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Researchers Aim to Design, Build OpenVLC Platform for Various Visible Light Communication Systems

Visible Light Communication (VLC), sometimes also referred to as “Li-Fi”, uses standard off-the-shelf visible light LEDs to transmit data using the visible light spectrum.

10 Aug 2016

Blue-Light Emitting Molecules Could Help Produce Cheaper, More Efficient OLED Displays

Researchers at Harvard University have developed new blue-light emitting molecules that could potentially lead to cheaper and more efficient organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. The team designed over 1,000 such molecules, which could considerably enhance the displays for phones, televisions, phones, tablets, etc.

9 Aug 2016

NASA Captures Rocket Propulsion on Video with Unprecedented Detail

While many people assembled to watch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), which recently concluded a full-scale booster test, only a few knew about the other groundbreaking test which was taking place at the same time.

9 Aug 2016

Newly Developed Miniature Electro-Optical Switch Could Enable Faster, Smaller Electronics

Researchers have built a record energy-efficient switch, which uses the interplay of electricity and a liquid form of light, in semiconductor microchips. The device could form the foundation of future signal processing and information technologies, making electronics even more efficient.

9 Aug 2016

Aalto University Scientists Set New World Record in Energy Resolution of Thermal Photodetection

Aalto University researchers have broken the world record by fourteen fold in the energy resolution of thermal photodetection.

9 Aug 2016

ISSI Introduces Next-Generation Family of High Performance LED Drivers

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a leader in advanced memory and analog IC solutions, today announced a family of high performance LED drivers, IS31FL3733, IS31FL3736 & IS31FL3737 to support LED matrices consisting of 192, 96 & 144 LEDs respectively.

9 Aug 2016

Experts Discuss Contribution of Latest Optical Technologies to Field of 3D Medicine

Live 3D imaging is one of the hottest topics in optics today, transforming medical imaging capabilities and delivering the immersive experience behind augmented and virtual reality.

9 Aug 2016

Lock Family Eye Care Integrates Optical Coherence Tomography Machine with Patient Services

Optometrists are pleased to announce the integration of an optical coherence tomography machine with their patient services, reports Lock Family Eye Care.

8 Aug 2016

New Research May Help Authorities Detect Image of Hidden Object from Much Greater Distances

Here's the scene: a suspicious package is found in a public place. The police are called in and clear the area. Forced to work from a distance and unable to peer inside, they fear the worst and decide to detonate the package.

8 Aug 2016

Cree Breaks Efficiency Records with Next-Generation CPY 13,000 Lumen LED Canopy Luminaire

Cree, Inc. continues to break efficiency records with the next generation of its best-selling CPY 13,000 lumen LED canopy luminaire, delivering category-leading efficiency of up to 136 lumens per watt (LPW).

5 Aug 2016

DECTRIS EIGER Detectors in the fight against Zika virus

The leading scientific journal Nature published in its latest issue a breakthrough on the quest towards a vaccine against Zika virus. The article describes atomic structures of a surface protein of Zika virus in complexes with neutralizing antibodies derived from Dengue patients.

From DECTRIS AG 5 Aug 2016

Cross River Fiber Selects MRV’s Solutions to Light Dark Fiber Network

MRV Communications™, Inc., a global provider of innovative packet and optical solutions for service providers, data center operators and enterprises, announces that Cross River Fiber, a New Jersey-based fiber optic and telecommunications service provider, has selected MRV’s solutions to light its dark fiber network.

4 Aug 2016

Fujifilm Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for FDR Visionary Suite, Releases FDR Clinica X-Ray Components

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products and medical informatics solutions, today announced the 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the marketing of its most recent innovation in digital radiography—the FDR Visionary Suite and the simultaneous release of its FDR Clinica X-Ray Components.

4 Aug 2016

UCSB Professor John Bowers Selected to Receive 2017 IEEE Photonics Award

John Bowers, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected to receive the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Award.

4 Aug 2016

Photonic’s Pico-TEC Series Provides Accurate Temperature Control for Optoelectronic Devices, Fiber Optic Modules

Phononic, the company revolutionizing cooling and heating with solid-state technology, today announced its pico-TEC series, a high-performance solid-state thermoelectric module (TEM) designed to provide precise temperature control in order to meet the unique thermal management requirements of optoelectronics and fiber optic modules.

4 Aug 2016

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Researchers Aim to Design, Build OpenVLC Platform for Various Visible Light Communication Systems

Blue-Light Emitting Molecules Could Help Produce Cheaper, More Efficient OLED Displays

NASA Captures Rocket Propulsion on Video with Unprecedented Detail

Newly Developed Miniature Electro-Optical Switch Could Enable Faster, Smaller Electronics

Aalto University Scientists Set New World Record in Energy Resolution of Thermal Photodetection

ISSI Introduces Next-Generation Family of High Performance LED Drivers

Experts Discuss Contribution of Latest Optical Technologies to Field of 3D Medicine

Lock Family Eye Care Integrates Optical Coherence Tomography Machine with Patient Services

New Research May Help Authorities Detect Image of Hidden Object from Much Greater Distances

Cree Breaks Efficiency Records with Next-Generation CPY 13,000 Lumen LED Canopy Luminaire

DECTRIS EIGER Detectors in the fight against Zika virus

Cross River Fiber Selects MRV’s Solutions to Light Dark Fiber Network

Fujifilm Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for FDR Visionary Suite, Releases FDR Clinica X-Ray Components

UCSB Professor John Bowers Selected to Receive 2017 IEEE Photonics Award

Photonic’s Pico-TEC Series Provides Accurate Temperature Control for Optoelectronic Devices, Fiber Optic Modules

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