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NIST's New LIDAR Has Unique Combination of Capabilities

By combining the best of two different distance measurement approaches with a super-accurate technology called an optical frequency comb, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a laser ranging system that can pinpoint multiple objects with nanometer precision over distances up to 100 kilometers. The novel LIDAR ("light detection and ranging") system could have applications from precision manufacturing lines on Earth to maintaining networks of satellites in perfect formation, creating a giant space-based platform to search for new planets.

24 May 2009

SANYO Breaks Record for the World's Highest Energy Conversion Efficient Solar Cells

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) announced today it has broken its own record for the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency in practical size (100 cm2 or more) crystalline silicon-type solar cells, achieving a efficiency of 23.0% (until now 22.3%) at a research level for its proprietary HIT solar photovoltaic cells.

22 May 2009

Laser Research And Theory Helps Physicists Build on Einstein's Work

Ultrafast laser research at Kansas State University has allowed physicists to build on Nobel Prize-winning work in photo-electronics by none other than Albert Einstein.

21 May 2009

New Turnkey Diode Laser System from Coherent Offers Modular Flexibility and 400 W of Power

A new turnkey diode laser system from Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) offers modular flexibility and output power of up to 400W at 976 nm.

21 May 2009

Custom Museum Lighting with LUXEON LEDs

Long-life LED luminaires in hard-to-reach recesses are providing a unique viewing experience at the new Yitzhak Rabin Museum in Tel Aviv and minimizing disruption to visitors from unplanned maintenance.

21 May 2009

Kodak Receives Frost + Sullivan Award for Work in OLED Solid State Lighting Technology

Eastman Kodak Company has been named by Frost + Sullivan as the recipient of the 2009 OLED Lighting Enabling Technology of the Year Award in the field of Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Solid State Lighting (SSL) Technology.

21 May 2009

Novel "Cloud Tomography" Scan Helping Scientists Diagnose Role of Clouds in Climate

During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Colorado at Boulder will use high-tech scanners - analogous to those used in medical settings - to make observations of clouds.

21 May 2009

EMCOR Awarded Contract to Install New Energy Efficient Street Lighting System

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, reported that as previously noted on its 4/28/09 First Quarter Earnings Call, its subsidiary Welsbach Electric of Long Island has been awarded a contract to perform the electrical construction related to the installation and maintenance of a new energy efficient street lighting system and its maintenance in the Town of Islip on Long Island, New York.

21 May 2009

Futuristic Discs with Storage Capacity 2,000 Times that of Current DVDs Could be Just Around the Corner

Futuristic discs with a storage capacity 2,000 times that of current DVDs could be just around the corner, thanks to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. For the first time researchers from the university's Centre for Micro-Photonics have demonstrated how nanotechnology can enable the creation of 'five dimensional' discs with huge storage capacities.

20 May 2009

Generating Electricity by Coating Glass Surfaces with World's Smallest Organic Solar Cells

New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), today announced that, in addition to the active development of its MotionPower™ technologies for generating electricity by harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles, the Company is continuing to further advance the development of its tinted transparent glass SolarWindows™ capable of generating electricity by coating glass surfaces with the world’s smallest known organic solar cells.

20 May 2009

New Type of Invisibility Cloak that Works for All Colors of the Spectrum

Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in "transformation optics."

20 May 2009

Product Leverages Technology from Displaytech, Projecting Highly Saturated, Crisp Images

Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU), today introduced a new microdisplay panel, leveraging technology it recently acquired from Displaytech, Inc. The introduction of the new microdisplay panel is part of Micron's broader strategy of delivering differentiated products that leverage its expertise in semiconductor research and design.

20 May 2009

New Hermetic Sensor Assisting Tomorrow's Automobiles to Go Greener

Automotive manufacturers have been waiting for these for some time: torque sensors that allow for exact metering of driving power, shifting operations, and steering movements that increase driving comfort and reduce fuel consumption, as a result.

20 May 2009

New Cost-Effective Solution for Regulating Current in LEDs

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a leading global supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient silicon solutions, today introduced a new series of two-terminal linear constant current regulators ideal for driving current in automotive, industrial signage and architectural LED lighting applications.

20 May 2009

Navitar Celebrates 60 Years of Military Applications

Navitar, Inc.'s cutting edge optical technology dates back over 60 years when the company's founder, David Goldstein, pioneered his way into the optics industry. Originally forming Elgeet Optical in 1946, Goldstein set out to make innovative optics for the most revolutionary applications and industries.

From Navitar Inc. 20 May 2009