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Ikerlan Designs Silicon-Free Photoelectric Module of Easy Incorporation

A team of researchers at the Ikerlan-IK4 technological centre have made a laboratory-scale photoelectric panel which, apart from fulfilling the function of converting solar light into electricity, solves the problems of integratability and availability that current technology presents.

23 Feb 2009

New Light Shed on Marine Luminescence

The phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known that light is generated by chemical reactions in which oxygen molecules play an important part.

23 Feb 2009

Notice of Allowance Covers Laser and Light Therapy Apparatus and Method for Bone Healing

MedX Health Corp., (TSXV.MDX) a global leader in developing drug free, non-invasive low level laser and light therapy for tissue repair and pain relief, today announced that the company has received a Notice of Allowance by the United States Patent + Trademark Office for its MedX Laser and Light Probe use and method for bone healing, bone growth stimulation and bone cartilage regeneration.

23 Feb 2009

AMS Technologies Introduces New Evaluation Board with Laser Diode Driver for Remote Control

AMS Technologies presents the new FL593FL, a combination of evaluation board and laser diode driver for remote control from Wavelength Electronics. Equipped with a USB port, multiple laser diodes can now be easily controlled via computer.

22 Feb 2009

Precisely Measuring One-Neutron Halo using Lasers

Atomic nuclei are normally compact structures defined by a sharp border. About twenty-five years ago, it was discovered at the University of California in Berkeley that there are exceptions to this picture: Certain exotic atomic nuclei contain particles that shear off from the central core and create a cloud, which surrounds the central core like a 'heiligenschein' or halo.

21 Feb 2009

Activation of Neurons with Light by Means of Semiconductor Photoelectrodes

Understanding the mechanisms by which the brain functions is one of the most complex challenges in science. One important aspect is the electrical conduction of stimuli in nerve cells. In order to study neuronal circuits, a sharp metal electrode is usually inserted into the brain to introduce a current.

20 Feb 2009

EvoLux and ZetaLux LED Light Bulbs Receives UL Listing and FCC Certification

Advanced Lumonics, LLC, an early leader in the direct replacement LED lighting market through its consumer oriented EarthLED brand has announced its EvoLux and ZetaLux LED light bulbs have achieved UL Listing and FCC Certification.

19 Feb 2009

MAC 1 Industries Receives Purchase Order From Tyco to Replace Incandescent Bulbs With LED Lights

Publicly traded MAC 1 Industries, Inc. (MIRA) (PINKSHEETS: MIRA) located in Florida is forging ahead with its green initiative to change all incandescent lights throughout America, one light bulb at a time. MAC 1's proprietary LED lights are highly efficient, cost effective, energy savers, and harmless to the environment.

19 Feb 2009

Installed Costs of Solar PV Power Systems in U.S. Declined Significantly from 1998 to 2007

A new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S. shows that the average cost of these systems declined significantly from 1998 to 2007, but remained relatively flat during the last two years of this period.

19 Feb 2009

DOE Honors Universal Display Corporation for Advances in White OLED Lighting

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL), an innovator behind today's and tomorrow's displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED™ phosphorescent OLED technology, today announced that the company was honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its research advances in white OLED lighting performance.

19 Feb 2009

Lighting Up the Lives of the Elderly – Adaptively

Artificial light affects us in subtle ways. At its best, ambient lighting can relax, soothe or excite, but used poorly it can drain us of energy and disrupt sleep. What if lighting could adapt automatically to meet our individual needs?

19 Feb 2009

Physicists Discover Unusual Electronic Properties in Material that has Potential to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Physicists at Rutgers University have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar cell efficiency and computer chip design.

19 Feb 2009

Report Examines Global and US Solar Photovoltaic Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Renewable energies industry is available in its catalogue.

19 Feb 2009

T-Solar Announces Volume Production of PV Modules using SunFab Thin Film Line

T-Solar Global S.A. announced today that it has begun volume production of the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using a SunFab™ Thin Film Line supplied by Applied Materials, Inc.

19 Feb 2009

Konarka Technologies Secures $5 Million in Financing

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has received $5 million in financing in connection with its recently opened production facility in the city of New Bedford.

18 Feb 2009