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Using Optical Microscope and Tweezers Scientists Study Atoms in Thin Films

To make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystalline sheets. But while some materials grow smooth crystals, others tend to develop bumps and defects – a serious problem for thin-film manufacturing.

22 Jan 2010

Creative Selects Ambarella to Power Its Third-Generation Vado HD Pocket Video Cam

Ambarella, Inc., a leader in low-power, high- definition video compression and image processing semiconductors, has announced that its HD hybrid camera SoC solution is featured in the third-generation Creative Vado HD™ pocket video camera.

21 Jan 2010

ChromaDex Unveils New Agilent 6520 Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer

ChromaDex Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CDXC), a world leader in the development of phytochemical and botanical reference standards, announced the addition of a new Agilent 6520 Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (Q-TOF) Mass Spectrometer to its lineup of analytical capabilities. Controlled by the Agilent MassHunter software, this unit provides unparalleled mass accuracy, mass resolution, sensitivity, in-spectrum dynamic range and speed. This addition complements the vast array of analytical instrumentation that ChromaDex has available to solve the tough problems of its customers.

21 Jan 2010

Optical Society to Launch New Journal on Biomedical Optics and Photonics

The Optical Society (OSA) today announced it is launching a new peer-reviewed journal focusing on biomedical optics and photonics. Biomedical Optics Express will launch this fall with monthly issues, joining OSA's portfolio of 12 peer-reviewed optics journals. Joseph A. Izatt, professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, will serve as the editor-in-chief.

21 Jan 2010

Annual Research Report on Optical Component and Subsystem Industry in China

Optical components include two categories -- subsystem and passive component. Subsystem consists of optical fiber amplifier, optical transceiver, optical transponder and optical line protection subsystem; and passive component is primarily composed of wavelength division multiplexer, optical connector and optical integrated device.

21 Jan 2010

New Application Note Describing SIMD8 Ultra-High Speed Framing Camera Used to Record Detonation of High Explosives

Specialised Imaging Ltd. has released a new application note describing how its SIMD8 ultra-high speed framing camera has been used to record the detonation of high explosives.

20 Jan 2010

Ferrotec Purchases Edwards Vacuum's Temescal Unit

Ferrotec (USA) Corporation, a global supplier of materials, components, and precision system solutions, today announced that it has purchased the Temescal Division of Edwards Vacuum, Inc.

20 Jan 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific Enters Deal to Acquire Ahura Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific, a leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, for $145 million in cash plus the potential for an earn-out payment based on the achievement of certain 2010 financial targets.

20 Jan 2010

X-FAB Offers Foundry Technology for Blu-ray, High-Speed Optical Data Communication

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry, today expanded its 0.35 micrometer technology offerings with the first foundry technology optimized for Blu-ray and high-speed optical data communication applications.

19 Jan 2010

Vertilon Announces New PhotoniQ PMT Data Acquisition Systems for Optical Sensors

Vertilon Corporation, a leader in high performance multichannel data acquisition systems for optical sensors, announced today that it has added the IQSP418 and IQSP518 to its PhotoniQ product line.

19 Jan 2010