THE WORLD OF PHOTONICS IS NEVER-ENDING. WELCOME TO YOUR INDUSTRY PORTAL.   With the new World of Photonics Portal, the new information and networking platform for the photonics industry, Munich International Trade Fairs addresses the industrial and scientific communities and users of optical technologies, giving them an excellent opportunity to exchange information. The platform provides the virtual photonics community with information about events and covers the topics Business Life, Market, Products and Business Club. You too, your employees and your company can benefit therefrom!  PHOTONICS  NEWS - Fraunhofer ISE - new world record efficiency for fluorescent collectors New ways to generate electricity from solar cells With an electrical efficiency of 6.7%, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE set a new world record for fluorescent collectors. Colored plates filter out part of the sunlight and redirect it to solar cells mounted on the plate edge.  NEWS more articles ( 120 )  The owner of TRUMPF German "Gründer" prize 2008 for life's work: Berthold Leibinger  Nanometre-scale microscopy STED microscopy facilitates imaging from inside a cell for the first time  World record in the OSRAM laboratory: Quantum leap in the brightness and efficacy of white LEDs  ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS more articles ( 38 )  Industrial image processing The eyes of automation  Optech Consulting Display technology: bright sports for German companies  Growth market: biophotonics Photonics4life to tap the potential of European biophotonics  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS more articles ( 289 )  Kappa - cooled cameras In a class of its own - virtually noise-free images  Optek - light beam from multiple directions Slotted optical switch for non-contact object sensing  Laser 2000 - fluorescence filter New laser fluorescence filter sets  EVENTS more articles ( 9 )  LASER World of PHOTONICS 2009 „Light at work“  bayern photonics e.V. - Kommunikationsforum Measuring and controlling high dynamic laser welding processes with Cellular Neural Networks  Optical Technologies Conference Messe München Hosts Technology Show to Kick Off the Innovation League of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung  PRESS RELEASES Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - communication laser Satellite communications by laser  APPLICATIONS Fraunhofer and FU Berlin Can a laser scanner drive a car?  praxis_tipps Dragonlasers - green laser Experiments for high power green laser pointers   BUSINESS LIFE  APPLICATIONS - Data Mining - Software Tool Rapid-I knows, what customers are going to buy Data Mining Software RapidMiner enables automated product recommendation systems and predictions of buyers’ decisions based on intelligent market basket analysis  PRACTICE more articles ( 30 )  Investing In Car Buisness Essential guidelines for those looking to invest in the automotive industry  Powless designs offers tips Tips for the self publishing author  101 Blogging Essentials The Bible for Blogging Success  NEWS more articles ( 77 )  Doubts about Euro as Germans reject Latin bloc notes Notes printed in Berlin have more currency for bank customers who fear a 'value crisis'  Outsourcing and offshoring industry Can’t afford a full time Chief Marketing Officer? Hire a freelancer  May 2008 compared with April 2008 Industrial producer prices up by 1.2% in euro area - up by 1.3% in EU27   ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS more articles ( 95 )  Special Report - Realities and Risks of Cloud Computing Gartner says cloud computing will be As influential as E-business  CHD Expert Group - European Study Lowest prices for dining in Germany  EU-wide household survey Internet phone calls getting popular in European homes  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS more articles ( 15 )  EU - CONTEXT project A vest to measure stress  Biyn Development - websites Not just another pretty face  Online business New product helps online merchants boost sales