http://www.photonics.com/Splash.aspx?TID=54 This is the syndication feed for photonics.com. 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 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 The solar photovoltaic (PV) market is on the path to recovery, expecting to reach $155 billion in 2018, according to market analyst firm Lux Research. http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53927 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Oriel Instruments, a Newport Corp. brand, has introduced the LCS-100 series solar simulators for photovoltaic cell research requiring a certified syst http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53931 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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 Armstrong Optical Ltd. has introduced PV-LIT, a fully automatic optronic IR test system manufactured by InfraTec GmbH in Germany for use in solar cell http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53891 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Quantum Materials Corp. will move its tetrapod quantum dot laboratories to San Marcos this week to take advantage of facilities at STAR (Science Techn http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53877 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A procedure that reliably produces perfect quantum dots, each doped with exactly four copper ions, has opened up possibilities for fine-tuning the nan http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53869 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Most people use microwaves to reheat leftovers, and some even experiment with marshmallows, inflating them like a balloon; but what if you could use t http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53874 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT CSEM SA, the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, has joined a €11.2 million (about $14.7 million) project to help commercialize fle http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53856 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The highly purified silicon crystal used in today's commercial solar cells could be replaced with more economical, disposable, polymer-based materials http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53839 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two PhD candidates at the University of Colorado at Boulder will serve as 2013-2014 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows, the optics and phot http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53805 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Four Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants targeting advances in solid-state-lighting technology were announced Monday by the US Department http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53806 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT As part of his first official tour of Saxony, President Joachim Gauck of Germany visited the Technical University of Dresden and met with Novaled AG's http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53809 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT LED-equipped greenhouses can grow the same number of off-season tomatoes as those outfitted with traditional lighting, but using a lot less energy, a http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53779 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Magnolia Solar Inc., a subsidiary of Magnolia Solar Corp., has demonstrated a flexible copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell with 13 perc http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53743 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A photodetector that uses carbon nanotube films of varying widths can gather light in and beyond visible wavelengths, a finding that promises to make http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53747 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Graphene is even more efficient at converting light to electricity than was previously known, making it an ideal building block for any device that re http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53750 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A new spectroscopy method takes advantage of a fundamental property of thin films – interference – and could help optical devices like LED http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53758 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The new WTCP PWM temperature controller is now available for Beta release. This 5-A, 5-V thermoelectric controller combines high-efficiency pulse-widt http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53786 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT