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Heat Spreader Segments Feature Extremely Precise Edges and Compliant Metallization While Delivering High Thermal Management Benefits of Diamond

sp3 Diamond Technologies, Inc. (sp3), a leading supplier of diamond products, equipment and services, and Stellar Industries Corp. (Stellar), specializing in thermal management materials and metallization, today announced the availability of new, turnkey metalized diamond heat spreading segments that enable precise critical edges combined with reliable bonding for edge-emitting laser diodes.

26 Jan 2010

PPG Wins Grant to Develop New Glass Technology for OLED Lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) a $1.6 million grant for the development of a low-cost glass substrate to promote the commercialization and mass production of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting.

26 Jan 2010

New Imaging and Machine Vision Handbook From STEMMER IMAGING

The 4th edition of STEMMER IMAGING's extremely popular Imaging + Machine Vision handbook is now available.

26 Jan 2010

ChipWrights Releases New Hardware Kit for Designing IP Cameras, Digital Signage

ChipWrights, Inc.—part of AD Group—announced its new hardware development kit based on the CW5631 System-on-Chip, which is widely used in the design of multimedia applications. Target applications include: IP cameras, IPTVs, digital video recorders, personal media players, digital signage, and video conferencing.

25 Jan 2010

New Report Reveals Blu-Ray Players Penetrating Into DVD Player Market

High-volume shipments of Blu-ray players, most of which feature network connectivity, are finally making inroads into the broader disc player and recorder market, reports In-Stat. By 2013, Blu-ray player shipments will still lag slightly behind the 90 million DVD player unit shipments. However, higher average selling prices will put Blu-ray player revenue at more than 4 times as large as DVD player revenue.

25 Jan 2010

Market Research Report on Digital TV Market in Germany

The map illustrates the digital television market in Germany. Published quarterly, the Germany Digital TV Market Map is a precious resource for those who need a concise overview of the German TV market. The Germany Digital TV Market Map is an easy-to-reference resource to understand the television market in the country.

25 Jan 2010

Ricoh and Cal Poly Open Digital Printing Lab to Mark International Printing Week

Ricoh Americas Corporation and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) officially opened the Ricoh Digital Printing Laboratory in conjunction with the university's celebration of International Printing Week commemorating Benjamin Franklin, an early pioneer of printing technology.

25 Jan 2010

NASA Ames to Employ Raydiance Ultrafast Laser in Next-Generation Microfluidics Devices

Raydiance Corporation, developer of the world’s first commercial-grade ultrafast laser, today announced it has partnered with the Small Spacecraft Division in the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to develop advanced microfluidics devices for space-based biological experiments.

25 Jan 2010

Market Analysis on European Energy Efficient Lighting

Greater emphasis on energy savings in the lighting sector and new legislation on phasing out inefficient lighting will help the European energy efficient lighting (EEL) market bounce back from negative growth by 2010. As all of Europe switches over to more energy-efficient lighting technology, the mainstream compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), halogen lamps and high growth, light emitting diodes (LED) lamps sectors will see steady growth rates in the years ahead.

25 Jan 2010

Ophir-Spiricon Launches New Laser Beam Analysis System

Expanded Family of Beam Analysis Systems Now Features Partitioning,.Net Automation Interface, and Camera Sharing

25 Jan 2010

New Study on Random Lasers

When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser generated by an electrically conducting polymer, no one knew how it worked.

25 Jan 2010

e2v and Bayspec Partnership Offers New OCT Spectral Engine

e2v, the leading designer, developer and manufacturer of CCD and CMOS imaging sensors and cameras, and Bayspec, Inc., a world leader in advanced spectroscopy solutions, have announced that their successful partnership has delivered a new Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) spectral engine.

23 Jan 2010