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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

Newsletter Providing Information to Achieve Optimised Solution for Vision Application

Moritex has launched a new newsletter dedicated to providing information about new and interesting components designed to help engineers and scientists achieve an optimised solution for their vision application.

27 Mar 2008

Hydro’s Engagement in Energy Solutions of the Future

Hydro has invested NOK 147 million in shares in Ascent Solar, increasing its stake in the American solar energy cell manufacturer from 22 to 34.8 percent. The transaction is part of Hydro's engagement in energy solutions of the future.

27 Mar 2008

Global Photonics R+D Leader Continues Global Expansion Opening New Facility in Singapore

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today celebrated the opening of a new Center of Excellence in Singapore. The PerkinElmer Inc. Center of Excellence in Singapore comes as part of PerkinElmer’s continued global R&D expansion efforts, and will focus on the development of new precision instrumentation and chemistries for a range of scientific and industrial laboratory applications, including drug discovery and development, environmental monitoring, food safety, and sustainable energy.

27 Mar 2008

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

DTS Digital Images, Inc. has provided custom image processing services for New Line Cinema and Walden Media's Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, the first full-length, live action feature shot in digital 3D (slated for release in Summer 2008 and recently previewed at the Showest conference in Las Vegas).

27 Mar 2008

Protocol Enabling Designers to Create Entire Intelligent Lighting Network Quickly and Easily

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced support for a new protocol in its award winning EZ-Color(TM) design solution for high-brightness (HB) LED intelligent lighting systems. The EZ-Color solution now includes drivers for the DMX512 protocol, enabling designers to create an entire intelligent lighting network quickly and easily with no coding required.

27 Mar 2008