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Fraunhofer IPMS - COMEDD and Universal Display Enter Agreement to Improve Energy-Efficiency in Lighting

Universal Display, along with Europe’s Fraunhofer IPMS – COMEDD (Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden), recently declared that Universal Display has received an agreement through which it’s proprietary UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED materials will serve as a major component for promoting energy efficiency in the white OLED lighting panels of COMEDD.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

DILAS Demonstrates Scalable High-Performance Laser Diode

DILAS, the diode laser company, has developed a modular diode laser concept combining high power, high brightness, wavelength stabilization and low weight, important requirements for a multitude of applications.

26 Apr 2012

The Flight Backplane Section on NASA's Webb Telescope Being Accomplished

As part of telescope's hardware development, the backplane structure’s center section has achieved its aviation on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This mission will serve as a platform, through which backplane can handle and support the telescope's thermal control systems, beryllium mirrors, other hardware and instruments.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

Novel LSST Created by SLAC Researchers Receives DOE’s Critical Decision 1 Approval

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has created a pixel digital camera worth 3.2 B, which is ready to move to the next stage in its development. This Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera that can capture a sharp and extensive view of the night sky has now achieved the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ‘Critical Decision 1’ approval. Upon receiving this approval, this innovation can pass on to the subsequent stages.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

Capella Selected as Partner for Ambient Light Sensors for Windows 8

Capella Microsystems has been selected as a co-engineering partner for Windows 8 for Ambient Light Sensors (ALS). ALS finds use in many applications including computers, tablets, smartphones and televisions.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

New Grant to Extend Quantum Applications to Harder Problems and Longer Distances

Professor John Rarity and Dr Ruth Oulton from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Quantum Photonics have received a Future and Emerging Technologies grant worth €2 million from the European Commission and a CHIST-ERA award worth €1.1 million from national funding agencies in Europe.

By Andy Choi 26 Apr 2012

Stemmer Imaging Expands Range of PCI-X Image Capture Cards

Stemmer Imaging has boosted its range of image capture cards with the addition of five new models from Datapath. All of these new cards are four lane PCI-X capture cards with video bandwidth of 650 MBytes/second.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 25 Apr 2012

Illinois Researchers Develop Computational Technique to Improve 3-D Tissue Images

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a computational technique, which will enable rectification of aberrations in optical tomography.

By Andy Choi 25 Apr 2012

STEMMER IMAGING to Exhibit Innovations in Imaging at Midlands Design + Manufacturing Show

STEMMER IMAGING will be displaying its latest camera technologies such as IDS’s high speed data transfer USB 3.0 uEye CP camera at the Midlands Design & Manufacturing exhibition, for the first time.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 25 Apr 2012

Resolve Optics Model 228 UV Imaging Lens Ensures Precision Forensic Investigation

Resolve Optics has developed the Model 228 lens producing high performance in both the visible wavebands and UV. With the help of this new model, crime scene investigators and forensic scientists can detect and spot a target in the visible range. After target identification, images in the UV can be captured using a UV filter, eliminating the need to refocus.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 25 Apr 2012

Femtosecond Bursts Enable Ultrafast, Ultra-Accurate Laser Surgery

A small, flexible endoscopic medical device equipped to a femtosecond laser "scalpel" has been designed by the research team at the University of Texas, Austin. This device targets only the diseased or damaged tissue without causing any harm to the healthy cells. This research will be presented during CLEO: 2012, a Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics, scheduled from May 6-11 in San Jose, Calif.

By Andy Choi 25 Apr 2012

Optical Measurements on Lightwave Logic's Perkinamine Indigo to Continue

Lightwave Logic, a technology company recently declared that the University of Arizona will continue to carry out further tests to verify and confirm the former results presented at Photon-X and the University of Colorado.

By Andy Choi 25 Apr 2012

Two National Laboratories Install Xradia’s 3D X-Ray Imaging Systems

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have each installed the UltraXRM-L200, Xradia’s lab-based microscope that delivers three-dimensional visualization at a resolution down to 50 nm.

By Andy Choi 25 Apr 2012

New Method Employs Super-Resolution Microscopy to Study Dynamic Cellular Processes

Bo Huang, an assistant professor at Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California San Francisco, and Lei Zhu, an assistant professor at George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology, have developed a new technique that enables a super-resolution microscope to perform live-cell imaging.

By Andy Choi 25 Apr 2012

DENTSPLY GAC Offers Picasso Laser System for Improved Dental Treatments

DENTSPLY International declared the acquisition of AMD Lasers, the manufacturer of the Picasso line of lasers during the end of 2011. This AMD Lasers acquisition is an integration of a renowned name in orthodontics and a pioneer in dental/medical laser technology.

By Andy Choi 24 Apr 2012