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Researchers Used High-Resolution Microscope to Find How Brain Encodes Memories

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a major discovery in how the brain encodes memories

24 Dec 2009

Himfr.com Adds Evaluation on Top Selling Projectors

Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates best-selling projectors.

24 Dec 2009

Fun Electronics Secures License to Manufacture E-Book Readers Under Emerson Brand

Fun Electronics, Inc., the exclusive licensee in North America for Emerson Radio Corp, for MP players, personal computers, portable TVs, and digital cameras/camcorders, announces the launch of two new product categories to their license agreement.

24 Dec 2009

BIO-key Biometric Identity Solutions Now Support Windows Terminal Services RDP, Citrix ICA and Wyse CE

BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced the expansion of its biometric identity solutions to include support for Windows Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Citrix ICA Client platforms and for Wyse CE terminals.

24 Dec 2009

Astronomers Find Distinct Rejuvenated Stars Using Hubble Space Telescope

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered two distinct kinds of "rejuvenated" stars in the globular cluster Messier 30

24 Dec 2009

ION HoldCo Receives Federal Grant to Expand its Fiber-Optic Broadband Network

ION HoldCo, LLC, a partnership majority owned by Sovernet Communications (a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNI)) along with twelve independent rural telephone companies in New York, announced it has received a federal broadband stimulus grant of $39.7 million to augment its existing 2200 mile fiber network with 1,300 miles of additional fiber-optic middle-mile broadband network.

24 Dec 2009

Once Innovations to Challenge New ENERGY STAR Criteria for Integral LED Lamps

Once Innovations, a Minnesota based research, development and manufacturing company with a firm focus on LED technologies announced today its intent to formally challenge newly finalized ENERGY STAR Eligibility Criteria for Integral LED Lamps.

24 Dec 2009

RAB Lighting Launches New Functional LED Wallpack

The 'LPACK' is a 10 watt, full-cutoff LED Wallpack

24 Dec 2009

Market Research Report on Microflow Cytometer

This book will describe the continuing development of inexpensive, portable flow cytometers through incorporation of microfluidic technologies and small optical components. The underlying microfluidic theories essential for microflow cytometry will be discussed in detail, as well as advances that are representative of the current state-of-the-art.

24 Dec 2009

New Microscope Techniques Help Understand How Malaria Parasites Move into Person' Skin from Mosquito

Motility mechanism of malaria pathogens explained / Heidelberg researchers publish in Cell Host & Microbe

24 Dec 2009

Scientists Develop New Imaging Method to View Graphene

It's been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day. It's been used to find latent blood stains at crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to examine the thinnest material in the world.

24 Dec 2009

Ontier Announces New Lens Technology for Webcam

Ontier Inc., developer of Pixetell, today announced the availability of an exciting new webcam technology: the Pixetell Hyperlens(TM).

24 Dec 2009

SunEdison and Xcel Energy to Install 50MW of Photovoltaic Solar Systems in New Mexico

SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), and Xcel Energy’s regional operating company, Southwestern Public Service Company, today announced a deal for five photovoltaic solar installations in New Mexico that will total 50 megawatts (MW) in generation capacity.

24 Dec 2009

Astronomer Used WIYN Telescope on Kitt Peak Observatory to Study Blue Stragglers in NGC 188 Cluster

For almost 50 years, astronomers have puzzled over the youthful appearance of stars known as blue stragglers

24 Dec 2009

Leader in Microscopy Systems Enhances Solutions Through Addition of World Class Image Analysis Provider

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in Scientific Imaging, Spectroscopy Solutions and Microscopy Systems, is pleased to announce that on 23 December 2009 it has acquired Bitplane AG based in Zurich, Switzerland.

23 Dec 2009