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Reducing Future Visual Burden of Age-Related Eye Disease

The prevalence of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration is projected to increase substantially by 2050, but the use of new therapies is expected to help mitigate its effects on vision, according to results of simulation modeling reported in the April issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

13 Apr 2009

Active Optical Clock - Concept, Principles and Techniques

Institute of Quantum Electronics, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, has proposed the concept, principles and techniques of active optical clock. The study is reported in Issue 54 (February, 2009) of Chinese Science Bulletin because of its significant research value.

13 Apr 2009

DARPA Selects Pranalytica to Develop Beam Combining for High Power Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays

Pranalytica, Inc. today announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program to participate in Phase I of the Beam Combining of High Power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) Arrays project for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM).

13 Apr 2009

Using Lasers to Design and Control Polarization

Applied scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, lasers in which the direction of oscillation of the emitted radiation, known as polarization, can be designed and controlled at will.

13 Apr 2009

Important Step for Making Light Crystals

Ohio State University researchers have developed a new strategy to overcome one of the major obstacles to a grand challenge in physics.

9 Apr 2009

Silicon Constellations' LUXEON Rebel Based Noveseo Light Modules Reduce Cabinet Depth by 50%

New 4"-deep illuminated way finding signs at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in California are half the depth of standard signage in the same class, thanks to LUXEON Rebel based light modules designed by Silicon Constellations of Santa Clara, California.

9 Apr 2009

Extragalactic Survey Reveals Half the Universe's Starlight

After two years spent analyzing data from BLAST, the Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope, physicists are releasing the first results.

9 Apr 2009

Renovated Facility and DOE Investment Strengthen Company's Leadership in Efficient Lighting

OSRAM SYLVANIA has opened an expanded clean room dedicated to solid-state lighting research and announced research and product development awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling nearly $2 million.

9 Apr 2009

nLIGHT Delivers Initial Units of Highest Brightness Ever Achieved from Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser to Development Partners

nLIGHT has delivered initial units of the highest brightness ever achieved from a fiber-coupled diode laser to development partners. nLIGHT Pearl fiber-coupled diode lasers produce up to 100 Watts of 976 nanometer light from a 105 micron core fiber at an excitation numerical aperture of 0.12.

9 Apr 2009

Commercially Viable Technology for Organic Photovoltaic Devices

Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT), a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, and IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute will work together to develop a commercially viable technology for organic photovoltaic devices with enhanced stability and extended lifetime.

9 Apr 2009

Carl Zeiss Introduces METROTOM 800 X-Ray-Based Coordinate Measuring Machine

The new METROTOM 800 computer tomograph was specifically developed for 3D measurements and structural inspections of complex parts made of plastic, composite materials and ceramic.

9 Apr 2009

Qnuru Launches Revolutionary Line of Solar Powered Landscape Lighting Fixtures

Qnuru today launched a revolutionary line of solar powered, landscape lighting fixtures that efficiently capture the sun's energy within expressive forms that are manufactured with full lifecycle sustainability in mind.

8 Apr 2009

Researchers Create New Way to Make "Dye-Sensitized" Solar Cells

Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use an ancient life form to create one of the newest technologies for solar energy, in systems that may be surprisingly simple to build compared to existing s...

8 Apr 2009

Imaging Source Launches Four Low Cost 3 Megapixel USB 2.0 Color Cameras

The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of industrial cameras has just launched four low cost 3 megapixel USB 2.0 color cameras. The cameras ship in robust industrial housing with a C/CS mount and are optionally available with a trigger input. The frame rate is 10.9 fps at a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels.

8 Apr 2009

Advanced Photonix Joins Georgia Institute of Technology 100G Optical Networking Consortium

Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (NYSE Amex: API) through its subsidiary, Picometrix, LLC, today announced that it is a supporting member of the Georgia Institute of Technology 100G Optical Networking Consortium.

8 Apr 2009