Optics & Photonics News

AU Optronics to Demonstrate Solar Modules at Solar Power International 2009, California

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) will participate in Solar Power International 2009, scheduled to be held from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, U.S. The U.S. market is regarded as a rapidly growing market for the solar PV (photovoltaics) industry, and AUO actively joins the exhibition by demonstrating its unique operating model and mono-crystalline and multi-crystalline PV modules with high module efficiency.

Foundation Patent on PureDepth's MLD Technology Granted in US

PureDepth, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PDEP), the creator of Multi-Layer Display (MLD) technology and a leader in new visualization experiences, today announced that one of its foundation patent applications has been allowed in the United States further expanding upon its worldwide protection. US application 10/048,966, filed by PureDepth with an international priority date of August 19, 1999, covers PureDepth's unique method of displaying data or images on a multi-level screen display, providing the earliest and broadest protection for almost all current and envisaged uses of MLD.

Fingerprint Technology from University of Warwick Tops in Tough Tests

Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world’s two toughest technical fingerprint tests

UC Santa Barbara Researchers Announce New Acheivements in Synthesis for Organic Solar Cells

Professor Guillermo Bazan and a team of postgraduate researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Center for Polymers and Organic Solids (CPOS) today announced a major advance in the synthesis of organic polymers for plastic solar cells. Bazan's team:

• reduced reaction time by 99%, from 48 hours to 30 minutes, and


• increased average molecular weight of the polymers by a factor of more than 3.

Caltech Scientists Discover Physical Mechanism to Grow Nanoscale Pillars in Numerous Patterns

Research paves way for new 3-D lithography method

Canon USA to Highlight New Hybrid Digital Retinal Camera at AAO

The CX-1 is the First Fully Hybrid Digital Retinal Camera from Canon and the World’s First Digital Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera to Take FAF Photography

IRIS Wins Schedule for Photographic Equipment from GSA

FLEETWOOD, PA Firm Receives Prestigious Government Wide Contract IRIS LTD., Inc., a provider of photo ID equipment and related supplies, today announced the award of its GSA schedule for Photographic Equipment (Photo ...

Google Scholar and PTI - Potential Resource of Fluorescence Technology

For researchers, innovators and scientists alike Google Scholar™ has proven to be a great resource for those interested in fluorescence technology.

Escalon Medical's Unit Launches PacScan Plus A-Scan Featuring Optional Pachymeter

Escalon Medical Corp. (Nasdaq: ESMC) today announced its Sonomed, Inc. subsidiary's introduction of the new PacScan™ Plus, an A-Scan with optional pachymeter.

Ricoh Introduces the CAC Authentication Solution V2.0 Exclusively for US DoD

Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that its Common Access Card (CAC) Authentication Solution V2.0 is now available for exclusive use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

ARRIS Launches New DOCSIS Control Interface for EPON Networks

Innovative DOCSIS Control Interface EPON Solution Provides Standards-Based Interoperability

Tips from a Supermodel for the Perfect Spectacles Within a Budget

Supermodel Daisy Fuentes Offers Tips for Finding Affordable and Stylish Specs

Primera Products Now Support Windows 7

Primera’s wide range of hardware and software products is now compatible with Windows 7

Prior Scientific Unveils Focus Only Control System for Use in Modern Microscopes

Prior Scientific has introduced a new focus only control system for modern microscopes

Photonic Science Launches New X-ray Alignment Camera

The X-ray miniFDI allows high resolution beam characterization down to less than 10 microns resolution and 0.5 % accuracy in terms of signal to noise ratio