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Konarka Technologies Awarded Advanced Technology Program to Develop Transparent Flexible Solar Modules

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has been selected, along with Air Products (NYSE:APD), by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Advanced Technology Program (ATP), to conduct research and development on transparent, flexible solar modules for windows and other building integrated applications.

10 Oct 2007

For the First Time Scientists Observed So-Called Ferrotoroidic Domains

Scientists in Bonn and Berlin for the first time observed so-called ferrotoroidic domains. They were able to discern two different types, depending on magnetic spin direction.

10 Oct 2007

Holy Grail of the Illumination Industry - A White LED

Scientists in India are reporting an advance toward discovering a Holy Grail of the illumination industry ¡X a white LED, a light-emitting diode that produces pure white light suitable for interior lighting of homes, offices and other buildings. Their study is in the Sept. 9 issue of ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a weekly publication.

10 Oct 2007

LED traffic lights - An Economic and Safety Improvement

Roading and solid
waste manager Tom Greenwood said the upgrade to light-emitting diode (LED) traffic
lights was an economic and safety improvement.

10 Oct 2007

Outdoor Weathering Stations Being Set Up to Test Solar Modules

Solar modules must stand up to UV radiation, rain, snow and heat. To find out where their weak points lie, outdoor weathering stations are being set up at sites exposed to extreme climatic conditions: in the tropics, in the desert, and on top of Germany¡¦s highest mountain.

10 Oct 2007

Increase in FTTx Projects Likely to Drive Significant Demand for Fiber Optic Testing Equipment

Worldwide fiber to the x (FTTx) projects continue to increase due to triple play service's huge requirement for bandwidth and the rising demand for last mile and access networks, reports Frost & Sullivan.

9 Oct 2007

Google Planning a Multi-Terabit Undersea Fiber Optic Cable Across Pacific Ocean

An Australian telecommunications news service, Communications Day, reports that Google is allegedly planning a multi-terabit undersea fiber optic cable across the Pacific Ocean for launch in 2009. Apparently, a group of carriers and Google were meeting in Sydney for high-level talks on the plan, dubbed "Unity", over the last week.

9 Oct 2007

BTI Photonic Received USD $12M in Series D Financing to Support Expansion of New Global Channel Partners

BTI Photonic Systems, a global supplier of microWDM networking solutions for the delivery of gigabit services, announced today it has closed USD $12M in its Series D Financing. The round was led by a new, undisclosed, U.S.-based private equity investor and included existing investors Vengrowth Private Equity Partners, BDC Venture Capital, GrowthWorks Capital, Kodiak Venture Partners, Primaxis Technology Ventures and Lucent Venture Partners.

9 Oct 2007

Researchers Discovered Way to Predict Behavior of Unruly Light Waves During Nanoscale Radiation Heat Transfer

Nanoscale devices present a unique challenge to any optical technology ¡X there¡¦s just not enough room for light to travel in a straight line.

9 Oct 2007

Access to Fastest Most Up-To-Date Broadband Internet Service Available to Bangor and Brewer Businesses

A Maine telecommunications company is about to grant Bangor and Brewer one of their biggest economic development wishes ¡X access to the fastest, most up-to-date broadband Internet service.

9 Oct 2007

Aspheric-Based Eye Treatments Using Laser Technology Revealed Significant Increase in Visual Acuity

A study to evaluate safety, predictability and efficacy of aspheric-based eye treatments using laser technology showed a significant increase in visual acuity among other results.

9 Oct 2007

Astronomer Developed World's Largest and Most Advanced Digital Camera for a Telescope

The University of Hawaii astronomer who led development of the world's largest and most advanced digital camera for a telescope on Haleakala, Maui, says he is "shocked at how well it's going."

9 Oct 2007

Light-Emitting Flexible Semiconductors Unraveled by Researchers in U.S.

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors.

9 Oct 2007

Low-Cost Dose Sensors to be Developed by SMI For Use in Cancer Therapy

Structured Material Industries, Inc., (SMI) will develop compact low-cost dose sensors for use in ion beam and proton beam cancer therapy. High energy beams of ions and protons have been investigated for cancer treatment over the past four decades. Proton beam cancer therapy is fast becoming a mainstream technology in the US, offering the potential for successful cancer treatment, with minimal side effects and minimum damage to adjacent healthy tissue.

9 Oct 2007

Recent FDA Clearance of Hand-Held Laser Device to Treat Hair Loss Has Generated Surge in Consumer Interest

The FDA's recent clearance of a hand-held laser device to treat hair loss and grow hair has generated a surge of consumer interest in the new technology - and one U.S. manufacturer is taking the lead by developing the nation's most comprehensive sales and service program to help physicians meet the growing demand.

9 Oct 2007