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Report Examines Materials Markets for CIGS Photovoltaics

There will be setbacks but according to a just-published report from NanoMarkets, an industry analysis firm based here, CIGS -- a photovoltaic material technology made of copper-indium-gallium-selenium -- will fulfill its potential as the wonder child of the thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) materials business.

29 Jan 2009

UV Light-Enhanced Tooth Bleaching Not Only a Con, but Dangerous to Your Eyes and Skin

UV light-enhanced tooth bleaching is not only a con, but is dangerous to your eyes and skin, says a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

29 Jan 2009

Blue Light Destroys Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection

Two common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that is described in a paper published online ahead of print in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery.

29 Jan 2009

Use of MRI Improves Diagnosis of Patients in a Vegetative State

A study led by researchers from Catalonia analyses the importance of the use of magnetic resonance imaging to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients in a vegetative state. Until now these tests have not been performed in this type of patient. The results show activation of the auditory and linguistic areas of the brain despite the absence of observable behavioural responses.

28 Jan 2009

New Way of Making LEDs Could See Household Lighting Bills Reduced by up to 75 Percent

A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up to 75% within five years. Gallium Nitride (GaN), a man-made semiconductor used to make LEDs (light emitting diodes), emits brilliant light but uses very little electricity. Until now high production costs have made GaN lighting too expensive for wide spread use in homes and offices.

28 Jan 2009

Engineers Achieve World-Record Speeds for Real-Time Signal Processing

Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego have achieved world-record speeds for real-time signal processing in an effort to meet ambitious goals set by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the first Terabit-scale technology for optical processing. The technology could have widespread ramifications for networking, computing, defense and other industries.

28 Jan 2009

Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Among First in the Country to Use New Micro-Laser

Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are among the first in the country to use a new micro-laser, which uses light energy in place of a cutting tool to remove complicated brain and spine tumors. The technique offers greater precision and efficiency during surgery, reducing the incision size, surgery time and patient recovery period following surgery.

28 Jan 2009

CRi Nuance Demonstration During Spring 2009

LOT are offering a demonstration of the CRi Nuance multispectral imaging system at your site during Spring 2009.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 27 Jan 2009

NASA-Derived Technology Captures Unique Inaugural Image

NASA spinoff technology from the Mars exploration rovers was used to capture a unique panoramic image of President Obama's inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.

27 Jan 2009

Camera Commander System Increases Sensor Quality Control with Automated Analysis for Dramatically Reduced Testing Time

Sarnoff Corporation today announced the launch of Camera Commander™, a complete CMOS and CCD imaging device and camera testing system for camera manufacturers and their users.

27 Jan 2009

SiOnyx Boosts CMOS Sensor Team, Opens West Coast Office

SiOnyx, Inc., the leading innovator in shallow junction photonics - a patented semiconductor process coined 'black silicon' that radically alters the photonic properties of semiconductor devices - has added several leading image sensor scientists and engineers to its team and opened an engineering office in Beaverton, Oregon.

27 Jan 2009

CU-Boulder Professor Wins $3 Million Fellowship from DoD

University of Colorado at Boulder physics Distinguished Professor Margaret Murnane has been named a National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow by the U.S. Department of Defense.

27 Jan 2009

Bookham Introduces 25W Multi-Emitter Fiber Laser Pump Module

Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM), a provider of optical components for industrial applications, has launched a high power multi-emitter pump module capable of delivering 25W out of a 105um fiber with 0.15NA. The product meets fiber laser manufacturers' demands for increased output power and brightness, compact pump configurations, and reduced overall system cost.

27 Jan 2009

Alfalight Unveils Breakthrough in Laser Diode Technology for Lower-Cost, High-Power Laser Systems

Alfalight, Inc., a leading supplier of highly efficient high-power diode lasers, announced today the first details of its breakthrough Surface-Emitting Distributed Feedback (SE-DFB) laser diode technology. This technology uses a significantly different approach at the wafer level to provide a lower-cost system solution with enhanced brightness and ruggedness compared to the edge-emitting laser technology.

27 Jan 2009

NEC LCD Technologies Introduces Two New Amorphous-Silicon TFT-LCD Modules with White LEDs

NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channels in the Americas and Europe, NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH, today introduced two new amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules incorporating white LED backlights for industrial applications.

26 Jan 2009

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Report Examines Materials Markets for CIGS Photovoltaics

UV Light-Enhanced Tooth Bleaching Not Only a Con, but Dangerous to Your Eyes and Skin

Blue Light Destroys Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection

Use of MRI Improves Diagnosis of Patients in a Vegetative State

New Way of Making LEDs Could See Household Lighting Bills Reduced by up to 75 Percent

Engineers Achieve World-Record Speeds for Real-Time Signal Processing

Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Among First in the Country to Use New Micro-Laser

CRi Nuance Demonstration During Spring 2009

NASA-Derived Technology Captures Unique Inaugural Image

Camera Commander System Increases Sensor Quality Control with Automated Analysis for Dramatically Reduced Testing Time

SiOnyx Boosts CMOS Sensor Team, Opens West Coast Office

CU-Boulder Professor Wins $3 Million Fellowship from DoD

Bookham Introduces 25W Multi-Emitter Fiber Laser Pump Module

Alfalight Unveils Breakthrough in Laser Diode Technology for Lower-Cost, High-Power Laser Systems

NEC LCD Technologies Introduces Two New Amorphous-Silicon TFT-LCD Modules with White LEDs

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