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£1M Secured for Photonics Consulting

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BIRMINGHAM, England, March 24, 2010 — Research funding to provide free photonics advice to England's West Midland-based businesses has been granted by Aston University and the European Regional Development Fund. The £1.1million (more than $1.6 million) in funds will offer opportunities for businesses to access free consultancy from the university’s Photonics Research team.

Photonics covers a huge range of science and technology applications based on the use of light particles, which is why Sergei Turitsyn from Aston’s Photonics Research team believes that providing business with free consultancy, assistance and opportunities for knowledge collaboration will help companies improve their current photonics technologies.

“Universities work hard to make themselves accessible and useful to business, and this scheme will provide practical information and innovative ideas for companies to enhance or even replace their existing technologies,” said Turitsyn.

Industry areas identified by Aston’s research team as benefiting from photonics advice and business assistance include the aerospace industry, companies using automotive, building or environmental technologies, food and drink companies, ICT, medical technologies, rail and the tourist and leisure industry.

This project is backed by The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Birmingham Science City and the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

For more information, visit: www.aston.ac.uk  
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Published: March 2010
Glossary
nano
An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
photonics
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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