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AMS Technologies Introduces New Evaluation Board with Laser Diode Driver for Remote Control

AMS Technologies presents the new FL593FL, a combination of evaluation board and laser diode driver for remote control from Wavelength Electronics. Equipped with a USB port, multiple laser diodes can now be easily controlled via computer.

22 Feb 2009

Precisely Measuring One-Neutron Halo using Lasers

Atomic nuclei are normally compact structures defined by a sharp border. About twenty-five years ago, it was discovered at the University of California in Berkeley that there are exceptions to this picture: Certain exotic atomic nuclei contain particles that shear off from the central core and create a cloud, which surrounds the central core like a 'heiligenschein' or halo.

21 Feb 2009

Activation of Neurons with Light by Means of Semiconductor Photoelectrodes

Understanding the mechanisms by which the brain functions is one of the most complex challenges in science. One important aspect is the electrical conduction of stimuli in nerve cells. In order to study neuronal circuits, a sharp metal electrode is usually inserted into the brain to introduce a current.

20 Feb 2009

EvoLux and ZetaLux LED Light Bulbs Receives UL Listing and FCC Certification

Advanced Lumonics, LLC, an early leader in the direct replacement LED lighting market through its consumer oriented EarthLED brand has announced its EvoLux and ZetaLux LED light bulbs have achieved UL Listing and FCC Certification.

19 Feb 2009

MAC 1 Industries Receives Purchase Order From Tyco to Replace Incandescent Bulbs With LED Lights

Publicly traded MAC 1 Industries, Inc. (MIRA) (PINKSHEETS: MIRA) located in Florida is forging ahead with its green initiative to change all incandescent lights throughout America, one light bulb at a time. MAC 1's proprietary LED lights are highly efficient, cost effective, energy savers, and harmless to the environment.

19 Feb 2009

Installed Costs of Solar PV Power Systems in U.S. Declined Significantly from 1998 to 2007

A new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S. shows that the average cost of these systems declined significantly from 1998 to 2007, but remained relatively flat during the last two years of this period.

19 Feb 2009

DOE Honors Universal Display Corporation for Advances in White OLED Lighting

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL), an innovator behind today's and tomorrow's displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED™ phosphorescent OLED technology, today announced that the company was honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its research advances in white OLED lighting performance.

19 Feb 2009

Lighting Up the Lives of the Elderly – Adaptively

Artificial light affects us in subtle ways. At its best, ambient lighting can relax, soothe or excite, but used poorly it can drain us of energy and disrupt sleep. What if lighting could adapt automatically to meet our individual needs?

19 Feb 2009

Physicists Discover Unusual Electronic Properties in Material that has Potential to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Physicists at Rutgers University have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar cell efficiency and computer chip design.

19 Feb 2009

Report Examines Global and US Solar Photovoltaic Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Renewable energies industry is available in its catalogue.

19 Feb 2009

T-Solar Announces Volume Production of PV Modules using SunFab Thin Film Line

T-Solar Global S.A. announced today that it has begun volume production of the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using a SunFab™ Thin Film Line supplied by Applied Materials, Inc.

19 Feb 2009

Konarka Technologies Secures $5 Million in Financing

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has received $5 million in financing in connection with its recently opened production facility in the city of New Bedford.

18 Feb 2009

Nuventix Unveils Three New Active Cooling Solutions for the Solid State Lighting Industry

From Strategies in Light 2009, Nuventix unveiled three new active cooling solutions for the solid state lighting industry: the SynJet PAR20 LED Cooler, SynJet 3-inch LED Cooler and SynJet PAR30 LED Cooler.

18 Feb 2009

Hundred Metre Virtual Telescope Captures Unique Detailed Colour Image

"This is one of the first images made using near-infrared interferometry," says lead author Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin. Interferometry is a technique that combines the light from several telescopes, resulting in a vision as sharp as that of a giant telescope with a diameter equal to the largest separation between the telescopes used.

18 Feb 2009

New Imaging Technique Developed by Researchers Overcomes Limit of Diffraction

A new imaging technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois overcomes the limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single nanocrystal with a resolution of less than one angstrom (less than one hundred-millionth of a centimeter).

18 Feb 2009