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EMCORE Introduces New micro-ITLA Based on ClearLight Laser Technology

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, today announced the expansion of its Telecom DWDM product portfolio empowered by the ClearLight™ proprietary tunable external-cavity laser (ECL) technology platform, with the introduction of the new micro-ITLA (Integrable Tunable Laser Assembly).

20 Mar 2010

Harvard Researchers Study PD Through miRNA Profiling on Laser-Microdissected Neurons

Researchers around the globe are working on turning microRNAs, over 5,000 of which already have been identified, into novel drugs for a wide range of applications, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

20 Mar 2010

Mitsubishi HC77-20S Projector Reviewed by Himfr.com

Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates the Mitsubishi HC771080P projector.

20 Mar 2010

New CR-100A Optical Receiver from Advanced Photonix

Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex: API), announces the availability of its compact coherent receiver product targeting the emerging 100G optical communications market.

20 Mar 2010

Maxine Morgan Unveils Specialized Lenses, Frames at International Vision Expo

Maxine Morgan Eyewear unveils its comprehensive line of specialized lenses, frames and specialty products with a major presence here at the International Vision Expo East, booth # MS1060, medical science pavilion, in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

20 Mar 2010

Combined Solution from LeCroy and Optametra Offers Highest Bandwidth for Optical Signal Analysis

LeCroy Corporation, designer of the world's fastest (30 GHz) real-time oscilloscope, and Optametra, a leading supplier of coherent lightwave signal analyzers, will showcase their combined test solution at the OFC/NFOEC Exposition, Booth 1406, San Diego from March 23 to 25.

20 Mar 2010

New Bill for Mercury Lighting Products; Manufacturers Need to Pay for Recyling

Residents, environmental groups, and governments applauded today as Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law landmark legislation making Washington state the second state in the nation to require producers of mercury-containing lighting products to fund their recycling.

20 Mar 2010

Flextronics Plans for Solar Module Manufacturing Plant in Malaysia

Flextronics has dedicated one million square feet to create a Clean Tech Super Site at its established facility in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Malaysia.

20 Mar 2010

U.S. Vice President Tours Cree's Lighting Facilities

Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden visited Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) to discuss the Obama administration’s commitment to fighting for issues important to America’s middle class families, including creating well-paying manufacturing jobs and building the clean energy economy.

20 Mar 2010

New DragonFly 40G Optical Transceiver from ColorChip

ColorChip, a leading designer and manufacturer of optical sub-systems and components based on Application Specific Photonic Integrated Circuits (ASPICs), announced today the availability of the industry's first QSFP 40G pluggable LR transceiver.

20 Mar 2010

Brain Researchers Use Optogenetics Tool to Study Neural Circuits

Recently, brain researchers have gained a powerful new way to troubleshoot neural circuits associated with depression, Parkinson's disease and other conditions in small animals such as rats.

19 Mar 2010

NREL and Alcoa Jointly Test CSP Technology in Colorado

Alcoa announced today that it is jointly testing an advanced solar technology with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), with the goal of making Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology competitive in the United States by lowering its cost to generate energy.

19 Mar 2010

SolFocus Installs 1 MW Solar Systems at Victor Valley College in California

Victor Valley College and SolFocus announced today that they are installing a 1 megawatt facility of high concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems for Victor Valley College in Victorville, California.

19 Mar 2010

Marine Lighting Pioneers Join to Deliver Products Under Single Brand

Marine lighting pioneers Carmanah Technologies Corporation and Sabik Oy announced today that the two organizations have joined forces to deliver a complete range of marine lighting solutions under the Carmanah/Sabik brand.

19 Mar 2010

Optical Biosensors Used for in vitro Analysis

Many illnesses can be reliably diagnosed through laboratory tests, but these in vitro analyses often use up valuable time. A system developed by Fraunhofer research scientists, which can carry out complex analyses on the spot, will soon be ready for the market.

19 Mar 2010