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Energy Photovoltaics Announced Series of Organizational Changes

Energy Photovoltaics, Inc. (EPV), a thin-film photovoltaic module manufacturer with headquarters in New Jersey, USA, announced today a series of organizational and senior staff changes that reflect the new direction of the company. Approved by its Board of Directors and shareholders, Energy Photovoltaics, Inc., will now operate as EPV SOLAR, Inc., effective immediately.

19 Oct 2007

BTI Photonic Changing Name and Plans to Open a New Design Centre

BTI Photonic Systems is changing its name to BTI Systems and has plans to open a new design centre in Marlborough, Mass.

18 Oct 2007

World's Largest Digital Camera Will Soon Be Scanning the Sky

A colossal 1.4 gigapixel digital camera has just been deployed on the Pan-STARRS-1 (PS1) telescope in Maui, Hawaii. The PS1 is the first of four identical telescopes that make up a $100 M project designed to search the sky for potentially hazardous asteroids.

18 Oct 2007

Two-Color Two-Photon Absorption Has Been Used to Image Blood Vessels

A US team has developed a technique to image hemoglobin in red blood cells with micrometer resolution, but without the need to inject external contrast agents or dyes into the blood. The method might also differentiate between oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin, which would be a crucial step in cancer studies. (Optics Letters, 32, 2641).

18 Oct 2007

nLight Continues its Rapid Growth with Acquisition of Fiber Manufacturer

nLight of the US has announced the acquisition of Liekki, the Finnish fiber manufacturer. The acquisition, which will be completed by the end of the month, will enable nLight to expand its product portfolio to supply a complete chain from semiconductor lasers and fibers to optical modules.

18 Oct 2007

'Seeing in the Dark' Internet Telescope

It appears that video games are not the only hot item in the cosmos. In its first month of operation, the Seeing in the Dark Internet Telescope (SIDIT) has shot images of distant galaxies and nebulae in response to requests from more than 1,000 students around the world.

17 Oct 2007

Laser-Based Counter-Measure to Protect Civilian Aircraft From Enemy Missiles

Israel has selected a laser-based counter-measure system to protect civilian aircraft from enemy missiles.

16 Oct 2007

37" LCD Television Screen Illuminate by Seven PhlatLight LED Modules

Luminus Devices, Inc. and Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) Inc. have announced that they will demonstrate their PhlatLight BLU (Backlight Unit) for LCD TVs during the Flat Panel Display International 2007 Conference. T...

16 Oct 2007

Researchers Developed New Lighting Material That Enhances LCD Clarity

A joint South Korea-U.S. research team said Tuesday that they have developed a new lighting material that greatly enhances liquid crystal display (LCD) clarity in an outdoor environment.

16 Oct 2007

Website Devoted to Planning and Installing Fiber-Optic Communications Systems

The Fiber Optic Association says it is working to fill a void in the information available about fiber optics by creating a web site devoted to information for end users considering fiber-optic communications systems and/or planning and installing a network.

15 Oct 2007