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Forum Focuses on New R+D in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy

A special Thin Film Photovoltaics Forum will focus on new developments and groundbreaking research in the field of solar energy during the 5th Annual International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech 2008, October 27-30, at the San Francisco Airport Mariott Hotel.

6 Oct 2008

nLIGHT Ranked Third in the Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State

nLIGHT Corporation (nLIGHT), a leading supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers and high-performance fibers, is pleased to announce that Deloitte has recognized nLIGHT as one of the top companies in its prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for Washington State.

5 Oct 2008

European X-Ray Laser Project is One Step Closer

A brilliantly bright light source that can examine the detail of atoms at a microscopic level is one step closer, thanks to the adoption of a Europe-wide convention, says a leading scientist from Imperial College London.

3 Oct 2008

Solar Thin Films to Acquire BudaSolar Technologies

Solar Thin Films, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of manufacturing equipment for the production of "thin-film" amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, has, through Kraft Elektronikai Zrt ("Kraft"), its wholly-owned main operating subsidiary, signed a definitive stock exchange agreement to acquire BudaSolar Technologies Co. Ltd. ("BudaSolar"). BudaSolar, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, designs and markets turnkey systems for the production of "thin-film" amorphous silicon solar modules.

3 Oct 2008

IMEC to Collaborate on Green LED Manufacturing Technology

IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute, and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TNSC), a total solution provider in the compound semiconductor field, today announce that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop manufacturing technology for high efficiency LED (light-emitting diode) devices. The agreement marks the first time Taiyo Nippon Sanso collaborates with an advanced research center based in Europe.

From imec Inc. 3 Oct 2008

First-Ever Conference on Photonic Integration Marks Growing Recognition of Key Enabling Technology

Infinera representatives will speak at the OIDA Photonic Integration Forum next week on subjects including the next commercial photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to emerge from Infinera's labs and long-term future applications of photonic integration technology.

2 Oct 2008

Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Depression in Patients Diagnosed with AMD

Researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University were recently awarded a $3.7 million grant from The National Eye Institute to study depression in patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

2 Oct 2008

Breakthrough MSC7120 SoC Enables Triple Play Services at the Speed of Light

Freescale Semiconductor's MSC7120 GPON system-on-chip (SoC) device has won the prestigious 2008 InfoVision Award in the category of "Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies." Presented earlier this week at the 2008 Broadband World Forum Europe event by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), the award recognizes advances in technologies, applications, products and services judged to be the most beneficial to the information communication technology industry.

2 Oct 2008

Valeo Equips Volvo XC60 With MicroOptics Technology

Valeo announces that the rear lighting of the new Volvo XC60 features its new MicroOptics(TM) technology.

2 Oct 2008

Honor Recognizes Excellence in DUV Innovation and Application

Cymer, Inc., the market's leading developer of light sources used to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, announced today that Berthold Leibinger Stiftung, a non-profit German foundation also dedicated to recognizing technical innovations in laser technology, has awarded two of Cymer's researchers with a "Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis" award.

2 Oct 2008

Coastal Defences Could be Made Invisible

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an 'invisibility cloak' that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defences.

2 Oct 2008

German Specialty Glass Maker Launches Tender Offer for Moritex

German specialty glass maker Schott AG has announced that it will launch a tender offer for Japanese optical equipment maker Moritex Corp., aiming to acquire more than 50% of outstanding Moritex shares.

2 Oct 2008

How Cornea Uses Stem Cells to Repair Itself

A group of researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland has published a study appearing in the Oct 1 advance online edition of the Journal Nature that shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself.

2 Oct 2008

Rigid TV Screens and Still Image Posters are to be a Thing of the Past

Rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are to be a thing of the past as new research, published today, Thursday, 2 October, in the New Journal of Physics, heralds the beginning of a technological revolution for screen displays.

1 Oct 2008

Miniature Ruggedised Zoom Lens from Resolve Optics Delivers High Performance and Flexibility

Resolve Optics Ltd. has introduced a ruggedised miniature varifocal zoom lens that has enabled development of a multiplatform Head-Up Display (HUD) camera.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 1 Oct 2008