PRODUCT INNOVATIONS - Rofin - CO2 Slab laser Continuous cutting and welding - the reliable, low-maintenance CO2 Slab laser Rofin introduces the best-performing model ROFIN DC 050 for welding applications, from the tried and tested DC Series. This laser demonstrates its superior capability, especially during the processing of thick sheet metal.  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS more articles ( 292 )  Rofim Laser MACRO group - We think laser Highly dynamic laser systems for greater flexibility  Trumpf - Laser cutting of sheets Single cutting head strategy reduces equipping times and sources of errors  Toptica Photonics - diode laser Diode laser system - Key wavelength for bioanalytics using direct single-mode diode  NEWS more articles ( 153 )  Metal-free MID technology New compound: Laser produces electrically conductive structures  Innovation Prize awarded by the Berthold Leibinger Foundation Large scale ultrashort impulse laser technology acknowledged  Laser Doppler Distance sensor (LDD) Lasers measure speed and location  ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS hide articles  A fast growing field of research Terahertz method – a technology with a lot of potential for the future  Three-dimensional photonic crystals Crystals and photonics  Helmholtz Centre in Berlin Organic solar cells make manufacturing processes cheaper  PHOTONICS Interview Bright Outlook for Lasers in Photovoltaics  Thin-layer modules Sunny outlook for the solar industry  Redefining the kilogram High accolade for new time measurement  "OMIB" joint project Identify bacteria faster with automatic monitors  Research network "Exprimage" Biophotonic research open up new paths in cancer diagnostics  Spectaris Continued growth in optical technologies in spite of skilled staff shortage   CMOS image sensors Low-cost night vision for everybody’s mobile phone camera?  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  Solid Freeform Fabrication - Micro-Rapid-Manufacturing Enhancement of Micro-Rapid-Manufacturing using reliable production concepts  IMS Research - inverter market Solar inverter market to grow by 40% in 2008  Welding with laser beams Faster and better - RobScan laser welding process for car body construction  Identification of surface structures Deflectometry - measuring with splendor  "Gguiding star" industry of the 21st century Big market for energy from wafer-thin films  iSuppli - preliminary forecast Silicon shortage prompts strategy changes for photovoltaic industry  Carl Zeiss SMT Extreme Ultra-Violet Lithography for future computer chips  Forecast SPECTARIS Optical, medical and mechatronic industry on course for solid growth  University of Stuttgart New fibers for high-performance lasers  Messe München International LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2008 posts new record figures  Guest article from Dr. Rüdiger Paschotta, RP Photonics Consulting Beam, disk or fiber - which type of laser will come out on top?  "The sky is the only limit" € 5.5 Billion in Sales - a Record Year for the German Photovoltaic Industry  Fiber-to-the-Home to further expand its reach in Asia-Pacific Fiber-to-the-Home to further expand its reach in Asia-Pacific  iSuppli - The magic touch Bi-stable displays, touch screens and miniature projectors gaining momentum  iSuppli - LCD-TV Price becomes the critical factor in LCD-TV market  iSuppli forecasts total LED market LEDs poised to drive a new lighting revolution  BMBF study Latest BMBF study: Optical technologies a driving force behind innovations  MMI/ks Strategies Unlimited - image sensor market passes $6 Billion but the market shares are shifting  MMI/ks Large LCD panel suppliers expected to post robust results for Q3  MMI/ks Solar Cell Production: Higher Performance, Lower Costs  MMI/ks Solar Energy Market: A Boom Sector Makes Positive Headlines  MMI/ks 360 Million Euros Funding for Organic Photovoltaics  MMI/ks Growth in the Photonics Sector in Figures  MMI/ks The Century of Light has Already Started  MMI/ks Asia/Pacific at forefront of broadband fiber evolution  MMI/ks Automotive sensors market expanding to $17 Billion by 2013  MMI/ks Increasing demand for sensors across numerous end-user industries drives North Asian market growth  CAREER TIPS Sony and Max Planck Institute Flexi display technology is now  APPLICATIONS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center develops framework for assessing light pollution  Fraunhofer and FU Berlin Can a laser scanner drive a car?  EVENTS more articles ( 15 )  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  PRACTICE TIPS Dragonlasers - green laser Experiments for high power green laser pointers