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| Veeco speeds ion-beam deposition for thin films 20 Apr 12 |
| SPECTOR-HT deposition system said to deliver up to four-fold hike in throughput for high-precision optical coatings. |
| Photonics integration goes open-source with IPKISS 20 Apr 12 |
| Belgian collaboration releases open-source software to help design complex photomasks for photonics circuits. |
| ASML delays EUV tool revenue recognition 18 Apr 12 |
| Production EUV systems now being integrated in Veldhoven, but revenues will not be recognized until early 2013. |
| Trifocal lens enhances 'intermediate' vision 18 Apr 12 |
| CZ Meditec's trifocal intraocular lens corrects aging eyes. |
| First Solar slashes 2000 jobs; closes Frankfurt fabs 18 Apr 12 |
| Leading photovoltaics company reacts to shrinking subsidies by closing its two Frankfurt sites and laying off 2000 workers. |
| FDA 510(k) clearances, February-March, 2012 18 Apr 12 |
| Laser devices for a range of aesthetic treatments feature in the FDA's list for the start of the year. |
| QImaging sees future for neuroimaging prototype 17 Apr 12 |
| Developed with the University of Toronto, the system uses VCSELs to monitor blood flow and oxygenation at the same time. |
| Cree’s LED street light boosts output, economy 17 Apr 12 |
| XSP development will accelerate replacement of conventional lamps, company claims. |
| Nufern to build 46 fiber amps for US military 16 Apr 12 |
| Rofin-Sinar subsidiary awarded multiple contracts for kilowatt-class fiber amplifiers as part of directed energy weapons effort. |
| CSEM launches ‘postdoc for industry’ initiative 13 Apr 12 |
| Swiss institution with a strong focus on technology transfer aims to turn scientists and engineers into entrepreneurs. |
| Zygo boosted by medical, EUV orders 13 Apr 12 |
| Optics and metrology firm receives major orders for lens assemblies and extreme UV lithography development. |
| IDEX buys Precision Photonics in $20M cash deal 12 Apr 12 |
| Industrial fluidics company further expands its optics and photonics technology platform with acquisition of “impossible optics” provider. |
| Philips targets Russian roads with Optogan 11 Apr 12 |
| Lighting giant sets up joint venture to target high-growth market with local LED specialist. |
| Pioneer to make green-laser displays for cars 11 Apr 12 |
| Japanese electronics giant extends licensing deal with pico-projector designer MicroVision. |
| Theralase study points to cancer breakthrough 11 Apr 12 |
| The company's photodynamic therapy treatments destroyed tumors and prevented any recurrence. |
| Equity sale boosts Lightwave Logic cash reserves 10 Apr 12 |
| Developer of electro-optic devices based on organic molecules says it now has enough cash for the next 18 months of operations. |
| Concentrated PV to power Mexican border project 10 Apr 12 |
| Construction of initial 50MW of a potentially much larger deployment in Baja California is set to begin later this year. |
| VirtualScopics gets $6M for medical image analysis 09 Apr 12 |
| Planned two-stage investment from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund for development of automated image analysis. |
| PV facing ‘withdrawal from subsidy addiction’ 05 Apr 12 |
| As incentives subside, analysts see PV making strides in emerging markets, and sustained subsidy-free market growth by 2017. |
| NIST/JILA team demonstrates 'new way of lasing' 04 Apr 12 |
| High-stability “super-radiant” source based on rubidium atoms could have applications in atomic clocks and navigation systems. |
| LightPath aims to break infrared optics cost barrier 04 Apr 12 |
| Orlando-headquartered company expects to reduce optics cost by 40%, driving expansion in both defense and commercial markets. |
| Alphanov receives four research contracts 04 Apr 12 |
| Projects in materials processing and terahertz imaging are among new contracts for the French optics technology center. |
| Inrad Optics swings to 2011 profit 03 Apr 12 |
| Company formerly known as Photonic Products Group reduces debt but sees push-out of ‘several’ large orders. |
| SUSS grows laser portfolio with Tamarack deal 03 Apr 12 |
| The German lithography equipment maker expands its product offering substantially with $9.3 million acquisition. |
| Q-Cells files for bankruptcy 02 Apr 12 |
| Recent court ruling makes the German photovoltaics company’s restructuring plans unworkable. |
