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First Horizon 2020 Photonics Projects Open

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The European Commission presented on Wednesday its first calls for projects under the Horizon 2020 program, the European Union's seven-year, €80 billion research and innovation program. Those calls include €47 million specifically earmarked for photonics-related proposals. Horizon 2020 will be worth more than €15 billion over its first two years, and the funding is intended to help boost the European economy and tackle social issues. The 12 "action" areas for 2014 and 2015 include personalized health care, digital security and smart cities. "It's time to get down to...Read full article

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    BioPhotonics
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    GLOSSARY
    machine vision
    Interpretation of an image of an object or scene through the use of optical noncontact sensing mechanisms for the purpose of obtaining information and/or controlling machines or processes.
    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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