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Specially-Prepared Light Moves Through Open Channels

Materials such as milk, paper, white paint and tissue are opaque because they scatter light, not because they absorb it. But no matter how great the scattering, light is always able to get through the material in question.

18 Aug 2008

New Phase Doppler Laser Added to Suite of High-Tech Measurement Systems

A new Phase Doppler laser has been added to a suite of high-tech, unique (within Australia) measurement systems that UQ researchers are using to help industry clients achieve cost, energy and efficiency savings.

18 Aug 2008

100G Long Distance DWDM Transmission Project Defined at Meeting

With a record number of members in attendance, the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) outlined details for its 100G long distance DWDM transmission project at the Q3 meeting in Montreal. During the joint session, carriers, along with system and component vendors, identified Dual-Polarization - Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DP-QPSK) as a modulation technique for integrated photonic components.

14 Aug 2008

Silicon Photonics Market is Potentially Enormous

First-generation silicon photonics products are now available from a handful of suppliers, a development that promises to have major implications for a wide range of telecom and networking technologies, according to the latest report from Light Reading Insider, a paid research service of TechWeb's Light Reading.

13 Aug 2008

Reducing Cost of Solar Energy with Materials Derived from Cotton and Castor Beans

BioSolar, Inc. surprised attendees at today's SPIE Symposium on Solar Applications and Energy in San Diego by revealing that materials derived from cotton and castor beans compose the company's proprietary BioBacksheet(TM), a protective covering, traditionally made from expensive petroleum-based film, used in the back of virtually all photovoltaic solar cells.

12 Aug 2008

The Imaging Source Now Offering Astro-Photographers Chance to Win Telescope Cameras

The Imaging Source, a multi-national manufacturer of imaging hardware and software for astronomy, is now offering amateur astro-photographers a fantastic chance to win one of their renowned telescope cameras (DMK 21AU04.AS).

12 Aug 2008

Scientists Developed Biologically Active and Biodegradable Optical Devices

Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for a year, then dissolve.

7 Aug 2008

New Technology Inspired by the Human Eye Could Push Photographic Image Forward

Digital cameras have transformed the world of photography. Now new technology inspired by the human eye could push the photographic image forward even more by producing improved images with a wider field of view.

6 Aug 2008

Scientists Created Imaging Device with Layout Based on the Human Eye

By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

6 Aug 2008

Federal President Visits Winners of the 2007 German Future Prize

The Federal President of Germany, Horst Köhler, and his wife Eva Luise Köhler, accompanied by Bavarian Minister of State Dr. Beate Merk, today visited the winners of the 2007 German Future Prize. Dr. Klaus Streubel, Dr. Stefan Illek (both of OSRAM) and Dr. Andreas Bräuer (of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering) gave a progress report on
the award-winning project “Light from crystals – light emitting diodes shape our daily lives”.

5 Aug 2008