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Cornell Researchers Developed Ultrafast Optical Oscilloscope

As photonics -- using beams of light in place of electricity for communications and computing -- becomes more common, engineers need new tools for troubleshooting. Now researchers at Cornell have created a way to plot the waveform of an ultrashort-lived optical signal with a resolution of less than a trillionth of a second.

5 Nov 2008

Dupont Teijin Films Joins Holst Centre Program on Flexible Organic Lighting and Signage

DuPont Teijin Films, the world's leading differentiated producer of PET and PEN polyester films, joins the Systems-in-Foil program of Holst Centre, a research initiative of the Flemish and Dutch research centers IMEC and TNO. By getting a major substrate vendor on board, Holst Centre gathers the entire ecosystem of industrial players around its Systems-in-Foil program line.

5 Nov 2008

Canadian Scientists Report Progress Toward a New Type of "Liquid Mirror"

Scientists in Canada are reporting progress toward a new type of "liquid mirror" - mirrors made with highly reflective liquids - whose shape can be changed to provide superior optical properties over conventional solid mirrors.

5 Nov 2008

Researchers Develop Multifunctional and High-Energy Laser Beam System

Researchers with the State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, the CAS Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, have been successful in developing a multifunctional and high-energy laser beam system (also known as the ninth laser beam) at the Shenguang-II Laser Facility (SGII).

5 Nov 2008

Cost-Saving 8-Bit Controllers Drive More LCD Segments with Fewer Pins for Wide Range of Applications

Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are proliferating in an ever-growing array of consumer and industrial products. To help meet the demand for efficient, affordable LCDs, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced three 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) families designed to reduce system cost and power in LCD-based embedded applications.

4 Nov 2008

Freescale LED Driver ICs Complement Samsung's Advanced LED Backlighting Technology

Freescale Semiconductor and Samsung Electronics, a world leader in display technology, have announced their collaboration to address the burgeoning market for energy-saving and environmentally friendly light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

4 Nov 2008

Sunovia Energy Announces LED Partnership with Beacon Products

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the finalization of partnership with Beacon Products, a member of the Varon Lighting Group, for the development and marketing of unique light emitting diode (LED) products.

4 Nov 2008

LumaSense Technologies Announces Release of New Mikron MCL320MF Thermal Imaging Camera

LumaSense Technologies, a leading provider of infrared thermography and non-contact temperature solutions with its Mikron Infrared products, today announced the release of its new Mikron MCL320MF thermal imaging camera.

4 Nov 2008

Design Engineers Find Source for End-to-End LED Solutions

Committed to bringing design engineers the newest technologies first, leading multi-channel electronics distributor Newark, part of the global Premier Farnell Group, announces that it is offering an enhanced range of complete lighting solutions including power LEDs, high-brightness (HB) LEDs, LED drivers, LED controllers, connectors, power supplies, evaluation kits, enclosures and accessories at http://www.newark.com/lighting

4 Nov 2008

Intematix Adds Amber-Color LED to its Growing Line of Packaged Device Solutions

Intematix Corp., a leading innovator in phosphors, LED components and solid state lighting modules, has added an amber-color LED family to its growing line of packaged device solutions. Its new amber-color product line leverages Intematix' patented phosphor technologies in combination with InGaN blue LED chips to create the breakthrough product family.

4 Nov 2008

Teaching Telescope Replaces Venerable Knowles Telescope

A small knot of a dozen people gathered on the Science Center roof today to officially dedicate Harvard's latest teaching telescope, a 16-inch cassegrain telescope built by DFM Engineering in Colorado.

4 Nov 2008

Prosilica Releases Compact GS-Series Periscope-Type CCD Cameras for Machine Vision Applications

Prosilica announces the release of its compact GS-Series periscope-type CCD cameras for machine vision based on Prosilicas GB-Series single-board cameras. These high performance cameras with Gigabit Ethernet interface (GigE visionTM) are aimed at industrial inspection, general machine vision, microscopy, and high-shock and vibration applications.

4 Nov 2008

Hybrid Composites as Functional Materials for Efficient LEDs and Photovoltaic Devices

The Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience) collaborates together with the University of Hamburg in the development of composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as functional materials for efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices.

4 Nov 2008

Novaled to Present at European Tech Tour Semiconductor Summit

Novaled AG, world leader in power efficient and long living Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) has been selected as one of Europe's most successful start ups to present at the European Tech Tour Semiconductor Summit.

4 Nov 2008

Suniva Begins Production of Solar Cells on its New 32MWp Line in Norcross

Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that in less than 12 months after the initial planning it successfully began production of solar cells on its new 32MWp line in Norcross, Georgia.

4 Nov 2008