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Laser Scanner Used in Evaluating the Structural Condition of the City Walls of Avila

The TLS, a laser measuring tool used to detect deterioration within architectural structures, was used by researchers from the University of Salamanca to assess the state of the city walls of Avila. The recently-invented system is used in monument maintenance work, above all on structures built centuries ago.

14 Dec 2008

World Superpowers Unite to Develop Next Gneration Photovoltaic Electricity Generation Capabilities

In the spirit of collaboration, two of the largest solar power research institutes, the Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the American National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the express purpose of forwarding international research and technological development of next-generation photovoltaic electricity generation capabilities.

14 Dec 2008

Australia to Become World Leader in Photonics

The University of Adelaide is poised to become a world leader in photonics and advanced sensing technologies thanks to a major funding injection of $28.8 million from the Australian Government. The government has toda...

14 Dec 2008

Asylum Research and ORNL Release Monograph on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM)

Asylum Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released a detailed 24-page monograph explaining the theory, functionality and applications of Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM).

14 Dec 2008

New Digital Microscope Features Different Magnifications without Changing Lenses

The affordable MSX-500Di Digital Microscope from Moritex incorporates a high quality CCD imaging system and adjustable high-intensity LED lighting enabling it to deliver sharp well-lit images from 1x to 500 x magnification without changing lenses.

14 Dec 2008

Novel X-Ray Technique Allows Scientists to Observe Molecular Motion for the Very First Time

A novel x-ray technique allowing the observation of molecular motion on a time scale never reached before has been developed by a team of researchers from EPFL and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland. Result...

14 Dec 2008

Shield Lens Protection System Receive Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2008 Award of Excellence

The Shield Lens Protection System distributed by Hilco Eyewear that won an Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2008 Award of Excellence, was developed by Aculon, Inc. Aculon, Inc., is a leading developer of nanotechno...

14 Dec 2008

HIDHut Introduce New Supernova LED Shining Three Times Brighter

HIDHut, the online leader for quality discount hydroponic gardening supplies, announces the introduction of the Supernova LED Grow light, a new 270-watt LED grow light. This small but powerful light outshines HIDHut's earlier UFO LED grow light by three times the brightness, but uses one-eighth the energy consumption of a typical HPS grow light with a comparable output.

14 Dec 2008

Applied Precision Introduce New Super-Imaging System Twice the Resolution of Traditional Microscopes

Applied Precision(R), Inc. a leading provider of imaging, measurement, and analysis systems for the life sciences industries announced today that it will introduce a new imaging system at the American Society for Cell Bi...

14 Dec 2008

Engineers Develop Ultra-sensitive Camera Capable of Measuring Planet Sizes with High Precision

U.S. astronomers and engineers have built a new camera to precisely measure the size of planets moving around distant stars. This camera has been dubbed OPTIC ¡X short for ¡¥Orthogonal Parallel Transfer Imaging Camera.

14 Dec 2008

Experts Agrees That Laser is the Future of Medicine

John Bryan lay patiently as his dentist, Dr. Chris Edwards, shot laser energy into his gums, without anesthesia, to reshape them. The procedure lasted just two to three minutes, creating minimal bleeding and discomfor...

14 Dec 2008

New Optical Technique Holds Promise for Potential Early Cancer Diagnosis

A team led by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer has developed a new optical technique that holds promise for minimally invasive screening methods for the early diagnosis of cancer.

11 Dec 2008

Report on the Global and China OLED Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Components and Semiconductors industry is available in its catalogue.

11 Dec 2008

NEC Begins Shipment of New MCUs for Energy-Efficient Lighting Applications

Following the release of the world's first microcontroller (MCU) with four-channel constant-current drive for LED lighting systems, NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) this month began shipment of 14 new 8-bit All Flash® MCUs for energy-efficient lighting applications.

11 Dec 2008

Miniaturized Electronics, Traditional Shape and Size Broaden Application Possibilities

Miniaturized electronics developed by GE Consumer + Industrial engineers and scientists are the enabling technology of a new covered GE Energy Smart® compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb featuring the GE Spiral® CFL inside the glass bulb.

11 Dec 2008