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Aerosol Jet Printing Technology Improving Current Solar Cell Efficiency

The Solar Lab system is a process development platform that enables customers to define and develop improved collector line patterns for current and next generation high-efficiency solar cells by printing much finer collector lines than is currently possible with traditional screen-printing methods.

19 Nov 2008

Company Launches Next-Generation Ultrafast Laser Platform and Secures $20 Million of New Funding

Raydiance, the world's first practical source of ultrafast light, announced today that it has secured $20 million in new funding that will allow the Company to scale its infrastructure, further evolve its technology and enhance its ability to address larger commercial markets.

19 Nov 2008

Results Key to Understanding and Improving the Efficiency of Solar Cells

"One type of solar cell design starts with a chain of chromophores strung between two electrodes," explained Dewey Holten, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts + Sciences at the Washington University in St. Louis.

18 Nov 2008

Report Examines Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Photovoltaics from 2007-2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Photovoltaics: 2007-2015" report to their offering.

17 Nov 2008

LDK Solar Signs Supply Agreement with BP Solar International

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar"; NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a three-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to BP Solar International, Inc.

15 Nov 2008

Speakers Illuminate Paths to R+D Success in Solar Energy, Biophotonics and Solid State Lighting

The modern world is the result of innovations developed under a model that no longer works, and companies that want to progress need to employ a new paradigm of open collaboration, reiterated speakers at the well-received SPIE Photonics Innovation Summit on 6 November in the San Francisco-Silicon Valley area.

15 Nov 2008

New Facility to Increase KYOCERA's Global Output to 650 Megawatts Per Year by March 2012

Kyocera Corporation today announced plans to build a new large-scale solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant, located in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, will be the Kyocera Group’s largest manufacturing facility in Japan.

14 Nov 2008

Astronomers Captrue Snapshots of a Multi-Planet Solar System

The new solar system orbits a dusty young star named HR8799, which is 140 light years away and about 1.5 times the size of our sun. Three planets, roughly 10, 10 and 7 times the mass of Jupiter, orbit the star. The size of the planets decreases with distance from the parent star, much like the giant planets do in our system.

13 Nov 2008

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has Taken First Visible-Light Snapshot of a Planet Circling Another Star

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter's mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Australis, or the "Southern Fish."

13 Nov 2008

Photonics Emerging from the Shadows

The name has been around for four decades, but only now is a recognisable photonics community emerging in Europe. A European study has documented a fast-growing sector of more than 2100 companies and 700 research laboratories.

13 Nov 2008

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics