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Dr. Borri to Use £1.1M Award for Developing New Optical Nanoscopy Technology

A Cardiff University researcher has secured a highly sought-after Leadership award which could propel her research onto the world stage. Dr Paola Borri, Cardiff School of Biosciences, is a physicist working in the are...

26 Jul 2010

New Thin-Film Chips Help to Achieve 30% Increase in LED Efficiency

Developers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in increasing the efficiency of red thin-film LEDs by 30% – a new record.

26 Jul 2010

Leading Players Present at 2010 Symposium on Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

On July 12 and 13, 2010, experts from across the solar photovoltaics, infrared (IR) photovoltaics and light emitting diode (LED) disciplines met to review and discuss recent progress and future trends in the rapidly adva...

23 Jul 2010

Photonics Professor Works on Quantum Computing

When waves - regardless of whether light or sound - collide, they overlap creating interferences. Austrian and Canadian quantum physicists have now been able to rule out the existence of higher-order interferences experimentally and thereby confirmed an axiom in quantum physics: Born's rule.

23 Jul 2010

Scientists Study Effects of X-Ray Free Electron Laser Beam on Nitrogen Gas

Scientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials. Using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) facility at the SLAC National Accelerator Labora...

23 Jul 2010

Advanced Biophotonic Method Helps to Study Cellular Changes at Molecular Levels

Apoptosis, programmed cell death, is essential to normal development, healthy immune system function, and cancer prevention. The process dramatically transforms cellular structures but the limitations of conventional microscopy methods have kept much about this structural reorganization a mystery.

23 Jul 2010

New CALIENT 3D MEMS Inside Initiative Focuses on Photonic Switching Technology

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader in photonic switching, today announced its new “CALIENT 3D MEMS Inside” company strategy. The new strategy positions CALIENT to expand the market for its photo...

23 Jul 2010

Using Infrared Laser Light to Heat Water in "Nano Bathtubs"

Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in "nano bathtubs"-tiny sample containers-for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single molecules and nanoparticles.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 22 Jul 2010

Research on Laser Therapy Technique Using Nanoparticles to Destroy Tumors

A group of researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is developing a way to treat cancer by using lasers to light up tiny nanoparticles and destroy tumors with the ensuing heat. Today at the 52nd ...

22 Jul 2010

Innolume Begins Sampling of LD-12xx-Series of Quantum Dot Lasers

Innolume, the leading provider of Quantum Dot (QD) diode lasers covering the 1064 nm to 1320 nm spectrum, today announced that it has begun sampling the LD-12xx-series laser platform, a new generation of pump laser that is based on the company’s proprietary Quantum Dot epitaxial technology.

From Innolume 22 Jul 2010