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Analysis

OLEDs seek a home in the lighting market Dec 26, 2008

OLED materials are being developed for solid-state lighting. Michelle Bryner of market analyst NanoMarkets sizes up the potential opportunity for materials and lighting firms.

Research news

Obama nominates his science advisor Dec 22, 2008

'Science holds the key to our survival' says incoming US president.

Nanocavities put the brakes on light Dec 19, 2008

Slowing light down to one-hundredth of its normal speed using photonic crystal cavities shows promise for making all-optical circuits.

Eyesafe heat capacity laser debuts Dec 18, 2008

Europe's first solid-state heat-capacity laser is said to be the only one of its kind to emit at an eyesafe wavelength of 1.64 microns.

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The December issue of Optics & Laser Europe magazine has now been published. Highlights this month include an in-depth analysis of the OLED lighting market; an interview with the pioneers of black silicon – an exciting new photonic material; and a discussion of the science legacy that will be left by the Bush administration.

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Industry news

Business briefs Jan 5, 2009

Featuring news from NanoMarkets, DisplaySearch, Cree, Volcano Corporation and more.

Business briefs Dec 22, 2008

Featuring news from Jenoptik, Osram, Hamamatsu, Sofradir and more.

Ocean Optics snaps up Oerlikon Optics US Dec 17, 2008

Oerlikon’s Colorado business unit will be integrated into Ocean Optics Thin Films.

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PURCHASING MANAGER - Hatfield Broad Oak, UK

Posting date: Dec 29, 2008
Hatfield Broad Oak, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

UK/Ireland Technical Sales Engineer – Scientific Instrumentation - Leatherhead, UK

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Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom

Postdoc in Next Generation BioPhotonics Workstation - Lyngby, Denmark

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Closing date: Feb 27, 2009
Lyngby, Denmark

Technical Sales Engineer - Hatfield Broad Oak, UK

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Hatfield Broad Oak, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Associate Editor - Nature Photonics - Tokyo, Japan

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Tokyo, Japan

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Optical Test Engineer - St Asaph, UK

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St. Asaph, United Kingdom

Optical Design Engineer - Portsmouth, UK

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom