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08 Dec 16
Photon shape influences light-matter interactions

Singapore team shows how photons with rising or falling energy are absorbed differently; could inform design of quantum devices.

01 Dec 16
€10M EC backing for Czech 'HiLASE' center of excellence

UK’s Central Laser Facility involved in industrial laser technology transfer effort with €45M total funding.

01 Dec 16
SLM enables cheap, wavelength-selectable microscopy

University of Chicago group adapts microscope to permit spectrum-specific observation of target structures.

30 Nov 16
VTT creates hyperspectral iPhone camera

Users will be able to monitor health, environment and diverse situations by full-spectrum cellphone.

29 Nov 16
Fraunhofer FEP presents flexible OLEDs from PI-SCALE pilot

Flexible OLEDs offer “new possibilities for special lighting”; debut at Display Workshops, Japan, from December 7–9. 

29 Nov 16
Zeiss gets agile with EPFL research deal

Collaboration will see Swiss Federal Institute of Technology receive €1 million from the German optics giant.

24 Nov 16
Tin-based perovskite promises cleaner, better solar power

Warwick group successfully substitutes tin for lead; findings justify intensive research into tin perovskite, say researchers.

22 Nov 16
NASA backs miniature spectrometer development in latest incubator funding

Research teams at Rice University and MIT's Lincoln Laboratory among 17 winners working on new technologies for Earth observation.

16 Nov 16
Tyndall makes photonics breakthrough to drive quantum computing

Irish research center develops quantum dot LEDs that can produce entangled photons.

16 Nov 16
Light detector records photons from UV through IR

Researchers at Aalto University reach near-unity response; with applications in medicine and safety.

09 Nov 16
Korea team constructs ‘thinnest photodetector’ at 1.3nm

IBS researchers report that 1.3nm cell based on MoS2 in graphene is “unusually efficient”.

02 Nov 16
Stereoscopic display to enable glasses-free 3D TV

Technology to benefit manufacturers of economical 2D/3D convertible mini-screens for mobile applications.

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