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The Relationship Between Migratory Birds, Light and Earth's Magnetic Field

A team of researchers at Arizona State University and the University of Oxford are the first to model a photochemical compass that may simulate how migrating birds use light and Earth's weak magnetic field to navigate.

30 Apr 2008

Microscopic X-Ray CT is Expected to Help Scientists Testing Gene Function

A technique called microscopic X-ray computed tomography (microCT) is affording scientists the ability to visualize even the subtlest birth defects in prenatal and postnatal bats, mice, opossums and primates, which one day may lead to new understandings about human birth defects, said Charles Keller, M.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

30 Apr 2008

DRS Technologies Announces Contract to produce Thermal Weapon Sights

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today the receipt of new contract orders totaling over $51 million to produce Thermal Weapon Sights II (TWS II). The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Army’s Research, Development & Engineering Command’s (RDECOM) Acquisition Center at the U.S. Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, acting on behalf of Program Executive Office Soldier at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

30 Apr 2008

Making Medical Imaging Accessible to Billions of People Around the World

With an innovative concept developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ubiquitous cell phone could one day be used to make medical imaging accessible to billions of people around the world.

29 Apr 2008

Unique Test Calibrate Optical Imaging and Monitoring Instrumentation for Returning Shuttles

NASA has once again turned to Sandia's National Solar Thermal Test Facility - aka the Solar Tower - to help evaluate new technology for future space shuttle missions. NASA's most recent testing series in early March evaluated the HYpersonic AeroTHermodynamic InfraRed Measurements (HYTHIRM) systems.

29 Apr 2008

Zecotek to Exhibit at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced it will be exhibiting select imaging and laser products during the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, May 6-9, 2008 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

29 Apr 2008

State-of-the-Art Electro-Optic System Allows Greater Flexibility in Boat Design

Royal Navy's new Astute-class submarines will be using Thales UK's non-hull penetrating, optronic mast. The state-of-the-art electro-optic system will allow greater flexibility in boat design and provide improved surface visibility without giving away the position of the submarine. The optronic mast will be powered by Wind River VxWorks mission-critical real-time operating system (RTOS), it was announced today.

29 Apr 2008

DRS Technologies Receives Order for Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System Subassemblies

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an initial order of $36.4 million on a five-year contract with a projected minimum value of approximately $101 million to produce critical subassemblies for the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) program.

28 Apr 2008

Innovative Image Enhancement Technology Enables 3X Zoom Capabilities for Camera Module and Handset Manufacturers

Tessera Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, today announced its OptiML(TM) Zoom solution is now available for licensing. This innovative image enhancement solution combines unique lens design with specialized algorithms to replace traditional mechanical zoom capabilities, enabling 3X optical zoom capabilities in a compact camera module without moving parts.

28 Apr 2008

Phase III SBIR contract from the US Army for Cadmium Telluride on Silicon Night Vision

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. and EPIR Technologies, Inc. (EPIR) are pleased to announce the award of the second year of a three-year, Phase III SBIR contract from the US Army for developing the manufacturing infrastructure for the commercialization of cadmium telluride (CdTe) on silicon (Si) as the key precursor substrate for the creation of mercury (Hg) cadmium telluride (MCT) based infrared (IR) imaging cameras and systems.

28 Apr 2008