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Measuring Body Temperature from a Distance to Prevent Spreading of AN1H1

Xenics, the leading developer of innovative infrared detection solutions for a wide range of applications headquartered in Europe, presents a secure and non-invasive countermeasure to the uncontrolled spreading of the respiratory disease, sometimes called swine flue, caused by the potentially pandemic virus AN1H1.

27 May 2009

Festival Creates a Brave New Green World

Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2009, one of the most prominent photonics exhibition in Asia, will be held during June 10th to 12th 2009 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1, covering the spectrum of photovoltaic, LED, optics, and other photonic areas.

27 May 2009

Providing a Benchmark for the Industry to Advance toward Brighter and More Efficient OLED Lighting

Based on its recent analysis of the organic light emitting diode (OLED) solid state lighting (SSL) market, Frost + Sullivan recognizes Kodak with the 2009 Frost + Sullivan Award for OLED Lighting Enabling Technology of the Year for its consistency in driving OLED technology into the lighting space.

27 May 2009

DOMINANT Extending Primax Series of LEDs

In order to complete the Primax product portfolio and fulfill lighting market demand, DOMINANT is now extending this series with high Color Rendering Index (CRI) products in 0.2-Watt white and warm white versions, NA2W-PSC and NA2F-PSC.

26 May 2009

Latest Breakthroughs in Electro-Optics and Lasers

Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC) May 31 to June 5 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.

26 May 2009

X-Shooter Offers Capability Unique Among Astronomical Instruments Installed at Large Telescopes

"X-shooter offers a capability that is unique among astronomical instruments installed at large telescopes," says Sandro D'Odorico, who coordinated the Europe-wide consortium of scientists and engineers that built this remarkable instrument.

26 May 2009

Substrates for GaN-Based Devices: Performance Comparisons and Market Assessment 2009

Over the past 15 years, the availability of high quality sapphire and silicon carbide substrates has enabled the rapid growth of the gallium nitride device (mainly high-brightness LED) market to $4.6 billion in 2008.

26 May 2009

Teledyne Playing Key Role in Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific + Imaging, LLC ("TS+I") has played a key role in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing Mission 4, with technologies from Teledyne installed in two HST instruments.

26 May 2009

World's First Fully Automated System for High Volume Manufacturing of LEDs

Obducat's new lithography system is ready to be launched. The system, named Sindre 400, is the world's first fully automated system for high volume manufacturing of LEDs. Sindre 400 is a vital contribution to the development within CleanTech, since, thanks to greatly increased energy and material efficiency, it reduces the use of natural resources.

26 May 2009

Flexible Thin-Film PV Modules to be Designed into the Development of a Hybrid UAV

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), the most recent company created by ITN Energy Systems who established AST in 2005 to manufacturer state of the art, thin-film monolithically-integrated CIGS flexible photovoltaic modules, announced that its state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules will be designed into the development of a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (H-UAV) called the Silent Sentinel developed by Bye Aerospace, Inc. The H-UAV will be designed primarily for military use; however, its capabilities will also include a broad spectrum of civil applications.

26 May 2009

ABTech Completes Cylindrical Optics Module Assembly Machines for Columbia University's Nevis Astrophysics Laboratory

ABTech Inc, an ultra-precision air bearing motion system manufacturer in Swanzey, New Hampshire, has completed the first of two cylindrical optics module assembly machines for Columbia University's Nevis Astrophysics Laboratory.

26 May 2009

Scientific and Industrial Metrology Leader Launches New Optical Profiler Systems

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leader in scientific and industrial metrology, today announced the launch of its Veeco Confocal Metrology (VCM™) Optical Profiler Systems.

From Veeco 26 May 2009

Significantly Improves the Efficiency of the Transmission of the Light Produced by LEDs through the New Silicone Encapsulating Material

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, President Chihiro Kanagawa) has developed and begun sales of its "ASP Series" of silicone encapsulating material for HBLEDs (High Brightness Light-Emitting Diodes). The company is beginning sample shipments, mainly for backlighting applications in LCD TVs.

26 May 2009

Colour LEDs Produce Amazing Effects

Siemens has long been based at Lindenplatz in Hamburg's St. Georg district. To redesign the square the company has joined other local businesses in a public-private partnership project in collaboration with the city of Hamburg.

25 May 2009

VITRONIC Unveils the Latest Spectroscopy Technology for Solar Cell Production

At this year's Intersolar dated May 27th to 29th in Munich it's possible to see the joint solution for layer thickness measurement from the companies tec5 and VITRONIC: State-of-the-art inline spectroscopy technology for solar cell production can be found at tec5's booth.

25 May 2009