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OSRAM Wins Prize for Their Development of LED-Based Illumination Modules

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has carried out pioneering work in the development of thin-film LEDs – supported by Fraunhofer researchers from Jena. The team of researchers has won the German Future Prize 2007 for their development of LED-based illumination modules.

4 Jan 2008

KITECH Licenses Visual Pattern Recognition Technology

Evolution Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough robotic technologies for consumer products, today announced that the Korean Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) has licensed their ViPR® visual pattern recognition technology for incorporation into KITECH's national robot platform Software Development Kit (SDK).

3 Jan 2008

Mobius Photonics Enters Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Harvard University

Mobius Photonics Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Harvard University regarding United States patent #5,745,284. The patent is based on the pioneering work of Lew Goldberg, Dahv Kliner, and Jeffrey Koplow. It broadly covers UV laser sources based on the harmonic wavelength conversion of the output of a seeded amplifier, particularly a fiber amplifier.

3 Jan 2008

Successful Assembly of TMOS Display Prototypes

Uni-Pixel, Inc., the developer of flat panel color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), today announced it has successfully completed the assembly of a series of prototype TMOS display systems.

3 Jan 2008

Stopping a Sneak Thief of Sight

Glaucoma is a stealthy illness; most people have no early symptoms and do not notice as their peripheral vision diminishes or blind spots occur. As a result, about half of the three million Americans with the disease are unaware of their condition.

3 Jan 2008

ABL Achieves Final 2007 Milestone

The Boeing Company, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have achieved the final 2007 milestone for the Airborne Laser (ABL) program, capping a successful year for the revolutionary airborne directed energy weapon system.

3 Jan 2008

AOA Emphasizes Importance of Comprehensive Eye Exams

Early detection is critical to maintain healthy vision. With almost two-thirds of adult Americans, who do not wear corrective lenses, not receiving regular comprehensive eye exams, millions of people are putting their vision and their quality of life at risk, according to the American Optometric Association.

3 Jan 2008

Goodrich Selected to Develop Next-Generation Night Vision Sensor Technology

The Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Goodrich Corporation to develop next-generation night vision sensor technology for helmet-mounted and micro vehicle applications.

3 Jan 2008

Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopes Sheds Light into a Smaller World

There are natural limits to resolution: spots that are less than about 300 nanometers apart cannot be displayed separately using a conventional light-optical microscope.

3 Jan 2008

Photovoltaics Expects to be Worth $32.3 billion by 2012

According to a new technical market research report, PHOTOVOLTAICS: GLOBAL MARKETS & TECHNOLOGIES (EGY014F) from BCC Research, the global market for photovoltaics (PV) is expected to be worth $12.9 billion in 2007. This is expected to increase to over $32.3 billion by 2012, a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.9%.

2 Jan 2008

Varian Medical Systems Receives FDA Clearance for Radiotherapy Technology

Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy technology, a revolutionary advance that makes it possible to deliver image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) two to eight times faster and more precisely than is possible with conventional IMRT or helical tomotherapy.

2 Jan 2008

Cepid Infrared Systems Releases Dual FoV Thermal Imaging Module for Long Range Surveillance

Cedip Infrared Systems has announced the PROTON MW-IR Dual FoV Thermal Imaging Module for researchers and integrators looking to develop and build their own long range surveillance system. Incorporating a sensiti...

2 Jan 2008

Moritex Announces New Software Assisting Cosmeticians

Moritex has announced new software, for its popular Triplesense skin counselling monitor, to assist cosmeticians maximise the effectiveness of their advanced skin counselling sessions.

2 Jan 2008

Scientists Explains the Glue at the Core of Superconductivity

A team of Boston College researchers led by Asst. Prof. Vidya Madhavan (Physics) has identified an alternative explanation for the microscopic origins of the “glue” that binds electrons during high-temperature superconductivity, according to results published in the December 13 edition of the scientific journal Nature.

1 Jan 2008

Leading IC Manufacturer Places Order for ESI TFOS Laser-Trimming Systems

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today announced that it has received a substantial order from a leading North American analog integrated circuit (IC) manufacturer for its Model 2100 thin-film-on-silicon (TFOS) laser-trimming system.

1 Jan 2008