Photonics.com: Research & Technology http://www.photonics.com/Splash.aspx?TID=36 This is the syndication feed for photonics.com. Laser-Printed Air Tube Saves Baby’s Life A baby boy can now breathe easy thanks to a 3-D-printed tracheal splint implant developed at the University of Michigan. Kaiba Gionfriddo was bor http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53959 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Spray-On Flat Lens Works in the UV A metamaterial-based flat lens that's easy to fabricate and that can bend and focus UV light could improve photolithography, nanoscale manipulation an http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53958 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Photonics Societies Launch National Initiative The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) — an alliance seeking to unite experts from industry, academia and the government to advance photonics R http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53946 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Transparent Electrode Key to Flexible Solar Cells A hybrid transparent electrode that overcomes the “electron-transport bottleneck” of thin films could pave the way for flexible solar cell http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53945 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Method Creates Atomic-Scale Semiconductors An inexpensive material that can be “grown” in layers only one atom thick has yielded atomic-scale semiconductor thin films. The technique http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53944 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT IEEE Offers Open-Access Option for All Peer-Reviewed Journals Driven by member and author feedback, technical professional association IEEE has announced that all of its peer-reviewed journals — more than 1 http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53943 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Controlling Light … with Light Gold nanoparticles arranged into geometric patterns can control incoming light with light via a four-wave mixing process, transforming its output into http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53928 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Optical Chip Innovation Transferred to Industry An optics innovation that enables researchers to vary how light is split on optical chips has been transferred from the University of Sydney to Finisa http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53924 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nanoantennas Improve Infrared Sensing Patterning nanoantennas with “slots” that correspond to wavelengths in the mid-IR has yielded a new way to tune IR light into mechanical a http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53921 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wheels Come Off Planet-Hunting Telescope The wheels have literally come off the Kepler space telescope, NASA’s primary instrument for detecting planets beyond our solar system. Last wee http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53917 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Optogenetic Tool Has Potential for Brain Mapping An optogenetic tool that can map and track interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain using low-energy near-infrared (NIR) light http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53904 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Alloys So Bright They Could Have Medical Apps Nanoscale alloys that are 100 times brighter than those currently being used could have potential applications in medicine, demonstrations conducted a http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53900 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Polariton Laser Is Electrically Injected An international team demonstrated a revolutionary electrically driven polariton laser that could significantly improve the efficiency of such devices http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53899 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Electronic Components Speed Spectroscopy A new solution employing electronic components could make atmospheric-gas measurement more even and 1000 times faster than with conventional technique http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53898 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Composite Created with Specific Optical Properties When it comes to creating nanostructured composite materials with specific optical and electrical properties, size matters. By adding semiconduct http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53889 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT HCC Northeast to Offer Photonics Program To help meet workforce demands in the field of photonics, Houston Community College Northeast has partnered with the National Center for Optics and Ph http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53888 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Photonics Integrated with CMOS Under HELIOS Project Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture silicon photonic devices, now that HELIOS, a four-year project to integrate photonics with ele http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53887 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sound Camera Ready to Hit the Market You can hear rattling inside your car, but you can’t tell where it’s coming from or how serious it is. A new sound camera potentially coul http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53879 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Boson-Sampling Computer Prototyped An entirely new and efficient model of quantum computer — the boson-sampling computer — was successfully prototyped, bringing scientists a http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53876 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Underwater Laser Imager Uses Separate Platform Approach In underwater laser imaging systems, the transmitter and receiver usually are on the same platform, but a new method that places the devices on separa http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53875 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT