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European Researchers are Shaking Up the Way R+D is Carried Out on Optical Chips

By working together to share costs and know-how, European researchers are shaking up the way research and development is carried out on optical chips.

7 Oct 2008

How an Enzyme Essential to Vision is Activated

An atomic-resolution view of an enzyme found only in the eye has given researchers at the University of Washington (UW) clues about how this enzyme, essential to vision, is activated. The enzyme, phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), is central to the way light entering the retina is converted into a cascade of signals to the brain.

7 Oct 2008

Konarka Opens World's Largest Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Facility

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has opened the largest roll-to-roll flexible thin film solar manufacturing facility in the world, preparing for the commercialization and mass production of its patent-protected thin film solar material, Power Plastic.

7 Oct 2008

Commercializing Innovative Night Vision Applications for Military, Government and Security Customers

Evident Technologies, Inc., a nanotechnology company specializing in the commercialization of quantum dot semiconductor nanocrystals, today announced the formation of a new business unit, NightMarker, dedicated to night vision applications for military, government and security customers. NightMarker is one of three business units that comprise Evident Technologies, joining the Life Science and LEDs units.

7 Oct 2008

Conference to Discuss Lighting's Future

The 2008 IES Annual Conference will be held November 9-11 in Savannah, Ga. where Day-Brite Lighting is a corporate sponsor. The theme for this year's conference will be "Day and Night An Exploration of Light" and will focus on "the impact of light on our daytime and nighttime lives," said Nick Bleeker, IES conference steering committee chairman and director of business development for Day-Brite Capri Omega.

7 Oct 2008

Industry's First 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR Optical Transceivers for Fibre Channel

Avago Technologies today announced availability of the industry's first 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR (Long Reach) optical transceivers for Fibre Channel applications. The company is a leading supplier of interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications.

7 Oct 2008

JDSU Introduces New Pump Laser to Support FTTH Networks

JDSU(R) today announced the new 4900 Series pump laser product that provides twice the power, improved efficiency and a package that is 70 percent smaller than previous offerings for deployment in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks.

7 Oct 2008

AMO to Debut New Dual Combination Packs Featuring Dispersive and Cohesive Healon Products

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., the global leader in advanced refractive technologies for eye care professionals and patients, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted premarket approval (PMA) of Healon D® viscoelastic, a clear dispersive ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) for use as a surgical aid in cataract extraction, intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, corneal transplant, and glaucoma filtration surgery.

7 Oct 2008

Paving the Way Towards Optical Sensing Foils

IMEC's associated laboratory at the Ghent University, INTEC, has made the first functional optical links embedded in a flexible substrate. The links include optical waveguides, light sources, and detectors. With this technique, it becomes possible to make foils that sense changes in pressure. Such sensing, skin-like foils could be used for monitoring irregular or moving surfaces, e.g. in robots, pliable machinery, or as an artificial skin.

7 Oct 2008

Solyndra Announces More Than $1.2 Billion in Customer Contracts

Solyndra, Inc. today announced a new solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the commercial rooftop market. Solyndra's PV system is designed to generate significantly more solar electricity on an annual basis from typical low-slope commercial rooftops with lower installation costs than conventional flat panel PV technologies. Commercial rooftops represent a vast, underutilized resource and huge opportunity for generating solar electricity.

7 Oct 2008

TAITRONICS Enters New LED Era

It's TAITRONICS time! That's right the days when every hotel room is booked out, and parking space is taken. This event, its 34th cycle, unfolds at the brand new TWTC NANGANG Exhibition Hall from October 7 to 11.

6 Oct 2008

World's Largest LED Screen

Standing out in the Majan district of Dubailand, Podium from Tameer Holdings sets the bar high on a perfect symbiosis between architecture and technology. Its one-of-a-kind facade, boasting a 100 meter tall L.E.D. screen, elevates Podium to the rank of world-famous commercial landmarks. The giant screen will be the largest screen ever constructed.

6 Oct 2008

CVI Melles Griot Launches New Compact Laser Head and Universal Controller System

CVI Melles Griot announces the release of its new 26-CRH series compact laser head and universal controller system. In addition to a 50% reduction in footprint over previous versions, this new laser features: three beam size options to simplify optical system design; a true "off" in modulation; and the new Universal Controller and power supply.

6 Oct 2008

Launch of HiPER Project Heralds New Era of Laser Science and Energy Research

A new international research project which could one day lead to a new source of safe, abundant clean energy for Earth was launched today by scientists, engineers and Ministers from across Europe, at a special event and press conference at the Science Museum in London.

6 Oct 2008

Wireless Communications Technology Based on Visible Light

Boston University's College of Engineering is a partner launching a major program, under a National Science Foundation grant, to develop the next generation of wireless communications technology based on visible light instead of radio waves. Researchers expect to piggyback data communications capabilities on low-power light emitting diodes, or LEDs, to create "Smart Lighting" that would be faster and more secure than current network technology.

6 Oct 2008