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Zecotek Photonics Signs Sales and Distribution Agreement for Products in Israel

Zecotek Photonics Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive sales and distribution agreement with Toyo Ram for Zecotek products in Israel.

28 May 2008

Photodynamic Therapy Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Cornwall, UK, have modified a photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment that combines a topically applied cream with visible light to destroy cancer cells while leaving surrounding tissue unharmed.

24 May 2008

Canon Developed its Own Liquid Crystal on Silicon Reflective LCD Panels

Canon Inc. today announced that the Company has developed its own LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) reflective LCD panels, a key device used in multimedia projectors. At this year's InfoComm 08' trade show being held on June 18-20 in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Convention Center), this technology will be showcased (Booth #C1529).

20 May 2008

NEC LCD Technologies Receives Awards for Quality and Performance

Royal Philips Electronics and its subsidiary, Philips Healthcare, recognized NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. for its performance and quality in 2007 with two Philips "Partners for Growth" Global Supplier Awards.

20 May 2008

Physicists Developed New Near-Infrared Broadband Laser Materials

A team of physicists in the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) of the Physics Department at The City College of New York (CCNY) have developed new near-infrared broadband laser materials with tunability ranges around triple those of earlier crystals.

19 May 2008

Generation of Laser Light Without Needing Large Energy Input

Kishor Kapale, an assistant professor of physics at Western Illinois University, had his research, "Lasing Without Inversion: Counterintuitive Population Dynamics in the Transient Regime," published in the prestigious Physical Review Letters (PRL) vol. 100, article 173601 (April 29, 2008).

17 May 2008

Richardson Electronics Adds to its Multi-Modality Display Portfolio

The FP2202CHBP (2MP) and FP2080CHBP (3MP) offer exceptionally high brightness and contrast ratios, making them ideal for diagnostic imaging and clinical applications requiring a fusion of grayscale and color imaging, such as PET, 3D, Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine.

15 May 2008

Automatic Corrective Lenses Prescription for the Patient

For the first time, a study combines measurements of abnormalities in the eye with models for assessing how well an individual can see, meaning it may be possible to program a machine to automatically produce prescriptions for corrective lenses.

15 May 2008

Diguang Launches Citywide LED Lighting Project

Diguang International Development Co., Ltd., an emerging, China-based leader in CCFL and LED backlights and LED general lighting technology, today announced launch of a citywide LED lighting project in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, a city of 6.5 million.

15 May 2008

Widescreen Display Brings Enhanced Color/Grayscale to Hospitals

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial and residential LCD, plasma displays and projectors, today announced the 30-inch MultiSync® MD304MC widescreen display, designed exclusively for the demanding needs of medical diagnostic professionals.

15 May 2008