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Restoring Sight, One Pixel at a Time

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) are developing a tiny camera for prosthetic systems that can be implanted directly into the human eye and connected to the retina, the part of the eye that converts visual information into electric signals that travel to the brain. Such an implantable camera would represent an important milestone in the ultimate goal of providing limited vision to those rendered blind by certain diseases, via a fully implantable retinal prosthetic device.

26 Aug 2007

X-Rite Acquire Color Matching Specialist

X-Rite, Incorporated a leading provider of color solutions for measuring, formulating, matching, and simulating color, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Pantone, Inc. for $180 million. The deal is expected to close in the fall of 2007.

24 Aug 2007

GE Acquire Leading Producer of High Resolution Computed Tomography

GE Inspection Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire phoenix|x-ray, a leader in high-resolution computed tomography (CT) / X-ray technology used in non-destructive testing (NDT) applications. The transaction will be completed upon receipt of regulatory approvals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

23 Aug 2007

ESO Launch New Near Infrared Imaging Capacity and Advance Astronomy

Europe's flagship ground-based astronomical facility, the ESO VLT, has been equipped with a new 'eye' to study the Universe. Working in the near-infrared, the new instrument - dubbed HAWK-I - covers about 1/10th the area of the Full Moon in a single exposure. It is uniquely suited to the discovery and study of faint objects, such as distant galaxies or small stars and planets.

23 Aug 2007

Hinode Provides New Insights Into Workings of Solar Flares

With its Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), effectively a solar speed camera, it is now possible to pinpoint the source of eruptions during solar flares and to find new clues about the heating processes of the corona.

22 Aug 2007

Enormous Detector Makes First Real-Time Detection of Elusive, Low-Energy Neutrinos Streaming from Sun's Core

An international team of researchers has detected low-energy solar neutrinos--subatomic particles produced in the core of the sun--and measured in real-time the rate the particles hit our planet.

21 Aug 2007

Scottish Universities to Collaborate on Imaging of the Brain

Research into conditions like strokes, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and cancer will be significantly advanced by a unique collaboration between six Scottish universities, launched today. SINAPSE (The S...

21 Aug 2007

Veeco Next Generation Surface Profiling System for Semiconductors from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc., today announced the release of its latest generation of industry-leading SP products for backend semiconductor metrology. The Wyko(R) SP9900(TM) Surface Profiling System performs critical measurements that support high yield and device reliability for advanced high-density interconnect (HDI) packages.

From Veeco 21 Aug 2007

Chemically Sensitive MRI Could be Used to Detect Progression of Diseases Non-Invasively

A new chemical compound which could remove the need for patients to undergo certain invasive diagnostic tests in the future has been created by scientists at Durham University. Research published in the academic journal...

20 Aug 2007