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Rice University Researchers Find Plasmonic Material That Let Pass Terahertz Beam Completely

Very often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of terahertz signals, but there it was: a plasmonic material that would, with adjustments to its temperature and/or magnetic field, either stop a terahertz beam cold or let it pass completely.

8 Dec 2009

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes Help Solve Puzzle of Cosmic Rays

Washington University physicists are closing in on the origin of cosmic rays

8 Dec 2009

Scientist Demonstrates World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser

Air Force Office of Scientific Research and National Science Foundation-funded professor, Dr. Xiang Zhang has demonstrated at the University of California, Berkeley the world's smallest semiconductor laser

8 Dec 2009

Carmanah Technologies and PTL Solar Announce Partnership on Solar LED Lighting Technology

Carmanah Technologies and PTL Solar™ today announced a manufacturing partnership that will bring leading-edge solar LED lighting technology to the Middle East and selected countries in Africa. PTL Solar and Carmanah have partnered to manufacture solar LED lighting solutions for outdoor lighting applications at a facility under ENPARK in Dubai.

8 Dec 2009

Research Report on Wireless Lighting Control IP and Litigation

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/110fea/wireless_lighting) has announced the addition of the "Wireless Lighting Control IP & Litigation" report to their offering. Intelle...

8 Dec 2009

Vu1 Posts New Documentary on ESL Lighting Technology

Vu1 Corporation (OTCBB: VUOC) today posted an updated documentary in which the company’s Electron Stimulated Luminescence™ (ESL™) lighting technology is shown in a self-contained model of a screw-in bulb for the first time. The three minute video features an updated demonstration of ESL with all the electronics contained inside the light bulb which screws into any standard Edisonian style light socket.

8 Dec 2009

LedEngin Introduces LuxPAR LED Lighting Products

LuxPAR PAR38 Delivers Lux on Target™ and Industry’s Widest Dimming Range for Commercial and Retail Downlighting Applications

8 Dec 2009

100MW Solar Power Plant to be Constructed by Solarfun

Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Solarfun" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic cells and modules in China, today announced that Jiangsu Linyang Solarfun Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solarfun, has signed an agreement with the government of Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, under which Solarfun agreed to build a 100MW solar power plant. To support this project, Solarfun agreed to construct a module production facility in Jiayuguan City.

7 Dec 2009

New Generation of Optical Sensors Enables Development of Lighting-Fast Trace Gas Detectors

A new generation of optical sensors is enabling the development of robust, long-lasting, lighting-fast trace gas detectors for use in a wide range of industrial, security and domestic applications.

7 Dec 2009

Philips Announces Availability of LED Retrofit Lighting Solutions in Canada

Philips announces that Canadian consumers now have access to more than 100 energy-efficient CFL, halogen, and recently launched LED retrofit screw-based lighting solutions, meeting a broad range of needs, applications and comfort levels.

5 Dec 2009

Eastman Kodak Company and LG Electronics Sign Technology Cross-License Deal

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) announced today that it has entered into a technology cross-license agreement with LG Electronics, Inc., which will allow each company broad access to the other’s patent portfolio.

5 Dec 2009

Eastman Kodak Company to Divest its OLED Business to LG Companies

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) announced today that it will sell substantially all the assets associated with its OLED business to a group of LG companies. This move will tighten Kodak’s investment focus and strengthen its financial position. Financial details were not disclosed.

5 Dec 2009

Xodtec to Exhibit LED Lighting Products at Taipei International Expo

Xodtec Group USA, Inc. (OTCBB:XODG) (the “Company”), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced that its various LED lighting products are going to be displayed in Taipei Building Construction & Decoration Exposition.

5 Dec 2009

Cree Buys Semi-Insulating SiC Patents from Daimler AG

Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) announces that it has acquired a portfolio of patents and patent applications related to semi-insulating silicon carbide (SiC) material and power device technology from Daimler AG. The portfolio consists of approximately 20 patent families, including issued patents in the United States, Germany, Japan, and China. U.S. Patent No. 5,856,231 (‘231) titled “Process for Producing High-Resistance Silicon Carbide” is an important piece of the portfolio that relates to the manufacturing of semi-insulating SiC using vanadium doping.

5 Dec 2009

Four Door Media Earns License to Design Optical Computer Mouse in Shelby Vehicle Shapes

Four Door Media, Inc., designer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialized computer based products and accessories, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with racing legend Carroll Shelby/Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. The company is now authorized to design its car-shaped, wireless and wired optical computer mouse products, Road Mice(TM) in the shape of Shelby's current and classic vehicles. With the new agreement, Four Door Media will develop and market various Shelby vehicle replicas such as the Shelby GT-500 and Shelby Cobra that function as computer mice or pointing devices.

5 Dec 2009