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Researchers Create Quantum Dots with New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to their size and possible toxicity.

7 Dec 2008

Dong In Optical Introduces New Dot Sight for 40 mm Caliber Automatic Grenade Launcher

Dong In Optical Co., Ltd. a manufacturer of Military Red Dot Sight for various weapons in South Korea, introduced their new Dot Sight for 40 mm Caliber Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) named Model DCL401. This latest invention from Dong In Optical is the world's first Dot Sight for Automatic Grenade Launcher and will be distributed to various armed forces markets in Europe and Northern America.

4 Dec 2008

Kyocera Mass-Producing New Transflective 5.7" VGA TFT LCD Module

Kyocera is now mass-producing a new transflective 5.7" VGA thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD module. The display produces images by reflecting ambient light or using the onboard backlight system in low ambient light conditions. Reflecting ambient light reduces power consumption and offers excellent viewability, especially in direct sunlight.

3 Dec 2008

$2.4 Million Towards Gene Therapy for Human Degenerative Retinal Diseases

A Canadian and American research group including the team of Dr. Robert Koenekoop from the Research Institute at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC has just been awarded $2.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada (FFB). This five-year grant will fund an ambitious research project to develop innovative gene therapies for a number of human degenerative retinal diseases.

3 Dec 2008

Zecotek Announces the MAPD-3N Solid-State Photo Detector

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I) today announced that it has initiated delivery of its most advanced Micro-pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes (MAPD) solid-state photo detectors to research centers and key customers in both medical imaging and high-energy physics for immediate use.

3 Dec 2008

Medical-Grade MultiSync MD205MG LCD Display Delivers Clear, Consistent Images for Diagnostic Professionals

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, today announced mammography usage clearance from the Food & Drug Administration for the 20-inch, 5-megapixel MultiSync MD205MG flat-panel monitor.

2 Dec 2008

Using Lasers and holograms to Precisely Position Numerous Tiny Particles within Seconds

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.

2 Dec 2008

Nikon Appointed as Official European Distributor of NeoScope Benchtop SEM

Nikon Instruments Europe and JEOL have announced an agreement that appoints Nikon as the official European distributor of the innovative NeoScope benchtop SEM (scanning electron microscope).

2 Dec 2008

Technology Could Help in the Monitoring and Treatment of Diseases of the Eye that may Cause Blindness

Researchers used a new imaging technique to take high quality color photographs of the clinical stages of ocular inflammation in mice, and the technology could help in the monitoring and treatment of diseases of the eye that may cause blindness.

1 Dec 2008

Soligie and Acreo to Jointly Develop PaperDisplay Electrochromic Display Technology

Soligie, a market leader in the design and manufacture of Printed Electronics, and Acreo, a leading Swedish research institute, announced today that they have entered into an agreement for the development and volume manufacturing of Acreo's printed electrochromic display technology, PaperDisplay™.

1 Dec 2008