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Link Between Gene and Cause of Blindness

Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in people over the age of 60 and a trans-Atlantic study may have found the culprit behind this problem. Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK and the University of Iowa in the US believe the Serping 1 gene is responsible for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

10 Nov 2008

Device Debuts as the World's Best-Performing Integrated Light/Proximity Sensor

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced the release of the ISL29015 Ambient and Infrared Light to Digital Converter with IR LED Driver.

10 Nov 2008

Ohio State University orders AIXTRON system for Solar Cell Research

AIXTRON AG today announced an order for a Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) MOCVD reactor from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA, received in the third quarter 2008.

10 Nov 2008

Stevens Professor Proposes to Use Femtosecond, Chirped Laser Pulse Trains to Reduce Decoherence

In a recent publication in the high impact journal Optics Letters, Svetlana Malinovskaya, Associate Professor of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, proposes to use femtosecond, chirped laser pulse trains to reduce decoherence.

10 Nov 2008

NightHunter and SuperVision Evaluations Underway By Customers in Europe, Asia and South America

Xenonics Holdings, Inc., the leader in high-intensity illumination and high-definition night vision technologies, announced today that it has shipped its new SuperVision Long Range Surveillance (LRS) system to the government of Colombia, South America.

10 Nov 2008

BioSolar Achieves Critical Milestones Toward Full-Scale Commercial Production

BioSolar, Inc., developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar cells, today announced that the company expects to begin commercial production of its BioBacksheet(TM) over the next few months, and is gearing up for pre-production runs.

10 Nov 2008

GlacialTech Announces Availability of T8 LED Light Tubes

GlacialTech Inc today announces the availability of T8 Light Emitting Diode (LED) light tubes - the LED T8 tubes come in ten models which range in brightness according to the number of LED's present over the length of the tube. The three sizes of tube vary in length from 580mm to 1198mm to the longest which stands at 1498mm.

10 Nov 2008

SunPower Signs Contract with Italian Solar Plant Integrator Ecoware

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced it has signed a customer contract with Italian solar plant integrator Ecoware, S.p.A.

10 Nov 2008

360Brandvision Introduces 3D Video Holograms in 360 Degrees

360BrandVision(TM) currently offers the only systems in the world that can display suspended holograms that can be seen 360 degrees and in any lighting environment for live events and entertainment.

10 Nov 2008

World Market for Image Sensors Expects to Reach $11.7 Billion by 2012

Growth in the short term will continue to stem from expanding applications in consumer electronics such as Camcorders, Security Cameras, PC Cameras and Portable Communication Devices, and industrial and business applications, such as, Biometrics, Medical, Machine Vision Systems, Broadcasting, and Film Camera, among others.

10 Nov 2008

ReneSola Named Fourth Fastest Growing Company in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2008 Program

ReneSola Ltd, a leading Chinese manufacturer of monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it was recognized as the fourth fastest growing Chinese technology company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2008 program.

10 Nov 2008

Company Selected as Sole Supplier of Reference Lasers to BAE’s ATIRCM System

StockerYale, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, LED modules and specialty optical fibers for industrial OEMs, medical and defense markets, today announced the receipt of a $2.1 million production order from BAE Systems (BAE) to supply BAE with lasers for the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure (ATIRCM) system.

10 Nov 2008

Using Optical Interferometry to Measure Fluid Flow Around Flapping Flags

From the Tour de France to NASCAR, competitors and fans know that speed is only part of the equation. Strategy -- and the ability to use elements like aerodynamic drafting, which makes it easier to follow closely behind a leader than to be out in front -- is also critical.

10 Nov 2008

Ellex Announces Six-Month Clinical Results for Groundbreaking Treatment Retina Regeneration Therapy

Ellex Medical Lasers Limited, a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems, today announced the six-month clinical study results for the groundbreaking treatment Retina Regeneration Therapy (Ellex 2RT(TM)) at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

9 Nov 2008

Teaching About Light in a Fun and Interesting Way

Do you know that light consists of waves as well as particles called photons? Or that red light carries less energy than blue light? Thousands of European schoolchildren now do, thanks to a travelling exhibition that is spreading the word about one of the most captivating fields of physics: photonics.

9 Nov 2008