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Beautiful Earth Group Constructs First Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station in NY

Beautiful Earth Group, a New York-based sustainable energy company, today announced it has built New York's first solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The solar-powered charging station is the first in New York City and one of only a few in the world.

16 Dec 2009

Picture Taken by Hubble Space Telescope Offers Festive Potrait for Postcard

Just in time for the holidays: a Hubble Space Telescope picture postcard of hundreds of brilliant blue stars wreathed by warm, glowing clouds

16 Dec 2009

Philips Electronics Installs its LED Lighting Fixtures in Prudential Tower, Boston

High-performance architectural floodlights illuminate the prominent building just in time for the holiday season

16 Dec 2009

AMT Datasouth Launches New Accel 7350 Serial-Dot-Matrix Printer

AMT Datasouth Corporation is pleased to introduce its new Accel 7350 serial-dot-matrix (SDM) printer. The Accel 7350 features the latest technology in motors, drivers and electronics. The Accel 7350 is the successor to the very successful Accel 6300 series printer. The Accel 7350 sets a new standard for best-in-class heavy-duty SDM printers.

16 Dec 2009

Report Shows P-OTS Technology Will be Deployed in Carrier Core Networks in 2010

Packet-optical transport system (P-OTS) technology, which is now being deployed in metro networks, will start to be deployed in carrier core networks in 2010, triggering a big step in the transformation of telecom networks to a pure packet-based architecture, according to a major new report from Heavy Reading, the research division of Light Reading.

16 Dec 2009

Researchers Convert 270km Optical Fiber into World's Longest Laser

A 270km optical fiber has been transformed into the world's longest laser, a feat its inventors believe will lead to a radical new outlook on information transmission and secure communications

16 Dec 2009

Optimum Lightpath and Tellabs Build Optical Network for High-Bandwidth Services

Millions of dollars travel through the New York Metropolitan Area's communications networks every hour. With so much at stake, businesses need a trustworthy network that handles transactions quickly and reliably.

16 Dec 2009

Broadcom Ships True Single Die Blu-Ray Disc Chip

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it is the first silicon provider to ship a true single die Blu-ray Disc® chip. The new Broadcom® BCM7630 offers an unprecedented level of integration combining proven optical front-end and back-end video decoding and display technologies in a single die solution. In addition to industry leading Blu-ray performance, the BCM7630 also supports leading-edge Internet streaming applications including Netflix® 2.0, Pandora® Internet Radio, Vudu(TM), CinemaNow® movie services and others. This unparalleled integration and functionality delivers a premium home entertainment experience to consumers.

16 Dec 2009

New Version of Zipix Lite Application Offers More Powerful Photo Enhancement Capabilities

Avid and casual photographers alike now have access to even more powerful photo enhancement capabilities with Color Leap, an improved edition of the former Zipix Lite application. The change in the application name reflects the recent change of the underlying company. Using proprietary technology, Color Leap allows consumers to instantly and automatically enhance their photos. Initially available exclusively from the iPhone Application Store, Color Leap has added image sharpening and noise reduction to the application that makes it easy to improve photo quality on-the-go. The newly added capabilities improve the photo quality in low-light conditions and for objects that are slightly out of focus.

16 Dec 2009

Global Market Analysis on Medical Fiber Optics

Fiber optics work on the principle of total internal reflection, in which light is enclosed in an element encased by glass in air of low refractive index. Although, the basic technology remains the same, present day glass fibers are much more tensile, cost efficient and effective. The ongoing progress in the field of medical fiber optics has led to the development of inexpensive lasers for photodynamic therapy, fiber miniaturization, and complex data paths. The need for minimally invasive, small and efficient optical fibers is fast gaining importance with the growing need for minimally invasive surgery and diagnostics.

16 Dec 2009

International Reputation for Designing and Supplying OEM Quantities of Custom Rugged Lenses

Resolve Optics Ltd has developed an international reputation for the design and supply of OEM quantities of custom rugged lenses for demanding military and civilian applications.

16 Dec 2009

TSMC Launches Modular BCD Process Technologies for Integrated LED Drivers

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today unveiled modular BCD (Bipolar, CMOS DMOS) process technologies targeting high voltage integrated LED driver devices.

15 Dec 2009

Ellen's Holiday Segment Featured Epson Artisan 810 Premium All-In-One Printer

Epson's Artisan® 810 premium all-in-one was featured on day seven of Ellen's "12 Days of Giveaways" holiday segment last Friday. With a myriad of industry leading high-performance features, including a 7.8" touch panel and 3.5" color LCD screen, fast print speeds, built-in Wi-Fi® and Ethernet, and superior photo quality, the versatile Artisan 810 is the premier choice for all printing projects.

15 Dec 2009

LUXEON Rebel LEDs Installed at Morrisons Gasoline Station Saves Substantial Energy

The promised energy efficiency and savings as a result of LED based lighting solutions is proving a reality at Morrisons’ Illingworth gasoline station and convenience market in the United Kingdom

15 Dec 2009

Rambus Buys Advanced Lighting and Optoelectronics Patents from Global Lighting

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, today announced it has acquired technology and a portfolio of advanced lighting and optoelectronics patents from Global Lighting Technologies Inc. (GLT). These patented innovations, which include MicroLens™ light distribution technology, broaden Rambus’ solutions for computing and consumer electronics. As part of this agreement, Rambus will pay GLT $26 million.

15 Dec 2009