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NEC Display Solutions Announces New Short Throw Projectors

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the addition of two new short throw projectors, the NP510WS and NP610S, to its NP Short Throw Series. These portable units address the needs of educational facilities and corporate applications that require a short throw distance in classrooms and conference rooms.

15 Dec 2009

Astronomers Find Protoplanetary Discs in Nebula Using Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys

Looking like a graceful watercolour painting, the Orion Nebula is one of the most photogenic objects in space and one of the Hubble Space Telescope's favourite targets

15 Dec 2009

Data from Anglo-Australian Telescope Help Discover First Super-Earths

Two nearby stars have been found to harbor "super-Earths"¯ rocky planets larger than the Earth but smaller than ice giants such as Uranus and Neptune. Unlike previously discovered stars with super-Earths, both of the stars are similar to the Sun, suggesting to scientists that low-mass planets may be common around nearby stars.

15 Dec 2009

Vistec Electron Beam Joins MIET in Electron-Beam Lithography Project

Vistec Electron Beam GmbH is pleased to announce that it has stepped into a joined electron-beam lithography project with the renowned Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET). MIET, one of the most advanced Universities and research institutions in Russia and Vistec Electron Beam, a leading German supplier of electron-beam lithography systems will collaborate within a dedicated photomask manufacturing project recently kicked-off in Russia.

15 Dec 2009

United Solar Selects GE Proficy Software to Reduce Manufacturing Cost for Thin-Film PV Laminates

GE Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that United Solar Ovonic (United Solar), a world leader in the manufacturing of flexible solar modules located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, has standardized on GE’s Proficy® software platform to reduce scrap, increase throughput and lower the cost of manufacturing thin-film photovoltaic laminates. The Proficy software, which includes Operations Management, HMI/SCADA and Reporting modules, will allow the company to improve the quality of its product while taking cost out of its operations.

15 Dec 2009

Microscopy Helps Study Role of Nondegradative Autophagosomes in Degenerative Disease

It's important to finish what you start, say Jeong-Sun Ju and researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

15 Dec 2009

Agilent Launches New Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer

Agilent Technologies, Inc. today introduced the 7000B Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS/MS)

15 Dec 2009

Researchers Find New Light Characteristics for Faster Optical Information Processing

University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that don't overheat.

15 Dec 2009

Inovateus Solar Posts Informative Videos on Solar Installations on YouTube

Inovateus Solar, a leading distributor and integrator of cutting-edge solar power solutions, is now offering informative videos on YouTube. The team at Inovateus Solar recognized a need for podcasts focused on solar energy to inform viewers of the latest innovations. Five episodes are available on Inovateus Solar's PVpowerUP channel on You Tube:

15 Dec 2009

bulbs.com Now Distributes Cree LED Lighting Products Online

bulbs.com announced today that it has become an online distributor of Cree's LED lighting solutions. With a strong history of creative innovation and market experience, Cree LED Lighting delivers highly efficient, long-lasting lighting products for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional applications.

15 Dec 2009

Southridge Closes Equity Financing Deal with Imaging Diagnostic Systems

Southridge LLC ("Southridge"), an investment firm that provides financing to small-cap and micro-cap companies, is pleased to announce that its affiliated fund has closed a private agreement which can provide up to $15 million in equity financing to Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: IMDS).

15 Dec 2009

SunRun Receives Additional Commitment from U.S. Bancorp for Residential Solar Installations

SunRun, the nation’s leading provider of home solar power, announced today that it has received an additional commitment of tax equity from a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) that is part of the financing needed to develop $90 million in residential solar installations in 2010. The funding allows SunRun to offer affordable solar to more homeowners in new and existing states. This new funding is in addition to the first round of project financing provided by U.S. Bancorp in November 2008, one year after SunRun launched the nation’s first residential power purchase agreement (PPA). U.S. Bancorp is the parent of U.S. Bank, the sixth largest commercial bank in America.

15 Dec 2009

Sword Diagnostics Secures US Patent for Immunodetection Technology Using Raman Scattering

Sword Diagnostics, Inc. is pleased to announce that the United States Patent Office (USPTO) has issued patent number 7,599,057 titled "Method and Apparatus for Detection of Biological Organisms using Raman Scattering" to the company. The patent covers the core technology which focuses on improved sensitivity.

15 Dec 2009

LedEngin Introduces New Compact 40W LED Emitters

LedEngin, Inc, an innovator of solid-state lighting specializing in high brightness LEDs, continues to lead the market with ultra-bright, ultra-compact, ultra-reliable LED emitters with its newest RGB, RGBA and RGBW emitters in a compact 40W package.

15 Dec 2009

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops Builds Solar Energy System at Corporate Headquarters

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops announced the construction of a 620 kilowatt solar energy system at their corporate headquarters in Pottstown, PA. Made up of nearly 3,000 roof-mounted solar panels, this system will convert sunlight into electricity and supply power to Buckman’s warehouse and production facilities. The project is being developed by one of Pennsylvania’s leading electrical construction and renewable energy firms, Metro-Tek Electrical Services.

15 Dec 2009