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Optogenetics Helps Better Understand Neurochemical Basis of Addiction

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers are gaining a better understanding of the neurochemical basis of addiction with a new technology called optogenetics.

16 Dec 2013

Frost & Sullivan to Hold Webinar on Trends in LED Lighting

The future of lighting, led by LEDs, will be determined by the changes in demographics of the world population, urbanization, and greater emphasis on energy conservation. This briefing will investigate the key focus areas and trends in LED lighting across the globe.

16 Dec 2013

New Report on Worldwide LED Lighting Market 2013-2019

LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019: Next generation lighting achieves a complete replacement of incandescent filament bulbs with LED lighting that is more energy efficient, lasts longer and has a significantly lower cost of operation. LED lighting decreases labor costs of replacing bulbs in commercial situations.

16 Dec 2013

MicroVision to Highlight PicoP Display Technology-Based Engines at 2014 CES

MicroVision, Inc., a leader in innovative, ultra-miniature projection display technology, today announced it will be attending the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

From Microvision 16 Dec 2013

Key Patent Analysis and Market Forecast Report on UV LEDs

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "UV LED - Key Patent Analysis and Market Forecast (2012-2018)" report to their offering.

16 Dec 2013

US DOE Awards Suniva Grant to Increase Solar Cell Technology Innovation

The United States Department of Energy announced yesterday that Suniva has been awarded a $4.5 million grant to pursue innovations in its manufacturing processes for solar cells and modules.

13 Dec 2013

Panasonic Provides New LED Displays for Georgia Tech

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America announced the completion of a project at the Georgia Institute of Technology which upgraded Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field with two new LED video displays and two new ribbon displays.

13 Dec 2013

EXFO Adds Multimode Test Capabilities to iOLM Fiber Characterization Tool

EXFO Inc. today announced the addition of multimode test capabilities to its unique fiber characterization tool, the iOLM, making it the ideal troubleshooting tool for fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) and data center networks.

13 Dec 2013

Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Eruption of Water Vapour from Jupiter's Moon Europa

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered water vapour erupting from the frigid surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, in one or more localised plumes near its south pole.

13 Dec 2013

Optogenetics Also Works in Nonhuman Primates

Neuroscientists are eagerly, but not always successfully, looking for proof that optogenetics – a celebrated technique that uses pulses of visible light to genetically alter brain cells to be excited or silenced – can be as successful in complex and large brains as it has been in rodent models.

13 Dec 2013

Mauna Kea Technologies and Imperial College of London Partner to Advance Optical Biopsy with Cellvizio

Mauna Kea Technologies announced today it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the Imperial College London, United-Kingdom, to develop next generation computer vision features for the use of optical biopsy based on the Cellvizio technology platform.

13 Dec 2013

ReneSola’s PV Modules Power 63KW Roof-Top Solar Array at Philadelphia Temple University

ReneSola Ltd, a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced its collaboration with Community Energy, Inc., a Pennsylvania based developer of clean energy projects.

13 Dec 2013

Global Chip on Board LED Market Forecast to Grow at 40.71% CAGR Over the Period 2013-2018

Bharat Book Bureau presents Global Chip on Board LED Market 2014-2018. This report forecast the Global Chip on Board LED market to grow at a CAGR of 40.71 percent over the period 2013-2018.

13 Dec 2013

Larson Electronics Develops Innovative LED Tube Lamp for Optimal Upgrading of Fluorescent Fixtures

Larson Electronics has developed a new 18 watt LED tube lamp with rotating end caps to ensure optimal performance in upgrading standard fluorescent fixtures.

13 Dec 2013

Altibox Begins Fiber-Optic Network Installation on Norway’s West Coast

Norway's west coast is set to become the site of Altibox's first installation of the next generation of high-speed broadband. In the district of Hjelmeland households, holiday home owners, local government offices, public service providers, and businesses, will be offered a fiber-optic network with a speed of 1,000 Mb/s (1 Gb/s).

13 Dec 2013