2008 Technology news

Spectral flux measurements partnership announced

29 October 2008
Labsphere and Otsuka Electronics have partnered to develop the next generation of total spectral light measurement systems, based on Otsuka’s patented HalfMoon hemispherical design.

Organic LEDs get European boost

27 October 2008
Research project OLED100.eu has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme to develop efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) applications for the general lighting industry in Europe.

Extending the lifetime of organic solar cells

News image20 October 2008
IMEC's associated laboratory IMOMEC has developed a method to stabilise the nanomorphology of organic solar cells resulting in a lifetime improvement of at least a factor 10.

Microwelding by fibre laser

16 October 2008
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology has developed a contour-welding method for microsystems.

Laser LIFTEC for joining plastics and metal

16 October 2008
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology has developed the LIFTEC laser-assisted joining process to help join plastic-metal hybrid components.

Laser melting ups aluminum component production

6 October 2008
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT presented its results of the analysis of mechanical properties of generated aluminium components by selective laser melting at the international conference ICAA11 on 25 September 2008 in Aachen.

Eco-friendly LED tech collaboration gets green light

6 October 2008
Nanoelectronics research institute IMEC and semiconductor company Taiyo Nippon Sanso (TNSC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop manufacturing technology for high efficiency LED (light-emitting diode) devices.

Flexi display technology breakthrough

2 October 2008
Screen display technology is taking a significant step forward as researchers from Sony and the Max Planck Institute demonstrate the possibility of bendable optically assessed organic light emitting displays for the first time, based on red or IR-A light upconversion.

Universities eye up £40m investment at Photonex

1 October 2008
Universities from across the UK and Ireland have signed up for the Innovation Area at the Photonex 08, taking place in Coventry's Stoneleigh Park on 15 to 18 October 2008.

SPIE sets it sights on Wales

1 October 2008
Wales has developed resources and networks ideal for enabling innovation in optoelectronics, Welsh First Minister and Assembly Member Rhodri Morgan told attendees at conferences on Remote Sensing and Security and Defence sponsored by SPIE Europe at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, last week.