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The overall objective of the project is to develop new Nano-materials with New Production Technologies and to fabricate silicon quantum dot tandem solar cells to achieve increased efficiencies.

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Researchers leverage advanced active cooling scheme to demonstrate an LED lamp that matches the 1500-lm output of 100W halogen PAR38 bulbs.

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Ultra-fast, high-power lasers that generate pulses lasting less than one trillionth of a second are now being applied to fields as diverse as micro-machining, non-intrusive surgery and security.

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The FTTH network roll out in Catania is part of Telecom Italia’s fiber investment plan. The carrier plans provide ultra-broadband connections in six Italian cities by the end of 2010 and 13 cities by the end of 2012, and achiee 50% population coverage (138 cities) by the end of 2018.

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The aim of FUN OCT is to expand the non-invasive optical biopsy capability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and combination of OCT with multiphoton tomography (MT) to develop novel functional capabilities hereby enabling morphofunctional performance, i.e., the fusion of anatomic and functional imaging at the cellular resolution level.

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Are you looking for product innovations through micro‐photonic solutions?
The European access centre “ACTMOST” supports industrial product innovations through micro-photonic technology support, services and trainings. The consortium invites you to take part in the industry workshop which will take place on the 3 December 2010 in Brussels.

ACTMOST is a consortium of 14 high-tech research laboratories from 6 European member states that have joined forces to become a unique "one-stop-shop” solutions provider for micro-photonic technologies. ACTMOST will provide European companies with access to professional, cutting-edge micro-photonic technologies and knowledge to support the development of new products.

If you plan to participate in this workshop, please register online at www.actmost.eu and you will soon receive more detailed information about the location of and directions to the event.

You can also find further information here.

The three-year Consumerizing Solid-State Lighting (CSSL) project covers the entire lighting-supply chain and plans to help keep Europe at the forefront of LED lamp development and market introduction.

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The training "Entrepreneurship in Photonics" is a modular training for everybody who is interested in entrepreneurships in photonics and will take place from the 17 - 28 January 2011 in Brussels. The modules cover different topics such as:

• Module 1: Introduction to business economics
• Module 2: Business aspects of photonics
• Module 3: Starting a technology venture

If you are interested to participate in the training course you will find any further information here.

You can find the registration form here.

The number of fiber-to-the-home subscribers in Europe, including Russia, has increased by 22 percent over the past six months. The broadband market in the Eastern part of Europe is booming, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe, which were announced at the Broadband World Forum in Paris.

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A research effort to develop a flexible and implantable LED array in which an ultra-thin sheets of inorganic LEDs and photodetectors is used. Potential applications include medical monitoring, activating photo-sensitive drugs and other biomedical applications.

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