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T-Solar Announces Volume Production of PV Modules using SunFab Thin Film Line

T-Solar Global S.A. announced today that it has begun volume production of the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using a SunFab™ Thin Film Line supplied by Applied Materials, Inc.

19 Feb 2009

Konarka Technologies Secures $5 Million in Financing

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has received $5 million in financing in connection with its recently opened production facility in the city of New Bedford.

18 Feb 2009

Nuventix Unveils Three New Active Cooling Solutions for the Solid State Lighting Industry

From Strategies in Light 2009, Nuventix unveiled three new active cooling solutions for the solid state lighting industry: the SynJet PAR20 LED Cooler, SynJet 3-inch LED Cooler and SynJet PAR30 LED Cooler.

18 Feb 2009

Hundred Metre Virtual Telescope Captures Unique Detailed Colour Image

"This is one of the first images made using near-infrared interferometry," says lead author Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin. Interferometry is a technique that combines the light from several telescopes, resulting in a vision as sharp as that of a giant telescope with a diameter equal to the largest separation between the telescopes used.

18 Feb 2009

New Imaging Technique Developed by Researchers Overcomes Limit of Diffraction

A new imaging technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois overcomes the limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single nanocrystal with a resolution of less than one angstrom (less than one hundred-millionth of a centimeter).

18 Feb 2009

Major Technology Advancements in BiCMOS Platform to Enable New Optoelectronics Applications

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in "More than Moore" technologies, today announced five new options for its 0.6 micrometer BiCMOS technology platform, two of which deliver first-of-a-kind capabilities for the emerging and rapidly expanding optoelectronics market.

18 Feb 2009

Project Could Save the Vision of Millions

In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.

17 Feb 2009

Centurio C100 Offerring Outstanding Recording Speed of Over 100.000 Frames/s

Centurio C100 has a CMOS image sensor which offers a 1280 x 1024 resolution and an outstanding maximum recording speed of over 100.000 frames/s at reduced resolution. This camera is an ideal solution for all the high speed recording needs where very high frame rates and high image quality is needed.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 17 Feb 2009

Roller Coaster Ride Continues in LCD Panel and Equipment Sales

TFT-LCD equipment grew 30% in 2008 but will drop 41% in 2009, according to the report LCD Market: Technology Directions and Market Analysis, recently published by The Information Network a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company.

17 Feb 2009

IntertechPira Announces 10th Installment of Internationally Renowned LEDs Conference

IntertechPira is pleased to announce that the 10th installment of its internationally renowned LEDs conference series will be held October 20-22, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

17 Feb 2009

The Structure's Graded Depths Arrest Light at Multiple Locations and Different Frequencies

Light waves transmit data with much greater speed than do electrical signals, says Qiaoqiang Gan, a Ph.D. candidate at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. If they are guided with sufficient precision inside the tiny circuits of an electronic chip, they can bring about applications in spectroscopy, sensing and medical imaging.

17 Feb 2009

CST-90 Features Large Chip, High-Brightness, High-Efficiency Levels

Luminus Devices, Inc., today announced the CST-90 white PhlatLight® LED, the newest addition to the PhlatLight LED family of products developed for fixture manufacturers in the general lighting industry.

17 Feb 2009

SSL2101 Enable LEDs to Operate and Dim With Existing Infrastructure to Further Improve Energy Efficiency

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the launch of the SSL2101 - the world's first integrated dimmable mains LED driver. The NXP SSL2101 is a small form factor Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) controller IC specifically designed to drive LED devices and provide dimming capabilities to further improve the energy efficiency of LED lighting.

17 Feb 2009

Future Lighting Solutions Introduces Polymer Optic's 230 Color Mixer Reflector for LUXEON Rebel Power LEDs

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Polymer Optic's 230 Color Mixer Reflector for LUXEON® Rebel Power LEDs, the first off-the-shelf optic for solid-state lighting applications requiring uniform mixing of multiple LED light sources.

17 Feb 2009

MicroOLED Setting Milestone for 3D Mobile Video and Gaming

MicroOLED, a recognized leader in the development of efficient organic light emitting diode) technologies (OLED), today announced the release of a new high-definition multimedia interface allowing its high-resolution microdisplays to connect to the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) OMAP™ platform.

17 Feb 2009