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Microscopic X-Ray CT is Expected to Help Scientists Testing Gene Function

A technique called microscopic X-ray computed tomography (microCT) is affording scientists the ability to visualize even the subtlest birth defects in prenatal and postnatal bats, mice, opossums and primates, which one day may lead to new understandings about human birth defects, said Charles Keller, M.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

30 Apr 2008

Silfab to Produce 2500 Tons of Solar Grade Polysilicon Annually from 2009

CDI Corp. announced today that its CDI Engineering Solutions business unit has been selected by Silfab S.p.A. to provide technology integration, basic engineering and detailed engineering services for Silfab's solar grade polysilicon manufacturing project to be built in Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Italy.

30 Apr 2008

DRS Technologies Announces Contract to produce Thermal Weapon Sights

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today the receipt of new contract orders totaling over $51 million to produce Thermal Weapon Sights II (TWS II). The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Army’s Research, Development & Engineering Command’s (RDECOM) Acquisition Center at the U.S. Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, acting on behalf of Program Executive Office Soldier at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

30 Apr 2008

New Generation of Single Chip LED Able Achieve Better Homogeneous Illumination

DOMINANT going offering higher brightness white and warm white LED in SPNovaLED-1 Watt product range. With an operating current of only 350mA, this new generation of single chip LED able to achieve 80lm/w in cool white and 50lm in warm white.

30 Apr 2008

Simmtronic Supplied Lighting Controls for Two Prestigious Office Buildings in Spinningfields

Simmtronic has supplied its SPECS3 fully addressable, digital lighting controls for two more prestigious office buildings at Spinningfields - Allied London's 4.6 million sq. ft. business district development in Manchester.

29 Apr 2008

Next Wave of Mass-Market Residential and Business Lighting

With consumer interest in energy-efficient lighting growing rapidly, the next wave of mass-market residential and business lighting could be coming from LEDs - light-emitting diodes, also known as solid-state lighting.

29 Apr 2008

Making Medical Imaging Accessible to Billions of People Around the World

With an innovative concept developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ubiquitous cell phone could one day be used to make medical imaging accessible to billions of people around the world.

29 Apr 2008

Key Global Semiconductor Customer Accepts Veeco's New Insight 3D AFM

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that its new InSight(TM) 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (3DAFM) Platform has been accepted by a key global semiconductor customer.

From Veeco 29 Apr 2008

Systems Optimized for Moving Small Objects such as Optical Fibers Fast and Precisely

PI's patented P-653 piezo motor linear slide is significantly smaller than other miniature linear stages and provides significantly higher velocities and resolution.

29 Apr 2008

Unique Test Calibrate Optical Imaging and Monitoring Instrumentation for Returning Shuttles

NASA has once again turned to Sandia's National Solar Thermal Test Facility - aka the Solar Tower - to help evaluate new technology for future space shuttle missions. NASA's most recent testing series in early March evaluated the HYpersonic AeroTHermodynamic InfraRed Measurements (HYTHIRM) systems.

29 Apr 2008

Zecotek to Exhibit at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced it will be exhibiting select imaging and laser products during the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, May 6-9, 2008 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

29 Apr 2008

State-of-the-Art Electro-Optic System Allows Greater Flexibility in Boat Design

Royal Navy's new Astute-class submarines will be using Thales UK's non-hull penetrating, optronic mast. The state-of-the-art electro-optic system will allow greater flexibility in boat design and provide improved surface visibility without giving away the position of the submarine. The optronic mast will be powered by Wind River VxWorks mission-critical real-time operating system (RTOS), it was announced today.

29 Apr 2008

The Calix 760 ONTs Target Underserved and Growing Commercial Market

Calix today announced a versatile portfolio of gigabit passive optical network (GPON) optical network terminals (ONTs) for the multi-dwelling unit (MDU) and small to mid-sized business markets.

29 Apr 2008

Installation by Leading Research Center Signifies Increased Adoption of XLR Technology

Cymer, Inc., the world's leading supplier of light sources used in semiconductor lithography, announced today the company has installed its XLR 500i light source at IMEC, a leading research center which brings together world-leading IC manufacturers, foundries and suppliers to develop solutions for future semiconductor technology scaling.

29 Apr 2008

New Patented Film Has the Highest Reported Water Vapour Barrier Performance

A breakthrough barrier technology from Singapore A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) protects sensitive devices like organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells from moisture 1000 times more effectively than any other technology available in the market, opening up new opportunities for the up-and-coming plastic electronics sector.

29 Apr 2008