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16 Dec 11
Organic opto pioneers scoop German Future Prize

Team from Dresden wins award for development of organic semiconductors now being commercialized for PV and lighting applications.

16 Dec 11
US small business program gets six-year extension

Senate and House agree compromise deal that will see venture-backed enterprises gain greater access to SBIR funds.

13 Dec 11
Trumpf chief named as leading businesswoman

Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, president of the family-owned laser and machine tool giant, ranked 40th in Financial Times list.

09 Dec 11
South Africa earmarks CPV for 50MW solar plant

Soitec, currently displaying its technology at the UN summit in Durban, is set to build the facility in Touwsrivier pending a final decision.

05 Dec 11
Photonics features at first EC 'innovation convention'

The results of photonics development projects funded by the European Commission are shown at high-profile Brussels event.

05 Dec 11
USITC supports Chinese PV imports investigation

Unanimous vote means that investigation into imports of PV cells and modules from China will continue, bringing a trade war one step closer.

01 Dec 11
EC details €80BN innovation proposal

The European Commission lays out its 'Horizon 2020' budget, emphasizing cuts to red tape and a boost for industrial innovation.

18 Nov 11
Solyndra: Chu caught up in partisan crossfire

The US Energy Secretary's grilling in Congress had more to do with political grandstanding than forensic questioning about loan guarantees.

18 Nov 11
Photonics West talk explains US patent changes

With the US now adopting a first-to-file patent system, Paul Davis will guide attendees through the implications for photonics.

16 Nov 11
Machine vision groups spark Asian expansion

With business booming, the machine vision market is primed for rapid expansion in Korea and China and adoption of new technologies.

16 Nov 11
SPIE backs Senate as clock ticks on SBIR funding

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program could disappear this week if Congress takes no action to extend its deadline.

15 Nov 11
2011 Prism Award finalists revealed

Short-list for awards night at Photonics West in January features electronic spectacles and a laser system for illuminating railway tunnels.

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