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Hague Corp Enters into Binding Letter of Intent with Solterra Renewable Technologies

Hague Corp, a publicly traded resource exploration company, is pleased to announce that on September 24, 2008 Hague signed a binding letter of intent to purchase all of the assets of Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. The agreement between Hague and Solterra requires Hague to fund Solterra a total of five million US dollars within sixty days of signing a final Asset Purchase Agreement.

1 Nov 2008

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com Unveils Explosion Proof LED Flashlights

In an ongoing effort to extend their line of explosion proof and intrinsically safe flashlights, Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has added new LED flashlights. OSHA mandates the use of UL Class 1 Division 1 safety rated lights when working in areas with flammable gases, including methane, chlorine and other petrochemical based gases.

1 Nov 2008

Thomas R. Baruch '60 Gift to Launch Research on Cutting-Edge Sources of Solar Energy

Thomas R. Baruch, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees and alumnus of the Class of 1960, has donated a gift that will help to establish a new center at the Institute devoted to bio-energy research. The new center - the Baruch '60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research - will conduct unprecedented research on biochemical solar technology.

1 Nov 2008

Hitachi Relocates UK's Electron Microscopy and Semiconductor Tools Businesses

Hitachi's UK Electron Microscopy and Semiconductor Tools businesses have relocated to Hitachi High-Technologies' (HHT) UK headquarters in Maidenhead, Berkshire. This brings all of HHT's UK business activities into a single location.

1 Nov 2008

Mighty Scope from Aven Has Practical Convenience of Fully Adjustable Magnification from 10X - 200X

High-resolution magnification and image capture are available in a sophisticated, compact Mighty Scope from Aven that incorporates technology advances. The hand-held precision magnifier with a USB interface, introduced recently by the 25-year-old optical inspection systems company based in Michigan, has several best-in-class features to provide maximum precision, sensitivity and convenience.

31 Oct 2008

Compact Free-Electron Lasers Expanding Opportunities in Engineering and Medical Research

Physicists are greatly interested in free-electron lasers (FEL) because they are capable of generating high-intensity laser radiation across a very broad wavelength spectrum, even down to the extreme ultraviolet rays and x-rays. Worldwide, several multi-billion-dollar efforts are underway to build next-generation free-electron lasers at x-ray wavelengths.

30 Oct 2008

Liquid Crystals Lining Up to Make Self-Healing Photovoltaic Device

A huge market is developing for small disposable electronic devices, ranging from security tags to point-of-care diagnostics. Many of these devices require a power source, and photovoltaic devices (solar cells) are an attractive option. However, the expense of preparing and processing inorganic semiconductors used in traditional solar cells precludes their use in such applications.

30 Oct 2008

City Installs First LED Streetlights as Part of the LED City Initiative

BetaLED's revolutionary LEDway(TM) streetlights are part of a pilot program with the City of Raleigh in partnership with Progress Energy that expands energy-efficient technology to customers and communities.

30 Oct 2008

Zecotek Photonics Receives Second Payment From Government of Singapore Economic Development Board

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced that it has received a second grant payment under the previously announced Government of Singapore Economic Development Board's (EDB) Research Incentive Scheme for Companies. The payments cover a portion of Zecotek's operational expenses in research and development and under the terms of the agreement, grant details remain confidential.

30 Oct 2008

3DIcon's Breakthrough 3D Imaging Technology Wins Technology of the Week Award

3DIcon Corporation, a development-stage technology company, announced today its breakthrough 3D imaging technology, CSpace® has received the Technology of the Week(TM), or Voter's Choice Award, from JumpIntoTomorrow.com.

30 Oct 2008

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Back in Business

Just a couple of days after the orbiting observatory was brought back online, Hubble aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), at a particularly intriguing target, a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147.

30 Oct 2008

Save Energy This Holiday Season with dotstrand Energy-Efficient LED Lights

As the winter Holidays approach, thousands of students are faced with a decorating dilemma. Many dorms ban traditional strands of Holiday lights as they use too much electricity, and also often get too hot, raisi...

30 Oct 2008

Custom Imagers Power Designs in Industrial, Medical and Cinematography Applications

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that it has completed its 100th custom CMOS image sensor design. Cypress's diverse portfolio addresses a broad array of applications such as industrial and medical x-ray imaging, endoscopy, machine vision, star tracking and remote sensing for space, barcode readers, biometrics, high-speed line sensors and high-speed motion analysis sensors.

30 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop New Way of Looking at Molecules

In the quest to slow down and ultimately understand chemistry at the level of atoms and electrons, University of Colorado at Boulder and Canadian scientists have found a new way to peer into a molecule that allows them to see how its electrons rearrange as the molecule changes shape.

30 Oct 2008