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'Invisibility Cloak' to Protect Buildings from Earthquakes

Research at the University of Liverpool has shown it is possible to develop an 'invisibility cloak' to protect buildings from earthquakes.

20 Jul 2009

Reputation for Designing and Supplying High Performance Specialist Lens Adapters

For applications that require changing the field of view or image format of a lens - Resolve Optics Ltd. has developed a reputation for designing and supplying high performance specialist lens adapters.

20 Jul 2009

Olympus Introduces New LightManager Module for its Upright Microscopes

Olympus has introduced the exciting new LightManager module for its BX41 and BX51 upright microscopes. The highly intuitive Olympus LightManager can be retrofitted and enables the user to set the desired illumination intensities for each objective and technique in use.

20 Jul 2009

VEE GEE Scientific Announces Improvements to its VanGuard 1400 Series Laboratory Microscopes

The upgraded clinical microscopes now feature infinity-corrected optics, high-eyepoint eyepieces with a larger viewing field, integrated Koehler illumination, and darkfield illumination on all phase contrast microscopes for added versatility.

18 Jul 2009

Photovoltaic Equipment reaches 60 per cent Turnover Growth in the first Quarter of 2009

The sales turnover of the manufacturers of equipment, machinery and plants for the photovoltaic industry in Germany for the first quarter of 2009 has exceeded the respective quarter of last year by 60 per cent.

17 Jul 2009

"LED - Emotionalize Your Light" Competition - Round 2

Following a successful first round of the "LED - Emotionalize your light" competition supported by OSRAM and Siemens, the three best lighting concepts have been chosen. In the second stage to
follow, the design community will discuss and develop 10 of the 530 entries online.

17 Jul 2009

Technique will Lead to Better Optical Probes for Studying Electron Dynamics

Scientists at RIKEN have developed a way to measure the wavelike properties of ultrafast (attosecond) light pulses - an important step toward being able to probe the dynamics of electrons, atoms and molecules.

16 Jul 2009

TCZ Receives First Purchase Order from Korean Display Maker

TCZ Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of Cymer, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYMI) and Carl Zeiss SMT AG, announced today that the company has received its first order--from a large Korean display maker--for the TCZ-900A, TCZ's production tool for flat panel display (FPD) fabrication.

16 Jul 2009

First City in South Korea to Join The LED City Initiative

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces that Gwangju, South Korea, is the first city in South Korea to join the LED City(r) initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting.

16 Jul 2009

Highly Efficient Driver Delivers Constant Power Source to LEDs

Supertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced the HV9918, a buck-mode LED driver IC with hysteretic current control and high-side current sensing.

16 Jul 2009

Scientists Create Light-Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces to Fight Hospital Infections

Scientists from UCL have created light-activated antimicrobial surfaces that could help fight the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Professor Ivan Parkin (UCL Chemistry) and Professor Mike Wilson (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) have modified silicone with tiny amounts of commonly used dyes.

16 Jul 2009

Glacialtech Launches Cool White And Warm White Environmentally Friendly LED Spotlight Series

GlacialTech Inc. is launching cool white and warm white environmentally friendly LED spotlight series. The GL-Spotlight (7W) LED high brightness spotlight directly replaces mercury lamps and consumes no more than 10W of power.

16 Jul 2009

World's First Liquid-Cooled LED Light Bulb

Eternaleds Inc. has introduced the world's first liquid-cooled LED light bulb, the HydraLux-4, that gives true 360 degree light to finally allow consumers to maintain that "high-end" look, while getting the superior energy efficiency of LEDs.

16 Jul 2009

KVH Industries Receives Multi-Million Order for Precision Fiber Optic Gyros from Major Defense Contractor

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) announced today that it has received a new $2.5 million order for its precision fiber optic gyros (FOGs) for use in remote stabilized weapon stations (RWS) from a major defense contractor. Shipment of KVH FOGs for this order is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

16 Jul 2009

Jdsu Announces Standardization of its Fiber Inspection and Power Meter Product Line with Abovenet

JDSU announced today the standardization of its HP3-60 fiber inspection and power meter product line with AboveNet, Inc., (NYSE: ABVT) a leading provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions.

16 Jul 2009