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OLED Inventor Wins Wolf Prize
Apr 1, 2011 — Ching Tang, the Doris Johns Cherry professor of chemical engineering in the University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in New York, has been awarded the Wolf Prize in chemistry. Tang is the inventor of the organic light-emitting diode (OLED), which gave birth to a multibillion dollar industry. The diodes have been used to create displays in cell phones, computers and televisions that are more energy-efficient and thinner than LCD displays and offer a...
Organic phosphors glow in jewel tones
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new class of pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could lead to cheaper, more efficient and more flexible display screens, among other applications. Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a class of material that shines...
Saving van Gogh for future generations
Apr 1, 2011 — Some of the bright yellows in the paintings of renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and those of his contemporaries are in danger of fading and darkening to brown, and scientists are working to discover the cause of the degradation and to find...
IR Light Activates Heart, Ear Cells
SALT LAKE CITY, March 30, 2011 — By exposing inner-ear cells and heart cells to infrared optical signals, scientists have found that the light actually activates the cells so they can send signals to the brain, a discovery that could lead to optical prosthetics for disorders of...
Efficient Single-Photon Sources Move Closer
BRISTOL, England, March 29, 2011 — Fluorescent diamond “defect centers” are being used to create efficient single-photon sources that are expected to enable secure optical communications, also known as quantum cryptography. Defect centers in diamond materials, which...
Gooch & Housego Partners with TechnoTeam
ORLANDO, Fla., March 29, 2011 — The Life Sciences and Instrumentation Div. of Gooch & Housego has entered into an agreement with TechnoTeam Bildverarbeitung GmbH of Germany to distribute the latter’s LMK imaging photometer systems in North America. The LMK series...
Mayfield Returns to Miltec UV
STEVENSVILLE, Md., March 28, 2011 — Barbara Ann Mayfield has rejoined the sales team at Miltec UV, a manufacturer of high-performance UV curing systems and electrodeless bulbs. Mayfield will serve as sales manager for the Southeast territory, focusing on the ultraviolet markets....
Photodynamic Therapy Treats HPV Nonsurgically
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2011 — A nonsurgical photodynamic therapy (PDT) procedure is being developed to destroy tissue infected by human papilloma virus (HPV) and treat precancerous lesions on the cervix without damaging healthy tissue. Unlike previous applications of PDT...
Steel, Thompson Join ProPhotonix Board
SALEM, N.H., March 28, 2011 — LED systems and laser modules manufacturer ProPhotonix Ltd. has announced the appointments of Tim Steel and Vincent Thompson as nonexecutive directors, effective immediately. From 1980 through 2009, Steel was employed by Cazenove Capital...
M-GRIN Aims to Simplify Specialized Optics
ARLINGTON, Va., March 24, 2011 — Advances in the design and fabrication of gradient index (GRIN) optics are leading to smaller, less complex optical assemblies and lower manufacturing costs for specialized optics. “In the past century, every component of an optical...
Cree Hires Renouard as VP of Global Sales
DURHAM, N.C., March 22, 2011 — Bruce Renouard has joined LED lighting provider Cree Inc. as senior vice president of sales and business development. The appointment is effective immediately. He will be responsible for the sale of LED chips, components, materials and power,...
Universal Display's Q4 Loss Widens, But Revenue Surges
EWING, N.J., March 21, 2011 — Universal Display Corp., a maker of organic LED (OLED) technology for the display and lighting markets, reported that its fourth-quarter 2010 loss widened to $5.3 million from $3.8 million a year ago, while its quarterly revenue of $10.8 million...
Docter Optics Develops High-Speed Molding Technology
NEUSTADT AN DER ORLA, Germany, March 18, 2011 — A high-speed molding technology that can form optical components from glass taken directly from a furnace — without any polishing or grinding — has been developed by Docter Optics. Initial operation of high-speed molding...
Atoms Found to Act Like Lasers
CANBERRA, Australia, March 17, 2011 — An atom laser that behaves exactly like a light laser has been developed, opening up new possibilities in applications such as holograms. The research team, led by Dr. Andrew Truscott of the Australian National University Center of Excellence...
Cree, Zumtobel Extend LED Deal
DURHAM, N.C., March 14, 2011 — LED lighting company Cree Inc. has announced a two-year extension of the strategic agreement that it signed with Zumtobel Lighting GmbH in 2008 to provide LED lighting solutions in Europe. For more information, visit: www.cree.com
Etched Quantum Dots Emit Single Photons
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 14, 2011 — An etching method has been revealed that can precisely shape and position quantum dots, making it possible for them to emit single photons. This process could boost prospects for powering new types of devices for quantum communications. The...
Navy Adopts LEDs on Ships and Submarines
ARLINGTON, Va., March 7, 2011 — A pilot program testing LED fixtures aboard several Navy ships and submarines is under way. The Solid State Lighting (SSL) project, created by the Office of Naval Research under its TechSolutions program, is one of several programs created...
LED Advance to Mean Freedom from Binning
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 4, 2011 — A new advance from Philips Lumileds is promising to simplify the design process for LED solutions, which could mean an end to the binning process. The company said its Luxeon LEDs are tested and binned in real-world operating conditions so that...
Semiconductor Veteran Joins Bridgelux Board
LIVERMORE, Calif., March 4, 2011 — LED lighting and technologies solutions provider Bridgelux Inc. announced the appointment of George de Urioste to its board of directors. He will serve as the chairman of the board’s audit committee. De Urioste brings to the position...
SERS Advances Disease Diagnosis
DURHAM, N.C., March 3, 2011 — Scientists at Duke University have developed a new noninvasive optical technique that uses a laser to peer into the genetic material of cells, enabling the detection of early-stage cancer and other diseases. The method uses metallic nanoparticles...
Compact brilliant laser light source developed
BERLIN – Scientists from Ferdinand-Braun-Institut have developed small, brilliant laser light sources that provide significantly smaller systems for laser projectors and other display technologies. After watching a roller-coaster ride in a film, Dr. Katrin...
LED Patent Reissued
Mar 1, 2011 — Spectros Corp. of Portola Valley, Calif., received validation for its white LED patent during re-examination by the US Patent Office, which affirmed that Patent No. 6,711,426 for the use of white LEDs in medical spectroscopy is unique and...
Sapphire Crystallization Order
Mar 1, 2011 — GT Solar International Inc. of Merrimack, N.H., has received a $33.3 million order from OCI Co. Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, for sapphire crystallization furnaces. The purchase marks OCI’s entrance into the LED industry and is GT Solar’s...
Monocrystal Advances 8-inch Sapphire Substrates
STAVROPOL, Russia, Feb. 28, 2011 — Monocrystal, a Russia-based manufacturer of electronic materials for LED and solar industries, has shipped its 8-inch C-plane epi-ready sapphire substrates to leading LED manufacturers. “It took leading LED manufacturers three years...
QLED Display Technology Developed
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 28, 2011 — Advanced materials provider NanoPhotonica announced the mass production commercialization for its breakthrough QLED display technology. NanoPhotonica’s S-QLED technology improves picture quality and power consumption achieved by recently...
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