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Report Analyzes the Global Market for Non-Linear Optical Materials and Applications

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Non-Linear Optical Materials and Applications - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

16 Apr 2009

Using Colors of Light to Shrink the Size of Circuitry

A University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed a new method of shrinking the size of circuitry used in nanotechnology devices like computer chips and solar cells by using two separate colors of light.

16 Apr 2009

ITT Corp Receives Multi-Million Order for Night Vision Goggles from U.S. Army

ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has received a $121 million order from the U.S. Army Research, Development + Engineering Command Acquisition Center for the AN/PVS-14, ITT's most popular night vision goggle. This order represents the fifth largest ever received by the division.

16 Apr 2009

Open Design Allows for Precision Adjustment With External Optics

With six powerful thin-film chips and a hemispherical lens, the new Infrared OSTAR Lighting LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors produces 3.5 W of optical output power at an operating current of 1 A.

16 Apr 2009

TS-Space Systems Launches New Range of Solar Simulators

TS-Space Systems has launched a new range of solar simulators that provide the worlds best spectral
match for AM0 and AM1.5.

16 Apr 2009

Coherent Unveils New Series of Yellow Lasers

Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has unveiled a new series of yellow (561 nm) lasers that produce higher power and offer greater efficiency than anything previously available at this wavelength.

15 Apr 2009

Turning Windows into Display with Just One Click

Just one click and the window turns into a display. At the Hannover Messe from April 20 to 24, Fraunhofer research scientists will be demonstrating light-permeable conductive coatings as the basis for transparent displays (Hall 6, Stand F48).

15 Apr 2009

GE Project Plant-a-Bulb Helps Consumers Consider Environmental and Financial Benefits of Energy Efficient Lighting

GE Consumer + Industrial's month-long Earth Day initiative, GE Project Plant-a-Bulb, helps consumers consider the environmental and financial benefits of energy efficient lighting, while bringing the lasting beauty and positive effects of perennial flower bulbs to selected Midwestern landscapes in cities such as Cleveland and Chicago.

15 Apr 2009

New Versatile Colour Camera for Material and Life Science

Olympus has introduced the new SC30 easy-to-use colour camera for high quality microscopy imaging. With superior resolution and quality, outstanding colour reproduction is ensured.

15 Apr 2009

European Organization for Nuclear Research Places Order for Zecotek's MAPD Solid-State Photo Detectors

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, is pleased to announce that the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland, has placed initial purchase orders for Zecotek's proprietary MAPD-3N Micro-pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes.

15 Apr 2009

New Technology Transforms the Utility of an Established Technique

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, has applied Electron Multiplying (EM) technology for the first time to dramatically improve both the speed and sensitivity of Scanning Tunnelling Luminescent spectroscopy (STL) by replacing the standard CCD camera, used to detect photons, with one of its Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) cameras.

15 Apr 2009

Bookham Launches New High Power 808nm Laser Diode Bar

Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKHM), a provider of optical components for industrial applications, has launched a new high power 808nm laser diode bar that can enable direct energy laser systems and range guided imaging for defense and security applications.

15 Apr 2009

Carl Zeiss Extends Successful Collaboration with Sony Corporation

Carl Zeiss today announced that its Camera Lens Division will extend their successful collaboration with Sony Corporation for a further 5 years. Taking full advantages of their competence both companies agreed to cooperate even closer in developing and commercializing new imaging devices in the future.

15 Apr 2009

Toshiba Launches New Lighting Business in Europe and US

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company will start a major initiative to launch its new lighting business in Europe and the U.S.A..

15 Apr 2009

Indiana University and Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center Recognizes Success of Ongoing Partnership

Indiana University and Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center recognized the success of an ongoing partnership to enhance national security and advance research opportunities in life sciences, physics and other fields during a ceremony Monday (April 13) at IU's Cyclotron Facility.

15 Apr 2009