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OmniVision Announces Video-in-Video for Real-Time Sharing Dual Video Feeds

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the Video-in-Video (ViV™) technology, a dual-camera video sharing technology that allows for the combination of video feeds from both the front- and rear-facing cameras into a single video stream.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 21 Jan 2013

Royal Astronomical Society Honors Durham University Academics

Two rising young stars in the world of astronomy research have been awarded prestigious prizes by the Royal Astronomical Society.

19 Jan 2013

JinkoSolar Releases Potential Induced Degradation Free Solar Modules

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today unveiled its new series of "Eagle" solar modules.

19 Jan 2013

Larson Electronics Introduces High Power LED Light Bar with Blue and White Light Output

Larson Electronics has announced today the release of a high power LED light bar designed to provide blue or white light output.

19 Jan 2013

Strategic $1M Investment to Connect Fiber Optic Gigabit Internet Service from Chicago to Evanston

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today (Jan. 18) joined Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro and City of Evanston leaders to announce a $1 million state investment to make Evanston an Illinois Gigabit Community.

19 Jan 2013

UGA’s Single-Phosphor LED Emits Warm White Light

Light emitting diodes, more commonly called LEDs, are known for their energy efficiency and durability, but the bluish, cold light of current white LEDs has precluded their widespread use for indoor lighting.

19 Jan 2013

Ultraviolet Telescope Combined with Imaging Spectrograph to Study Sun's Atmosphere

NASA's next Small Explorer (SMEX) mission to study the little-understood lower levels of the sun's atmosphere has been fully integrated and final testing is underway.

19 Jan 2013

James Webb Space Telescope Engineers Complete Performance Testing on Aft-Optics Subsystem

Engineers working on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope met another milestone recently with they completed performance testing on the observatory's aft-optics subsystem at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp's facilities in Boulder, Colo. Ball is the principal subcontractor to Northrop Grumman for the optical technology and lightweight mirror system.

18 Jan 2013

PG&E Enhances Gas Pipeline Safety with High-Tech Laser Scanner Device

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced that it has added a new, high-tech laser scanner device to its suite of technology used to enhance gas pipeline safety in the field. This new tool provides a highly efficient and accurate way to determine the safety and integrity of natural gas pipelines.

18 Jan 2013

Astronomer Reveals Data from Hubble's Hidden Treasures

Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. Vast clouds of gas within it slowly collapse to form new stars. In turn, these light up the gas clouds in a riot of colours, visible in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

18 Jan 2013

Researchers to Develop New Type of Particle Accelerator Using Laser Wakefield Acceleration

Professors Jean-Claude Kieffer, François Légaré, and Patrizio Antici of the INRS Energy Materials Telecommunications Research Centre will play a leading role in developing a new type of particle accelerator using laser wakefield acceleration. More affordable and effective than existing types, the accelerator will be able to produce a new generation of compact light sources for life science and medical applications.

18 Jan 2013

Cassini Radar Reveals Two Craters on Titan

Titan's siblings must be jealous. While most of Saturn's moons display their ancient faces pockmarked by thousands of craters, Titan – Saturn's largest moon – may look much younger than it really is because its craters are getting erased. Dunes of exotic, hydrocarbon sand are slowly but steadily filling in its craters, according to new research using observations from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

18 Jan 2013

QualiSystems' Enterprise Software Framework Integrated with FiberZone's Automated Fiber Management

QualiSystems announced today it has added the ability to integrate its TestShell enterprise software framework with FiberZone's Automated Fiber Management (AFM) Layer 1 Switch to allow customers to perform lab management and provisioning remotely.

18 Jan 2013

O2Micro Introduces LED Driver Controller with 3-Level Toggle Dimming and Power Factor Correction

O2Micro® International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today extended the Company's Free Dimming™ technology and Lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8022T LED Driver Controller with 3-level toggle dimming and Power Factor Correction (PFC).

17 Jan 2013

Larson Electronics Introduces Hazardous Location Approved Explosion Proof LED Light Fixture

Larson Electronics has announced the addition of a hazardous location approved LED light fixture with upgraded LED lamps to its explosion proof lighting inventory. Producing over 5,000 lumens and featuring a marine rated and corrosion resistant design, the HAL-48-2L-LED-G2 Hazardous Location LED Light is ideal for offshore applications and industrial operations where hazardous location protection is required.

17 Jan 2013