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New Laser Key to Future Optical Computers and Technologies

Because the new device, called a "spaser," is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future technologies based on "nanophotonic" circuitry, said Vladimir Shalaev, the Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University.

16 Aug 2009

Setting New Power Record for True CW UV Laser

The new Genesis 355-150 S from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) sets a new power record for true CW ultraviolet solid-state performance, delivering over 150 milliwatts of TEM00 output for flow cytometry and other live-cell bio applications.

16 Aug 2009

Materials Testing Plays Vital Role in Photovoltaic Industry

Solar energy is presently experiencing an enormous upsurge in interest, adding emphasis to the need to optimize efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Materials testing has a vital role to play here, with a multitude of testing options already available to the solar market from leading testing system manufacturer Zwick.

14 Aug 2009

Opportunity Analysis for OLED Lighting

NanoMarkets, the leading provider of industry analysis and market and technology research services for companies competing for or interested in thin film, organic and printable electronics related markets, today announced a new report that continues the firm's coverage of OLED lighting.

14 Aug 2009

Celsia Technologies Chosen by United Innovation to Cool LED Spotlights

Celsia Technologies (OTC: CLST) has been chosen by Taiwanese based United Innovation to cool the company's 9-, 11-, and 13-watt LED spotlights. Each of these spotlights include a combination of United's unique multi-chip LED package along with Celsia's patented NanoSpreader vapor chamber.

14 Aug 2009

A Tight Fit Helps Energy Transmit

Now, a research team led by Makoto Fujita from the University of Tokyo and Tahei Tahara from the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has found a simple way to mimic the initial stage of photosynthesis by mechanically trapping a guest molecule inside a cage structure.

13 Aug 2009

New Center Sheds Light on Science of Photonics

A new centre for doctoral training at UCL is preparing to train the next generation of experts in the growing science of photonics. Just as electronics uses electrons to perform different functions, photonics combines electronics with the control of photons - elementary 'packages' of light - to perform similar or more advanced functions.

13 Aug 2009

Noliac Provides Low Voltage Actuators for Tunable Lasers

Tunable lasers rely on the performance of a micropositioning or nanopositioning actuator to position a diffraction grating with extreme precision and repeatability. Noliac provides low voltage actuators, high flexibility in size and materials, and plate as well as ring shaped actuators for tunable lasers.

13 Aug 2009

DALSA Expands Genie Family of Affordable and Easy-to-Use Cameras With the Introduction of the Genie HM1400-XDR

DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, today introduced a new member to its line of affordable and easy-to-use GigE Vision-compliant cameras with the release of the Genie™ HM1400-XDR camera, a model with extended dynamic range (XDR).

12 Aug 2009

LED Lights - A Bright Future for Communication

Imagine a world where bright, energy sipping, cheap, durable LEDs light the world. A world where if you have enough light to see, you are connected. The University of California, Riverside will lead a multi-campus effort that could reshape the way we communicate and navigate in homes, offices, airports and especially in hospitals, airports and other places where radio frequency communication is prohibited.

12 Aug 2009

Infrared Thermography Finds Niche in Plastics

Researchers at the Spanish Toy Technological Institute (AIJU) have found that infrared thermography is a technique that can be used in the plastics industry, specifically for process optimisation and quality improvement.

12 Aug 2009

Controlling Living Cells with Light

University of Central Florida researchers have shown for the first time that light energy can gently guide and change the orientation of living cells within lab cultures. That ability to optically steer cells could be a major step in harnessing the healing power of stem cells and guiding them to areas of the body that need help.

11 Aug 2009

Optics Researcher Elected to Prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences

The prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences has formally elected Clemson University distinguished visiting professor in materials science and engineering Roger Stolen as a foreign member. Alexander D. Nekipelov, vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented Stolen with his award at a Moscow ceremony.

11 Aug 2009

NSF CAREER Award Funds Research on Plastics that Conduct Electricity

Clemson chemistry assistant professor Rhett Smith will receive $598,000 in a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study a new class of materials that conduct electrical currents and can be used in thin, lightweight and flexible plastic electronic devices.

11 Aug 2009

Coherent Introduces New Laser Pulse Energy Sensor Specifically Optimized for Medical Lasers

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has introduced a laser pulse energy sensor specifically optimized for use with medical lasers that combines high accuracy, high damage threshold and a large active area.

10 Aug 2009