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Refractive Error Accounts for Nearly 80 Percent of Vision Impairment in U.S.

About half of U.S. adults age 20 and older have refractive errors, or eye problems that result in less than 20/20 vision, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

11 Aug 2008

$First 3-D Metamaterial Achieving Negative Refractive Index at Optical Frequencies$

First 3-D Metamaterial Achieving Negative Refractive Index at Optical Frequencies

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time engineered 3-D materials that can reverse the natural direction of visible and near-infrared light, a development that could help form the basis for higher resolution optical imaging, nanocircuits for high-powered computers, and, to the delight of science-fiction and fantasy buffs, cloaking devices that could render objects invisible to the human eye.

11 Aug 2008

First Medical Imaging Product to be Recognized as an Ecomagination Product

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced its Signa HDe 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system as the first medical imaging product from GE Healthcare to be recognized as an ecomagination offering after completing the company's rigorous internal environmental and operational evaluation, recognizing it as one of the most energy efficient 1.5T MRI systems commercially available.

11 Aug 2008

Airtel Selects Oracle to Help Optimize National Fiber-Optic Network

Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel), one of India's leading integrated communications service providers, has selected Oracle(R) Communications Network Integrity to help optimize the use of its extensive national fiber-optic network.

11 Aug 2008

Applied Materials to Support GET's Thin Film Solar Module Manufacturing

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has signed a five-year service contract with Green Energy Technology Inc. (GET) of Taiwan to support GET's Applied SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line for solar module manufacturing.

11 Aug 2008

Solving the Limitations of Current Visual Field Tests

Visual field tests are widely used by eye doctors and neurologists. By determining the health of the retina, optic nerve and the visual pathway throughout the brain, the test can uncover glaucoma and conditions such as optic neuritis or brain damage. Essential to undergo before one can drive a car or fly a plane, the visual field test is also used to pinpoint neurological damage after an accident or surgery.

9 Aug 2008

6-D Pictures Can Look Just Like the Real Thing

By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, producing natural shadows and highlights depending on the direction and intensity of the illumination around them.

8 Aug 2008

Market Perspective on Thin-Film Photovoltaics

The analysis is clear, concise and focused on the key aspects of the market and technology issues facing thin-film PV. The report is for technology savvy investors, corporate planners investigating potential opportunities for their companies in thin-film photovoltaics, technologists who would like to receive a market perspective on thin-film photovoltaics or financial analysts who need the bottom line to what the tf-pv market offers.

8 Aug 2008

A New Type of Scanning Electron Microscope Developed by Hitichi

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation has developed the SU8000, a new type of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) that features a newly developed top detector. The SU8000 was introduced on August 1.

7 Aug 2008

Scientists Developed Biologically Active and Biodegradable Optical Devices

Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for a year, then dissolve.

7 Aug 2008

New Camera Offers Perfect Photographic Tool for Enthusiasts

Nikon Inc. today introduced its newest flagship COOLPIX compact camera, the COOLPIX P6000. Featuring 13.5 megapixels, a new, built-in global positioning system (GPS) unit, my Picturetown connectivity and the power of Nikon's exclusive EXPEED(TM) image processing concept, the P6000 offers the perfect photographic tool for photo and camera enthusiasts seeking the creative control of a D-SLR in the compact body of a COOLPIX camera.

7 Aug 2008

New Wi-Fi Camera Allows Users To Share Photos Anytime, Anywhere

For fast and easy photo sharing on the go, Nikon is pleased to introduce its sixth generation of Wi-Fi enabled cameras, the new COOLPIX S610c. From the introduction of its first wireless cameras in 2005 to the current COOLPIX S610c digital camera, Nikon has been the worldwide leader in Wi-Fi integration and innovative ways to share memories.

7 Aug 2008

New Compact Digital Camera Offers Intuitive Touch-Screen Control

Nikon Inc. is pleased to announce the COOLPIX S60. Representing the cutting edge of elegant design and intuitive operation, this stylish compact camera introduces an entirely new, amazingly innovative, 3.5-inch TOUCH-SCREEN LCD and a new graphic user interface that places shooting and playback controls at the user's fingertips.

7 Aug 2008

Sony Cyber-Shot Taking the Lead in Developing Intelligent Cameras

Sony is making the grade with the introduction of the stylish Cyber-shot(R) DSC-T700 and DSC-T77 digital cameras with "intelligent" shooting functions.

7 Aug 2008

New Moonstone Low-Profile Power LED Offers Improved Lumens Per Watt Efficiency

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the addition of a new 1-Watt warm white Moonstone(TM) power LED emitter for use in a variety of architectural, commercial, spot light, task, backlighting, and decorative lighting applications.

6 Aug 2008