't see it, but from a science perspective, the progress has been steady and impressive.
Until Nov. 2012, they didn't even have clean perkinamine. It's not surprising that the results were variable before the chromophore was pure. Since then, they have gotten great results from the coupons they sent LSS, they demonstrated one of the materials gave good results in 1 mm2 device, they've made progress in LADAR project and sent OpSis designs for the mints and now they've aquired a worldwide liscense agreement with CORNING!
If this is not good enough, then maybe you should reevaluate your risk tolerance and your position in this development stage company.
Rick