BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2014 — A new optical approach could help doctors quickly determine a patient’s blood coagulation (clotting) status in near real time.

GHENT, Belgium, Feb. 20, 2014 — The first optical circuit to use stretchable, bendable interconnections could be in the pipeline, following years of difficulty with such applications.

DUNEDIN, Fla., Feb. 18, 2014 — Ocean Optics has named Gabriel Orsinger the 2014 recipient of the Young Investigator Award. Orsinger, a graduate student at the University of Arizona, was honored for his research of the use of gold-coated liposomes as a tool for studying cellular...

Feb 14, 2014 — Covert IR taggants represent a strong photonic tool in identifying key personnel and materials in both military and civilian applications. Covert infrared taggants are embedded markers that can emit coded optical signals outside of the visual...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 13, 2014 — A new laser sensor can identify salmonella bacteria in food samples as much as three times faster than conventional detection methods.

KIEL, Germany, Feb. 7, 2014 — A new approach to tunable plasmonic metamaterials for high UV frequencies could pave the way for their application in UV-protective coatings as well as thermophotovoltaics and stealth technology.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10, 2014 — The demand for UV detection in consumer electronics is growing, challenging researchers industrywide to create a compact, efficient and accurate sensor. Silicon Labs has done just that.

STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014 — Imagine cooling a building on a hot day using little to no electricity. That's exactly what a team at Stanford University is aiming for.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Jan. 29, 2014 — The British Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Rheinmetall AG to secure laser light modules for its soldiers. Part of a comprehensive program to modernize the British infantry, the €33 million (about $45 million) contract will...

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 22, 2014 — The discovery of a very rare type of brown dwarf substar could soon provide a better understanding of exoplanets.

Jan 21, 2014 — Laser and optics experts from around the globe will gather to discuss the latest technologies when the third Optics & Photonics International Congress (OPIC 2014) and Optics & Photonics International Exhibition (OPIE 2014) are held April...

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 17, 2014 — The hidden junctures where different layers of materials meet could become less mysterious under a new spectroscopy technique developed using the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Jan 16, 2014 — Light, in all its technological glory, will be the center of attention in 2015, thanks to a proclamation late last month in which the UN General Assembly named 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies. The announcement...

BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2014 — A bio-inspired, light-activated adhesive used to treat congenital heart defects could soon replace more invasive treatments such as sutures, new research indicates.

GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 8, 2014 — Research projects that explore how light can be used in new ways to improve manufacturing in the pharmaceutical, chemical, electronics and security industries has received £3.6 million (about $6 million) in government funding. The money,...

BRUSSELS, Dec. 12, 2013 — 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...

SALT LAKE CITY – Doping an organic polymer with platinum atoms makes the light it emits tunable, which could lead to the realization of cheaper, more efficient and truly white OLEDs. Existing white OLED displays use different organic polymers that emit different...

Dec 1, 2013 — OLED technology developer Universal Display Corp. of Ewing, N.J., has been named Master Technology Company of the Year by the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC). The 2013 NJTC Awards recognize technology companies for business accomplishments in...

SALT LAKE CITY – The more well-rounded the organic molecule, the better – at least when it comes to maximizing light emission. A team led by the University of Utah working to develop more efficient OLEDs believes it has solved a major problem with...

LONDON & EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 22, 2013 — National Instruments (NI) is collaborating with the University of Edinburgh to dramatically improve indoor wireless communications capacity using optics. Professor Harald Haas, chair of mobile communications at the University of Edinburgh, is a...

NORTH SUTTON, N.H., Nov. 15, 2013 — Light-measurement software maker Labsphere recently was named a finalist for the New Hampshire High Technology Council’s 2013 Product of the Year award, with its Integral software receiving recognition from Gov. Maggie Hassan at a Nov. 12...

SEATTLE, Nov. 15, 2013 — Visualant Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Intellectual Ventures (IV) to advance, through product applications and intellectual property development, the commercialization of its ChromaID technology, the company said Thursday. ChromaID...

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 13, 2013 — Optoelectronics maker Excelitas Technologies said it is strengthening its UV and LED capabilities by acquiring privately held Lumen Dynamics, the company announced Tuesday. Founded in 1984 and based in Ontario, Canada, Lumen provides lamp- and...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2013 — New guidelines for optimizing phosphors — a key component in white LEDs — could lead to brighter and more efficiently produced solid-state lighting. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Solid State Lighting...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Oct. 25, 2013 — New research aims to improve quantum dot LEDs (QD-LEDs) by using a new generation of the nanosized, engineered semiconductor particles specifically tailored to have reduced wasteful charge-carrier interactions that compete with the production of...