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Seeing Better to Shoot Better With better eyes in the sky and on the ground, soldiers soon will see the battlefield more clearly ...	A better eye in the sky For military imaging, a space-borne perch offers an overwhelming advantage, said John Silny of Rayt...
Efficient and uniform illumination with microlens-based band-limited diffusers Uniform illumination over a certain target area is a common requirement in many applications, and o...	Advantages of Polymer and Hybrid Glass-Polymer Optics Polymer materials with optical properties are being thrust into the design forefront for new, sophi...
Quantum Dots Are Finding Their Place in the World There has been a panoply of research into the next big thing in quantum dots – those semicond...	Crystal-Clear Research Exciting new findings about crystals – on subjects as diverse as diamonds, peptide nanofibers...
Judging ARPA-E Created under the Bush administration, the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E...

Developing attosecond spectroscopy for lasers with longer pulse durations The development of high-speed photography in the 19th century demonstrated to equestrians and other...	"Totally new physics" yields first germanium laser It’s the very first germanium laser capable of emitting wavelengths useful for optical commun...
Time shifts with faster-than-light photons Experiments with faster-than-light photons are highlighting the weird world of quantum tunneling. R...	Cooling goes cryogenic All-solid-state laser cooling, or “optical refrigeration,” a technique that can be appl...
Giving a lift to thin films If you have ever played with one of those desk ornaments with the suspended metal balls called a Ne...	Dialing up the laser power Over the past 20 years, physicists have been steadily stepping up the power of lasers from the prev...
LEDs lead to change for some silver Adding a touch of silver can improve several photonic endeavors, such as surface-enhanced Raman sca...	Hitting the light switch for magnetic manipulation Reversing the magnetic properties of materials is the underlying reality behind computer hard drive...
Optical WLAN is fast, secure and green Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated optical wireless transmission using ...

3-D: Coming soon to a TV near you? The development of 3-D television has become an area of intense interest to manufacturers, accordin...	Eco-friendly lighting will shine at show Green lighting technologies will be featured at the second LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo &ndash...
Fiber Distribution 3SAE Technologies Inc. of Franklin, Tenn., a manufacturer of large-diameter fiber fusion splicing a...	Distribution Agreement Fremont, Calif.-based Solyndra Inc., a cylindrical photovoltaic systems manufacturer, has signed a ...
Headquarters Relocated FiconTec Service GmbH has moved its corporate headquarters to Achim, Germany, because of the increa...	Solar Purchase Zhejiang Hongchen Photovoltaic Energy Co. Ltd. of Zhuji City, China, has purchased additional PV120...
Prosilica Renamed Prosilica Inc. of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is now fully integrated into the Allied Vision...	Solar Contract Singulus Technologies AG of Kahl, Germany, has received a €19 million contract from a European...
$5M Metrology Order Rudolph Technologies Inc. of Flanders, N.J., a process characterization equipment and software prov...	NAVAIR Contract In Chelmsford, Mass., McPherson Inc., a manufacturer of dispersive spectrometers, has been contract...
Certification Awarded High-performance thin-film optical coatings manufacturer Reynard Corp. of San Clemente, Calif., has...	Blue LED Order Aixtron AG of Aachen, Germany, has announced that Formosa Epitaxy Inc. of Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Taiwan...
Large Order Installation In Dresden, Germany, AIS Automation Dresden (AIS) received a large order to install its manufacturi...	US Office Expansion Specialised Imaging Ltd. of Tring, UK, has announced the opening of its North American partner comp...
PV Cell Facility Launched Solar energy systems provider Kyocera Corp. of Kyoto, Japan, has finished construction of its solar...	Solar Plant Built Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Tokyo has announced that PV (Photovoltaic) Cell Plant #2 has been buil...
European Distribution Avo Photonics Inc. and AMS Technologies AG have entered into a distribution agreement that entitles...	Wafer Bonding Shipment Wafer bonding and lithography equipment supplier EV Group of St. Florian, Austria, has shipped two ...
Insight Acquired L-3 Communications of New York, a supplier of products and services for the aerospace and defense i...	New Company Formed Innovation Photonics of Verona, N.J., has been established by Don Wilson, founder of Special Optics...

Solar inspection mixes sound with imaging Solar manufacturers have a few technologies at their disposal that can detect cracks in cells and m...	LED market: Looking good High-brightness LEDs are everywhere. From general lighting to outdoor displays and signage, notebook...
From tobacco to energy Tobacco farmers, faced with fewer traditional buyers for their crops, are looking to the solar indus...	Backlighting fusion Harnessing fusion energy requires achieving the milestone of fusion ignition in the laboratory. At ...

From tobacco to energy Tobacco farmers, faced with fewer traditional buyers for their crops, are looking to the solar indus...

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