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LED Lights - A Bright Future for Communication

Imagine a world where bright, energy sipping, cheap, durable LEDs light the world. A world where if you have enough light to see, you are connected. The University of California, Riverside will lead a multi-campus effort that could reshape the way we communicate and navigate in homes, offices, airports and especially in hospitals, airports and other places where radio frequency communication is prohibited.

12 Aug 2009

Infrared Thermography Finds Niche in Plastics

Researchers at the Spanish Toy Technological Institute (AIJU) have found that infrared thermography is a technique that can be used in the plastics industry, specifically for process optimisation and quality improvement.

12 Aug 2009

Controlling Living Cells with Light

University of Central Florida researchers have shown for the first time that light energy can gently guide and change the orientation of living cells within lab cultures. That ability to optically steer cells could be a major step in harnessing the healing power of stem cells and guiding them to areas of the body that need help.

11 Aug 2009

Optics Researcher Elected to Prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences

The prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences has formally elected Clemson University distinguished visiting professor in materials science and engineering Roger Stolen as a foreign member. Alexander D. Nekipelov, vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented Stolen with his award at a Moscow ceremony.

11 Aug 2009

NSF CAREER Award Funds Research on Plastics that Conduct Electricity

Clemson chemistry assistant professor Rhett Smith will receive $598,000 in a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study a new class of materials that conduct electrical currents and can be used in thin, lightweight and flexible plastic electronic devices.

11 Aug 2009

Coherent Introduces New Laser Pulse Energy Sensor Specifically Optimized for Medical Lasers

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has introduced a laser pulse energy sensor specifically optimized for use with medical lasers that combines high accuracy, high damage threshold and a large active area.

10 Aug 2009

Coherent Chameleon OPO Providing Extremely Simple Access to Tunable near-IR Wavelengths for Multiphoton Excitation Microscopy

The new Chameleon OPO (Optical Parametric Oscillator) from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has been completely redesigned to provide extremely simple access to tunable near-IR wavelengths for multiphoton excitation microscopy (MPE).

10 Aug 2009

Global Silicon Photonics Product Market Expect to Reach US$1.95 Billion by 2014

According to a new market research report, 'Global Silicon Photonics Market, 2009 - 2014, published by MarketsandMarkets, the total global silicon photonics product market is expected to be worth US$1.95 billion by 2014, and the U.S. market will account for nearly 52.9% of the total revenues.

10 Aug 2009

CMOS Image Sensor Start-Up Successfully Concluded Round of Private Equity Financing

CMOS image sensor start-up CMOSIS NV has successfully concluded a round of private equity financing from several highly regarded Belgian high-tech investment firms totalling 3 million euros. Lead investor is ING Corporate Investments of Brussels, Belgium, acting as strategic financial partner.

10 Aug 2009

How to Reduce Costs with Existing Lighting Systems

For existing internal lighting systems with conventional control gears there are now two more energy-efficient alternatives. New OSRAM T8 Lumilux ES fluorescent lamps and compact Dulux D ES fluorescent lamps enable energy costs to be reduced by up to 10 percent compared with the corresponding conventional lamps.

9 Aug 2009

OSRAM Expands its Range of Powerball HCI Halogen Metal Halide Lamps

With its Powerball HCI 100W lamps Munich lighting manufacturer OSRAM now provides 100W systems for halogen metal halide lamps with ceramic burners for the first time. It means the company is meeting the demands of OEMs and lighting designers for a Powerball lamp solution between 75W and 150W. Now 100W luminaires can be equipped with tried and trusted Powerball technology for various applications.

9 Aug 2009

Dow Corning Opens Daycare Center in the Indian village Powered by Sunlight

Dow Corning today announced the opening of an anganwadi (daycare center) in the Indian village of Karde that features a 28-panel solar power system. This system generates enough electricity for cooling fans and proper lighting for the anganwadi and an adjacent school that previously had no power. In addition, Dow Corning arranged to have five solar powered street lights installed to make the village safer for students and residents.

6 Aug 2009

U.S. Energy Secretary Delivers $377 million in funding for 46 New EFRCs

In a major effort to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a new 21st-century energy economy, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation.

6 Aug 2009

Kingston University Students Benefit from New State-of-the-Art Laser Scanner

A new state-of-the-art laser scanner, which is revolutionising the way geographers, engineers, police officers, and scientists solve problems, is now transforming the problem-solving ability of students at Kingston University.

6 Aug 2009

FLIR Systems Receives 7.2 million U.S. Government Foreign Military Sale Order for Indian Air Force

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has received a $7.2 million U.S. Government Foreign Military Sale (FMS) order for the Indian Air Force. The order includes FLIR System's Star SAFIRE® III infrared multi-sensor surveillance systems, training and related services.

5 Aug 2009