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19 Mar 12
NIR-OLEDs integrated into CMOS silicon chips

Achievement "opens up completely new applications for the already commercially successful OLED-technology."

19 Mar 12
UCL Engineering wins £18m for photonics, IT R&D

Three projects, two photonics, one IT, designed to meet ballooning demand for optical network automation and boost data capacity.

14 Mar 12
‘World beating’ 3D printer enables nano-precision

Researchers at Vienna University of Technology have significantly speeded up a two-photon solid prototyping technique.

01 Mar 12
Offset Raman extended to stand-off distances

Austrian researchers show that an advanced form of the spectroscopic technique can detect explosive materials inside containers from 100 meters.

22 Feb 12
Cree claims new LED benchmark

Two new products demonstrate the company's faith in silicon carbide-based LEDs for performance and efficacy.

22 Feb 12
Silicon photonics forges ahead

Key figures from the world of silicon photonics update optics.org on the latest progress in this perennially hot topic.

13 Feb 12
Fraunhofer leads project to grow artificial tissues

A European consortium will use laser-based additive manufacturing to produce substrates on which skin grafts can grow.

01 Feb 12
Novel CMOS photodetector provides better images

CMOS-based optoelectronic device supports low-light applications such as fluorescence imaging.

26 Jan 12
PW 2012: Schott surprises with brighter Pb-free fiber

Superior properties of environmentally-friendly Puravis glass fiber give improved transmission.

24 Jan 12
QD Laser shows off new green diode

The frequency-doubled 532 nm diode unveiled at Photonics West indicates that green sources remain the subject of much attention.

18 Jan 12
Imec and Holst team targets flexible OLED displays

With organic LED TVs dominating the tech headlines, a new European collaboration will focus on a 'third wave' of flexible displays.

17 Jan 12
Adaptive optics sees retina rods more clearly

A new grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin will fund further development of a technique to image individual retina cells.

 
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