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Design Plus Powered by Light+Building Award for OPTILED ARRAY Fixtures

Pioneer of LED lighting OPTILED today won a Design Plus powered by Light+Building award for its ARRAY product series.

9 Apr 2010

Amulet Introduces New Plug-and-Play Evaluator Kits for Tianma LCD Displays

Amulet Technologies, a recognized leader in graphical user interface (GUI) solutions, announced today the availability of two new plug & play LCD Evaluator Kits for popular displays from Tianma.

9 Apr 2010

Mitsubishi Brings Unparalleled 3D Home Experience with 60, 65, 73 and 82-inch TVs

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) today announced its 2010 line-up of large screen 3D1 DLP® Home Cinema TVs, which integrate 16-speaker 5.1 channel Dolby® Digital surround sound and internet media streaming capability, delivering the ultimate 3D home entertainment experience.

9 Apr 2010

Hubble Space Telescope Images Spiral Galaxy

The unusual spiral galaxy, Messier 66, is located at a distance of about 35 million light-years in the constellation of Leo.

9 Apr 2010

Advanced Integrated Circuit Transmits Data in Demanding Environments

A new high-speed integrated circuit to reliably transmit data in the demanding environment of the world's largest physics experiment is the fastest of its kind.

9 Apr 2010

Scientists Use CVD Technique to Synthesize Graphene Films

Graphene, the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon, is a potential superstar for the electronics industry. With freakishly mobile electrons that can blaze through the material at nearly the speed of light – 100 times faster than electrons can move through silicon – graphene could be used to make superfast transistors or computer memory chips.

9 Apr 2010

Solar Panels that Mimic Biological Concept Could Produce More Power Than Flat Panels

Flat solar photovoltaic panels are becoming more widespread, but the power they produce varies over the course of the day as the sun’s position changes — unless the panels are mounted on tracking systems to keep them pointed sunward, which adds complexity and expense.

9 Apr 2010

Patriot Taxiway Exhibits KC-135 LED Lighting Kit at ARSAG Conference

The Air Refueling Systems Advisory Group (ARSAG) is holding their annual Conference in Orlando, Florida where Patriot Taxiway Industries is debuting its KC-135 LED Lighting Kit.

9 Apr 2010

NEC Introduces High-Definition 32-Inch LCD Display for Digital Signage Market

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today its new V Series with the debut of the 32-inch V321, a value-driven LCD display ideal for those new to the digital signage market.

9 Apr 2010

Semtech Introduces Advanced Capacitive Sensor IC Platform with Integrated LED Drivers

Semtech Corp., a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the SX864x platform of capacitive sensing ICs that come in 8- and 12-channel models and feature integrated LED drivers.

9 Apr 2010

Texas Instruments Presents Supplier Excellence Award to Photronics

Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLAB), a worldwide leader in supplying innovative imaging technology solutions for the global electronics industry, today announced that Texas Instruments (TI) has singled out Photronics for one of its annual Supplier Excellence Awards, based on outstanding performance.

9 Apr 2010

CommScope Introduces SYSTIMAX 360 UHD Fiber Optic Solution for Data Center Environments

For data centers requiring more floor space and high-performance physical layer connectivity, CommScope Enterprise Solutions, a division of CommScope, Inc., introduces its new SYSTIMAX® 360 Ultra-High Density (UHD) fiber optic solution for data center environments.

9 Apr 2010