The open-access paper The role of photonics in energy, authored by a team including Zakya Kafafi of Lehigh University, editor of the Journal of Photonics for Energy, traces the development of the science of light from the Arab scholar Ibn ...
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd of Petah Tikva, Israel (which provides products and services for satellite-based broadband communications) has signed a development agreement with a major aerospace systems integrator to further develop both its ...
Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA says that a new Apex SLR ICP (inductively coupled plasma) etch system from its Advanced Vacuum division in Lomma, Sweden (which supplies vacuum solutions including ...
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Noise is an issue in optical telecommunications. And findings means of controlling noise is key to physicists investigating light-emitting diodes or lasers. Now, an Italo-Iraqi team has worked on a particular type of light source, called ...
Tags: QDLED, LED-backlighting, Current
A blue glowing device the size of a peppercorn can activate neurons of the brain, spinal cord or limbs in mice and is powered wirelessly using the mouse's own body to transfer energy. Developed by a Stanford Bio-X team, the device is the ...
Tags: blue LED, wireless control, mouse
Market analysis on the consumption and technology trends of commercial (non-military) fiber optic collimating lens assemblies, widely used in optical communication applications, predict that these technologies will experience strong demand ...
The modern city, with its arrays of skyscrapers, vistas of glass and steel, and commuting masses, can be a dehumanising experience. But some architects are determined to reimagine the city as a cradle of connection, a haven of tranquility, ...
Luminus Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, which makes LEDs and solid-state light sources, has launched a family of 3V 3030 mid-power LEDs offering a wide range of options including luminous efficiacy of 200 lumens per Watt, a color rendering index ...
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Using funding from Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA, an upgrade to the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System's radar that provides 360° of protection from threats such as drones, aircraft and cruise and ballistic ...
At the Fakuma plastics fair, October 13-17 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Sonderhoff will present the new 3-component Dispensing Cell SMART-L / DM 403. This low pressure mixing and dosing machine, thoroughly modular constructed, is adaptable to ...
Tags: Sonderhoff Chemicals, Thin Layer Degassing, LED-Potting
Designers of high lumen streetlights, high bay fixtures and downlights are taking advantage of Lumileds latest addition to its successful LUXEON CoB Core Range portfolio, the LUXEON CoB 1216. These arrays provide a 40% greater flux than ...
Tags: Lumileds, CoB LEDs, Flux, Streetlights
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has developed a near ultra-violet and all-organic light emitting diode (OLED) that can be used as an on-chip photosensor. It’s a first in a rather specialized field of research ...
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Low market demands in the past few months has driven Taiwanese LED manufacturer Harvatek to explore innovative LED technologies including forming a partnership that includes teaming up with Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) to ...
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University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has developed an n-type gallium nitride (n-GaN) tunnel junction (TJ) intracavity contact to reduce threshold current and increase differential efficiency in its m-plane III-nitride ...
Tags: VCSEL, n-GaN, GaN substrates, MOCVD, MBE
Dymax Corporation’s UVCS LED light-curing conveyor system offers consistent, fast, safe, and efficient LED curing. It’s a versatile, mesh belt-type conveyor that is designed for bench- or table-top operations. The system can ...