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New York Bridge and Tunnel Will Soon Be More Environmentally Friendly

Drivers at the George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel may not notice the change, but lights on those crossings to New York will soon be more environmentally friendly.

5 Oct 2007

Boeing Launches COSMO-Skymed Earth Observation Satellite

The Boeing Company, through its commercial launch business, has been awarded a contract to launch the third COSMO-Skymed commercial satellite for Thales Alenia Space Italia, the prime contractor of the Italian Space Agency.

5 Oct 2007

Respironics Announced Acquisition of Light Therapy Systems Manufacturer

Respironics, Inc. today announced that it has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Apollo Light Systems, Inc., a 20-year-old, privately held company and a leading manufacturer of light therapy systems for melatonin suppression and circadian rhythm sleep disorders.

5 Oct 2007

NY Cable Company Claimed to Cure Loss of Singal When the Cable is Bent

Corning Cabling Systems in New York is claiming to have cured one of the biggest problems with fiber optic cabling, namely the loss of signal when the cabling is bent around corners.

5 Oct 2007

Programs Aimed to Improve OCT Imaging Techniques Could Revolutionize Diagnosis of Cancer

Imagine Optic, a French developer of wavefront sensors and optical measurement equipment, is to lead a consortium committed to finding new applications for adaptive optics in bioimaging. The MICADO (Microscopy improved with Adaptive Optics) consortium is a 3-year project bringing together France's leading neuroscience and cellular imaging experts.

5 Oct 2007

Vision-Sciences Purchased Assets of a Florida-Based Speech Pathology Company

Vision-Sciences, Inc., announced today that it has purchased the assets of BEST Dysphagia Management Services, Inc, a Florida-based speech pathology company which specializes in providing the Bedside Endoscopic Swallowing Test to nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and assisted living settings.

5 Oct 2007

Researchers Developed Cloaking Device to Hide Objects

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a cloaking device which can now hide objects in a much wider portion of the visible spectrum of light. An observer could even see what's behind the object, just as if the obstruction wasn't there. While not quite up to Romulan standards, the application does work in two dimensions and on very small objects.

5 Oct 2007

Spire Corporation to Develop Cryogenic Red Diode Lasers Funded by the MDA

Spire Corporation today announced that it has received a two-year, $998,514 Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop highly reliable, high power cryogenic red diode lasers.

4 Oct 2007

Casix Doubled its Production Capacity for High Grade Crystals

Casix, a Fabrinet company and manufacturer of high quality crystal and precision optics products, announced today that it has doubled production capacity for its high grade Nd: YVO4 and YVO4 crystals. These crystals are particularly useful in laser and telecom applications as the crystals feature low lasing wavelength absorption and high conversion efficiency.

4 Oct 2007

Exar Addressed Architectural and Lighting Requirements with New LED Driver

Exar Corporation entered the industrial and architectural lighting market today with the release of a high-voltage step-down DC/DC controller, the SP7601. This LED driver delivers an input voltage range up to 30V in an industry-first, small 6-pin TSOT (2.9x2.8mm) package. This highly-integrated device is capable of supporting 24 Voltage Direct Current (VDC) and 12VDC rails most commonly found in architectural and general LED lighting systems.

4 Oct 2007

Crystal IS Won Grant to Develop High Performance Deep UV LED

Crystal IS, Inc. of Green Island, NY has announced that it has won a $2M award from NIST's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) for the development of high performance deep ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diodes (LEDs) based on its low defect aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates. This award follows the recent successful completion of a previous ATP award to Crystal IS in 2004 for the development of 2-inch high quality AlN substrates.

4 Oct 2007

Bayer VEGF Trap-Eye Injection Helped Fight Wet AMD

Bayer AG said the VEGF Trap-Eye injection it is developing with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc helped fight wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), one of the main causes of blindness in adults, in a phase II study.

4 Oct 2007

Micrel Launches the Smallest and Most Powerful LED Driver for Portable Applications

Micrel Inc., , an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC2299, the industry's smallest and most powerful LED driver for portable applications. This high-efficiency boost DC-to-DC converter features an integrated 3.5A guaranteed switch current and delivers a net output power of 7-12W -- from a tiny 3mm x 3mm MLF(R) package.

4 Oct 2007