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New Microlens Focuses Infrared Light at Telecommunication Frequencies

Using semiconductor nanotechnology, Srinivas Sridhar, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair of Physics at Northeastern University, and his team of researchers from the university’s Electronic Materials Research Institute have created a new microlens that focuses infrared light at telecommunication frequencies

27 Aug 2008

Market Will Benefit From Very Efficient and Very Thin OLED Device

Vitex, leader in thin film encapsulation and Novaled, leader in highly efficient long lifetime OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes), are going to combine advantages of the Vitex Barix thin film technology with the Novaled doping technology and materials targeting very thin and high efficiency long lifetime OLED products.

27 Aug 2008

Resolve Optics Announces Presence at Photonex 2008 and VISION 2008 Exhibitions

Resolve Optics Ltd. has announced its presence at the forthcoming Photonex 2008 and VISION 2008 exhibitions.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 27 Aug 2008

Cambridge Research + Instrumentation Announces Release of Maestro EX In Vivo Imaging System

Cambridge Research + Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) announces the release of the Maestro(TM) EX In Vivo Imaging System. The new system incorporates CRi's state-of-the-art FLEX technology and becomes the entry-level instrument of choice for in vivo fluorescence imaging.

26 Aug 2008

Laser Technology a Big Step in Increasing Corn and Soybean Yields 40 Percent in 10 Years

DuPont today unveiled an advanced technology that will transform seed research and considerably speed up the development of higher yielding corn and soybean varieties.

26 Aug 2008

Highly Flexible Converters Allow On-the-Fly Output Current Correction to Enhance Photo Quality

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc., a developer of power management integrated circuits for communications, computing and consumer electronics devices, announced today two new additions to its growing family of high current White LED (WLED) flash drivers. Supporting either two WLEDs at up to 750 mA each or one WLED at up to 1.5A and coming in a compact 3x3-mm TDFN package, the AAT1271 and AAT1272 dual-channel boost converters are the first devices of their type in AnalogicTech's WLED driver product line to feature the company's proprietary AS(2)Cwire and industry-standard I(2)C interface respectively.

26 Aug 2008

SIL-2 Image Intensifiers Allow Fast Framing Rates and Short Exposure Times

Specialised Imaging Ltd. have introduced the new SIL-2 family of high performance, gated image intensifier systems to improve the sensitivity, gating time and spectral response and scope of operation of both high-speed video and ultra-high-speed framing cameras.

26 Aug 2008

LIDAR Bringing High-Res 3-D Data for the First Time

On August 26, EPFL, the Swiss National Science Foundation and Switzerland's National Weather service, MeteoSwiss, will inaugurate a new LIDAR measurement system in Payerne, Switzerland. This technically innovative installation, unique in the world, will provide continuous data on atmospheric humidity for Western Switzerland's weather forecasting headquarters.

26 Aug 2008

Research and Markets Announces Availability of Opticians + Optical Goods Market Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Opticians + Optical Goods Market Assessment 2008" report to their offering. This Market Assessment report provides an analysis of the opticians and optical goods market, which includes spectacles, contact lenses and solutions, laser eye treatment, private sight tests and general ophthalmic services. It updates a previous Opticians & Optical Goods Market Assessment report published in 2006.

25 Aug 2008

GCL Silicon Technology to Supply Virgin Polysilicon and Wafers under Agreement

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., has signed a supplemental agreement to the long-term polysilicon supply agreement with a subsidiary of GCL Silicon Technology Holdings Inc..

25 Aug 2008

FLABEG to Construct First Solar Mirror Plant in the US

FLABEG, global leader in high-tech glass and mirror applications, is to establish production capacity for high-precision parabolic mirrors which are used to help generate electricity at large-scale solar power plants. The new 209,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be build in the Clinton Commerce Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.

25 Aug 2008

New Easy to Install Optocouplers Offers Advanced Fault Protection Features to Provide Space and Cost Savings

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the latest additions to its intelligent gate drive optocoupler product family. Avago's ACPL-333J and ACPL-330J series of high-speed IGBT optocouplers are easy-to-implement in industrial inverter and power management applications, such as isolated IGBT/power MOSFET gate drives, AC and brushless DC motor drives, industrial inverters and uninterruptible power supplies.

25 Aug 2008

Veeco's FastFlex Offers Excellent Performance for Flexible Thin Film Solar Cell Production

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today the introduction of its FastFlex(TM) line of Web Coating Systems ideally suited for manufacturing CIGS solar cells (those using copper, indium, gallium and selenium). Veeco's advanced FastFlex web deposition platform offers high throughput and excellent performance for flexible thin film solar cell production, contributing to a lower cost of ownership, due to its high quantity of deposition zones in a compact footprint.

From Veeco 25 Aug 2008

Key Suppliers Recognized for Outstanding Performance

JDSU(R) today announced that it held its first-ever JDSU Optical Communications Supplier Event last week at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Milpitas, California. Over a two day period, business strategy discussions between JDSU and its optical suppliers were centered around the theme "Driving Operational Excellence Through Lean Principles." The event was designed to further strengthen partnerships so that JDSU and its suppliers can drive more responsive and efficient business models throughout the Optical Communications supply chain.

25 Aug 2008

Varian Introduces New Dual Wavelength X-Ray Diffractometer

Varian, Inc. introduced its new dual wavelength X-ray diffractometer for the analysis of small molecules and proteins. The SuperNova(TM) is the first dual wavelength diffraction system to use entirely high intensity micro-source X-ray technology. It includes innovations in both X-ray technology and data analysis, enabling faster results even for the most challenging crystals.

24 Aug 2008

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New Microlens Focuses Infrared Light at Telecommunication Frequencies

Market Will Benefit From Very Efficient and Very Thin OLED Device

Resolve Optics Announces Presence at Photonex 2008 and VISION 2008 Exhibitions

Cambridge Research + Instrumentation Announces Release of Maestro EX In Vivo Imaging System

Laser Technology a Big Step in Increasing Corn and Soybean Yields 40 Percent in 10 Years

Highly Flexible Converters Allow On-the-Fly Output Current Correction to Enhance Photo Quality

SIL-2 Image Intensifiers Allow Fast Framing Rates and Short Exposure Times

LIDAR Bringing High-Res 3-D Data for the First Time

Research and Markets Announces Availability of Opticians + Optical Goods Market Report

GCL Silicon Technology to Supply Virgin Polysilicon and Wafers under Agreement

FLABEG to Construct First Solar Mirror Plant in the US

New Easy to Install Optocouplers Offers Advanced Fault Protection Features to Provide Space and Cost Savings

Veeco's FastFlex Offers Excellent Performance for Flexible Thin Film Solar Cell Production

Key Suppliers Recognized for Outstanding Performance

Varian Introduces New Dual Wavelength X-Ray Diffractometer

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