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 NEWS & ANALYSIS
US hammers Chinese PV firms with 31% tariffs 18 May
Department of Commerce backs SolarWorld-led complaint in preliminary determination; Dow Corning and Hemlock label decision ‘devastating’.
Smethods initiative puts focus on optical design 17 May
A Support Action of the Europe's FP7 program sees seven institutions provide training in design and simulation.
Canadian investors punt €1.6m on Ireland's InfiniLED 16 May
University College Cork spin-out wins big with "microLED" technology.
3D holographic imaging explores Egyptian mummy 15 May
Pioneering 3D visualisation technique reveals details of Egyptian mummy hidden for two millennia.
Photovoltaics can now provide 2% of Euro electricity 14 May
More PV generating capacity was added in 2011 than wind and gas combined, finds new report.
Synopsys extends photonics reach with RSoft buy-out 10 May
Giant engineering software firm complements its 2010 acquisition of Optical Research Associates with RSoft Design Group.
Soltecture becomes latest German PV bankruptcy 09 May
Heavily funded developer of thin-film PV modules could not cope with cut-throat competition, and is seeking an industrial investor.
Asia LED lamp sales ‘to grow 100% per year’ to 2016 08 May
Demand for LED lamps for lighting in the Asia-Pacific region will hit 3.4 billion units in 2016.
LEDs illuminate summer Euro contests 08 May
Solid-state lighting technology from Osram has been installed for the Euro 2012 football tournament and the Eurovision song contest.
First Solar outlines five-year PV revolution 04 May
Transition to unsubsidized markets hinges on competitive pricing and reliability – such as using satellite imagery to predict cloud cover.
Luminus, Fraen optimize LED lighting output 02 May
Novel LED optics delivers high center beam power and uniformity for retail lighting.
Linear LED ‘revolutionizes’ retail, industrial lighting 02 May
Cree integrates high efficacy, advanced optics and architectural design, to challenge linear fluorescent technology.
Coupled laser pairs ‘switch each other off’ 02 May
Novel laser-effect discovered at TUV, Vienna: if coupled, quantum cascade lasers can create a “laser blackout”.
Excimer laser costs weigh on Coherent profits 27 Apr
The laser company sees a surge in orders for multiphoton spectroscopy applications and materials processing, but shares fall 10%.
Optical investigation of Envisat continues 25 Apr
Photonics technologies help to restore communications with satellite that stopped sending data two weeks ago.
 IN DEPTH
Anania eyes European photonics opportunities 16 May
In a wide-ranging interview, seasoned industry battler Giorgio Anania contrasts Photonics 21's flexibility with Europe’s business sluggishness.
BIPV: a window of opportunity for advanced optics? 30 Apr
Amid the volatility of the PV sector, optics look poised to play a role in future solar windows – and not just in buildings.
European photonics body plans accelerated growth 18 Apr
Panel discussion at Photonics21's annual meeting considers how to boost photonics sector prospects.
IDEX interview: mega-trends and silicon moments 26 Mar
Seasoned photonics industry executive and now president of IDEX's optics and photonics business, Mike Cumbo talks exclusively to optics.org.
US set to hit Chinese PV firms with import tariffs 21 Mar
But the stock prices of Suntech, Trina and Yingli all rise sharply after a preliminary determination applies only a small tariff rate.
Solarbuzz: PV market may decline this year 20 Mar
Leading photovoltaics industry analyst reports market growth of 40% after a surge in demand to beat deep incentive cuts in late 2011.
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