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Installations of Innovative LED Solutions with PCCW

Lightscape Technologies Inc., a provider of large scale LED screens and installations, LED lighting design solutions, and advanced lighting products, today announced that it has commenced an LED installation project with the flagship retail outlet of PCCW Limited in Hong Kong.

28 Mar 2008

LEDs to Replace Fluorescent Lighting in State Office Building

ilumisys, Inc. today announced it will begin work with the State of Michigan to provide light-emitting diode (LED) replacement lighting for fluorescent tubes and collect research data in the state's Escanaba office building.

28 Mar 2008

New LCD Glass Substrate Manufacturing Facility

Corning Incorporated today hosted a grand opening ceremony for the company's new liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate manufacturing facility in the People's Republic of China.

28 Mar 2008

Leader in Photonic Communications Announcs Merge with GigOptix

Lumera Corporation, a leader in the field of photonic communications, announced today it has entered into an agreement to merge with privately held GigOptix LLC, a leader in integrated circuits for optically connected communication systems.

28 Mar 2008

The End of the Silicon Chip

The future of computing is under the spotlight at the Institute of Physics' Condensed Matter and Materials Physics conference at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London on 26-28 March.

27 Mar 2008

The Long Sought After Goal of a Super-Powerful Quantum Computer

A team of physicists and engineers has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards the long sought after goal of a super-powerful quantum computer.

27 Mar 2008

Telemicroscope System Capable of E-Mailing Electronic Slides

After nearly ten years of research and development, scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and Peking University in Beijing were awarded a United States patent for their virtual telemicroscope.

27 Mar 2008

O2Micro LED Drivers Used in Major OEM Notebook Products

O2Micro® International Limited, a leading supplier of innovative power management products is pleased to announce that several of the top-tier notebook computer manufacturers have chosen O2Micro's LED Backlight drivers for their high-end models.

27 Mar 2008

FiberPatrol System Chosen for Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Optellios, Inc., announced today that its fiber optic perimeter intrusion detection system has successfully passed the final acceptance test for securing Qinghai-Tibet railway in China.

27 Mar 2008

Brion Committed to Deliver Solutions Enabling Development of Semiconductor Devices

Brion Technologies today announced that STMicroelectronics is producing 55 nanometer (nm) and 45nm devices using Brion's Tachyon(TM) OPC+ optical proximity correction (OPC) solution. This follows the successful completion of the companies' earlier OPC joint development program.

27 Mar 2008

High Efficiency Rectifiers Targeting the Solar Panel Market

Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, today introduces a new family of SBR bypass diodes in the compact, low-profile patented PowerDI5 package specifically addressing the demanding performance, reliability, and form-factor requirements of modern solar panel arrays.

27 Mar 2008

Aiming to Make Silicon Solar Cells Competitive with Coal

1366 Technologies, a new MIT start-up aiming to make silicon solar cells competitive with coal, today announced it has secured $12.4 million in a first round of financing co-led by North Bridge Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners.

27 Mar 2008

The Nation’s Largest Solar Cell Installation

Southern California Edison (SCE) today launched the nation's largest solar cell installation, a project that will place 250 megawatts of advanced photovoltaic generating technology on 65 million square feet of roofs of Southern California commercial buildings enough power to serve approximately 162,000 homes.

27 Mar 2008

Quantum Channel Between Space and Earth

For the first time, physicists have been able to identify individual returning photons after firing and reflecting them off of a space satellite in orbit almost 1,500 kilometres above the earth. The experiment has proven the possibility of constructing a quantum channel between Space and Earth.

27 Mar 2008

An Ultra Stable, Versatile and Electrically Silent Micromanipulator

After extensive research, Scientifica UK developed an ultra stable, versatile and electrically silent micromanipulator. Called the PatchStar, it is the ideal choice for Patch Clamping, Sharp electrode recording, Microinjection, Stretch testing and other procedures requiring delicate and long term positioning.

27 Mar 2008