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10 Jun 15
ORC makes 'record' 11km of special photonic bandgap fiber

Beating previous 100s of meters limit, fiber now affordable for longer communications applications.

03 Jun 15
FBH diode laser bars deliver 2 kW output

Low temperature, high-power diodes targeting ultra-high power laser applications.

03 Jun 15
European projects advance CMOS technology

EXIST and CISTERN bring the continent's developers together to work on next-generation sensors.

02 Jun 15
ACTPHAST network hails collaborative successes

EC-backed project aims to support 200 individual innovation projects across Europe.

27 May 15
US Air Force contracts 3D Systems to make next-gen components

$1.3m deal to co-develop with Honeywell "most advanced" aircraft heat exchangers by direct metal printing.

27 May 15
Smart phone kit detects cystic fibrosis, arthritis biomarkers

Team at Australia's Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics set to release free downloadable app for biosensing.

26 May 15
Molecular orientation is key to better polymer solar cells

Inverted architecture of key molecule helps boost cell efficiency to 10% and closer to threshold of commercial viability, says Riken team.

06 May 15
Yb:YAG disk laser delivers record 7.7fs pulses

Laboratory for Attosecond Physics says pulses are 1.5 orders of magnitude more powerful than Ti:Sa output.

06 May 15
Swiss climate scientist wins €2.26m for atmospheric research

Second European Research Council grant for Bern's Fischer; new laser greenhouse gas analyser planned.

04 May 15
'CHEQUERS' project to develop explosives detector

European consortium awarded €3.35 million by EC's H2020 to develop new explosive detection technology.

30 Apr 15
Ireland investing €millions in a range of photonics R&D projects

Optical probes, next-gen networks, nanowires, welding among 23 projects sharing €30m government cash.

30 Apr 15
Scientists observe living taste cells in action

Process of taste sensation on the tongue analyzed by combination of infrared illumination and multiphoton microscopy.

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