A team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has discovered a way to use light to control certain proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions. "This is one of the first examples of someone successfully controlling the activity of a protein using light," said Stephen Benkovic, Penn State Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Chemistry, and one of the team's leaders.
Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture.
A terahertz version of the single-pixel camera developed by Rice University researchers could lead to breakthrough technologies in security, telecom, signal processing and medicine.
Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced it received a multiple-system order from U.S.-based SemiLEDs Corp. A leading supplier of high-brightness, laser-emitting diodes (HBLEDs), SemiLEDs will use Ultratech's Star 100 lithography tools for its white light, HBLED, high-power, UVC LED and other advanced lighting applications at its manufacturing facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Researchers at the Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, have started work on a 3.5 year project to develop a novel solid-state laser design incorporating CVD (chemical vapour deposition) diamond manufactured by Element Six Ltd. Element Six leads the world in the field of CVD diamond synthesis and its application.
AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading edge developer of advanced biometric iris recognition systems, has been awarded the 2008 Frost + Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in the field of non-invasive biometrics. "Improvements in security require far superior and convenient biometric recognition. Through its innovative concept, AOptix Technologies has introduced the ability to automatically find and then accurately identify a subject's iris within seconds at a 2 meter stand-off distance," explained Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Deepa Rangarajan.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today the introduction of the Luxtec(R) MLX 300W Xenon light source for use in surgical procedures, the latest addition to Luxtec's extensive line of illumination systems. Integra will feature the Luxtec(R) MLX light source at the American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress, October 12-15, 2008, San Francisco, California.
A consortium led by ultrafast fiber laser manufacturer Fianium is to develop and evaluate advanced white-light (supercontinuum) fiber lasers for biomedical imaging applications.
New research by the Health Protection Agency has shown that some energy saving compact fluorescent lights can emit ultraviolet radiation at levels that, under certain conditions of use, can result in exposures higher than guideline levels.
Acclaimed scientists and photographers from around the world will share their scientific research, discoveries and observations of natural wonders in an international photography exhibition opening next month at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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