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Supercomputers Fits Into a Laptop PC Thanks to Breakthrough by IBM Scientists

Supercomputers that consist of thousands of individual processor "brains" connected by miles of copper wires could one day fit into a laptop PC, thanks in part to a breakthrough by IBM scientists announced today.

6 Dec 2007

Seoul Semiconductor Files for Unfair Importation and Sales of Laser Diode Products

Seoul Semiconductor Co, Ltd. filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Nichia Corporation engaged in unfair trade practices through the importation and sales of Gallium Nitride (GaN) based laser diode products that infringe Seoul Semiconductor`s U.S. Patent No. 5,321,713 (`713 patent).

6 Dec 2007

Ionatron Delivers Pulsed Laser System to US Navy

Ionatron, Inc., the Laser Guided Energy (LGE(R)) Company, today announced that it has delivered an advanced Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser "Transportable Demonstrator" system to its customer, the US Navy.

6 Dec 2007

DRDC Awards Obzerv to Supply Electro Optical Imaging System for Canadian Arctic Surveillance

Obzerv Technologies announces today that it has been awarded a $600k contract by DRDC-Valcartier (Defense Research and Development Canada) to supply an Electro Optical imaging system incorporating the ARGC-2400 for the Department of National Defense (DND) Technical Demonstration (TD) Project named Northern Watch.

5 Dec 2007

Highly Sophisticated Laser-Based Sensors to Study Biofuel Combustion

Let's say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it's burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels.

5 Dec 2007

FARO's All-New Laser ScanArm V3 with Enhanced Accuracy and Lighter in Weight

FARO Technologies, Inc., the world market leader in portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser tracker sales, announced it has released an all-new Laser ScanArm V3. Among the enhancements, the new technology is 30-percent more accurate, 33-percent lighter in weight, and offers better performance in scanning dark or reflective surfaces than the Company's V2 models.

5 Dec 2007

German Research Foundation Establishes Ten New Collaborative Research Centres

On 1 January 2008 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish ten new Collaborative Research Centres, which will receive a total of 74.4 million euros in funding over the next four years, as well as a lump sum of 20 percent to cover indirect costs incurred by the projects.

4 Dec 2007

Laser Energetics to Form Joint Venture to Market Laser for Dental Applications

Laser Energetics, Inc. announced today that the Company has signed a Memo Of Understanding ("MOU") with Lantis Laser, Inc. of Denville, NJ to form a Joint Venture, on a 50:50 basis, to market and distribute its BrightStar(TM) Alexandrite laser for dental applications.

4 Dec 2007

Northrop Grumman LITENING AT Demonstrates Reliability with Over 765,000 Operational Hours

Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced that the LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) has achieved more than two years of operational availability consistently above 95 percent among all U.S. customers. LITENING AT systems are currently deployed with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, Air National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Combat Command and coalition forces.

4 Dec 2007

Custom-Made Security Products Using Laser Technology

CGM-AST has always brought the future of security products to its clientele. Now this subsidiary of Allied Security Innovations, Inc., brings future technology to its own production facilities with the use of laser equipment.

4 Dec 2007