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Spire Dedicates 50,000 Square Foot Facility to Manufacture Solar Concentrator Cells

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Spire Semiconductor, will provide dedicated, large-scale contract design and manufacturing capabilities to manufacturers of solar concentrator cells within its 50,000 square foot facility in Hudson, New Hampshire.

From Veeco 24 Jan 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Absorbing More than 99.9 Percent of Light

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man.

24 Jan 2008

Emcore to Supply Solar Concentrator Photovoltaic Components to Spanish Market

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it will supply its world-leading solar Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) components and systems to the Spanish market through several agreements.

24 Jan 2008

Amtech Enters into Research Agreement to Develop Diffusion Furnace System

Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its subsidiary, Tempress® Systems, Inc., has entered into a research agreement to develop an in-line or conveyor diffusion furnace system for the solar industry.

23 Jan 2008

Consarc Opens New PV Division

Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group (IG) Company, has announced the formation of a new division dedicated solely to the Photovoltaic (PV) industry. Consarc, coordinated with the efforts of other IG companies, will apply its 45+ years of experience in advanced vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnace technologies to the mass production and processing of solar grade silicon.

22 Jan 2008

Solar Silicon Technology Combines Photovoltaic Efficiency with Manufacturing Economics

AOS Solar is developing Solar Silicon 4.0 technology that combines crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) efficiency with low cost, high throughput thin film manufacturing economics.

21 Jan 2008

New Lasers for High-Precision Applications

JDSU will be highlighting new commercial lasers at this week's Photonics West conference in the San Jose Convention Center. JDSU's booth will feature multiple commercial laser and optical communications solutions that support a wide range of applications, including microelectronic, biophotonics and inspection, among others.

21 Jan 2008

ITT Corporation Announces a $174.7 Million Order from U.S. Army

ITT Corporation today announced that its night vision business was awarded an order from the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command Acquisition Center totaling $174.7 million. The order is for the AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular—ITT's most versatile night vision unit—and spare image tubes. It is the latest order for the Omnibus VII contract awarded by the U.S. Army in September 2005.

17 Jan 2008