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Improve Sleep Quality in Older Adults

Sleep disturbances increase as we age. Some studies report more than half of seniors 65 years of age or older suffer from chronic sleep disturbances. Researchers have long believed that the sleep disturbances common among the elderly often result from a disruption of the body's circadian rhythms-biological cycles that repeat approximately every 24 hours.

31 May 2009

World's Largest Laser Marks the Dawn of a New Era

With thousands in attendance, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was officially dedicated today, setting into motion the next chapter of one of the country's greatest scientific assets.

30 May 2009

Latest Breakthroughs in Electro-Optics and Lasers

Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC) May 31 to June 5 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.

26 May 2009

New Turnkey Diode Laser System from Coherent Offers Modular Flexibility and 400 W of Power

A new turnkey diode laser system from Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) offers modular flexibility and output power of up to 400W at 976 nm.

21 May 2009

Novel "Cloud Tomography" Scan Helping Scientists Diagnose Role of Clouds in Climate

During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Colorado at Boulder will use high-tech scanners - analogous to those used in medical settings - to make observations of clouds.

21 May 2009

EMCOR Awarded Contract to Install New Energy Efficient Street Lighting System

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, reported that as previously noted on its 4/28/09 First Quarter Earnings Call, its subsidiary Welsbach Electric of Long Island has been awarded a contract to perform the electrical construction related to the installation and maintenance of a new energy efficient street lighting system and its maintenance in the Town of Islip on Long Island, New York.

21 May 2009

Futuristic Discs with Storage Capacity 2,000 Times that of Current DVDs Could be Just Around the Corner

Futuristic discs with a storage capacity 2,000 times that of current DVDs could be just around the corner, thanks to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. For the first time researchers from the university's Centre for Micro-Photonics have demonstrated how nanotechnology can enable the creation of 'five dimensional' discs with huge storage capacities.

20 May 2009

Research Making Photovoltaics Possible

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Nanotech: Making Photovoltaics Possible" report to their offering. Photovoltaics is the technical term for generating electricity from light and today it is fast becoming an important industrial product.

19 May 2009

Manufacturer's Lighting Division Announces New Products and Services

Cooper Industries, a leading manufacturer of electrical products and components, has increased its broad line of energy-efficient lighting solutions with several innovative new products in 2009.

15 May 2009

'Designer' Lenses will Give Those with Highly Aberrated Vision a New Lease on Day-to-Day Life

While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options and may simply have to learn to live with poor vision.

13 May 2009