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High-Resolution Umaging using Light in the Terahertz Region

Contrary to textbook wisdom, the unusually long illuminating wavelength of 118 µm did not at all preclude researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) to resolve details as small as 40 nm (= 0.04 µm). This was made possible by the use of extreme THz field concentration at the sharp tip of a scanning atomic force microscope (AFM).

9 Oct 2008

Governor Schwarzenegger Dedicates Largest Corporate Solar Power Installations in US

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated the 2 megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials campus in Sunnyvale, California, one of the largest corporate solar power installations in the United States.

9 Oct 2008

Led Lighting Systems Creates Sleek Ambiance and Dynamic Effects for Club Devo

Lighting Science Group, a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, announced today that it has installed several integrated LED systems to create an interactive, dynamic lighting experience for the newly opened Club Devo in Goes, Netherlands. Using close to 100 percent LED technology for its lighting needs, Club Devo is the first nightclub in Europe believed to implement LED lighting systems on such a large scale.

9 Oct 2008

Fibre Laser Specialist to Complement TRUMPF’s Laser Portfolio

Machine tool and laser manufacturer TRUMPF has announced it has assumed control of SPI Lasers effective October 7, 2008. The bid submitted by TRUMPF became effective after shareholders of SPI Lasers approved the sale of more than 90 percent of the company's shares to TRUMPF.

8 Oct 2008

The Eventual Power of Thirty Meter Telescope

Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues used a rare cosmic alignment and modern adaptive optics to image a distant galaxy with similar exquisite resolution promised by the future Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT).

8 Oct 2008

New Type of LED to be Commercialized in the Seasonal Light Strand Market

Holiday Creations/Diogen Lighting, Inc. and Evident Technologies, Inc. today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing and purchase agreement to enable a new type of LED to be commercialized in the seasonal light strand market in the US and Canada.

8 Oct 2008

Arrow Asia to Cohost Lighting Solution Seminar in China

Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc., announced that it will cohost a lighting solution seminar in Guangzhou, China, on Oct. 10, with Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components.

8 Oct 2008

Joining Forces to Enable High-Volume Production of PicoP Display Engines and Accessory Pico Projectors

Microvision, Inc., a global leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display and image capture products for mobility applications, and Asia Optical Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer of electro-optical components, today announced they have entered into a Supply Agreement for Asia Optical to produce products based on Microvision's proprietary PicoP(TM) technology.

8 Oct 2008

Global Adoption of Solid-State Lighting Accelerating At A Rapid Pace

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces a long-term strategic agreement with the Austrian Zumtobel Group, a global market leader in the professional lighting industry and listed on the Vienna stock exchange, to supply LED downlights to the European market. The minimum first-year sales target is 50,000 LR6-230V luminaires. This accelerates the business relationship, which is anticipated to expand into other high-volume lighting categories in 2009.

8 Oct 2008

The Oyamo Group Places Order for the First CT Laser Mammography System for Israel

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, announced today that its distributor The Oyamo group has place an order for the first CT Laser Mammography System (CTLM(R)) for Jerusalem, Israel.

7 Oct 2008

European Researchers are Shaking Up the Way R+D is Carried Out on Optical Chips

By working together to share costs and know-how, European researchers are shaking up the way research and development is carried out on optical chips.

7 Oct 2008

How an Enzyme Essential to Vision is Activated

An atomic-resolution view of an enzyme found only in the eye has given researchers at the University of Washington (UW) clues about how this enzyme, essential to vision, is activated. The enzyme, phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), is central to the way light entering the retina is converted into a cascade of signals to the brain.

7 Oct 2008

Konarka Opens World's Largest Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Facility

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has opened the largest roll-to-roll flexible thin film solar manufacturing facility in the world, preparing for the commercialization and mass production of its patent-protected thin film solar material, Power Plastic.

7 Oct 2008

Commercializing Innovative Night Vision Applications for Military, Government and Security Customers

Evident Technologies, Inc., a nanotechnology company specializing in the commercialization of quantum dot semiconductor nanocrystals, today announced the formation of a new business unit, NightMarker, dedicated to night vision applications for military, government and security customers. NightMarker is one of three business units that comprise Evident Technologies, joining the Life Science and LEDs units.

7 Oct 2008

Conference to Discuss Lighting's Future

The 2008 IES Annual Conference will be held November 9-11 in Savannah, Ga. where Day-Brite Lighting is a corporate sponsor. The theme for this year's conference will be "Day and Night An Exploration of Light" and will focus on "the impact of light on our daytime and nighttime lives," said Nick Bleeker, IES conference steering committee chairman and director of business development for Day-Brite Capri Omega.

7 Oct 2008