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First Metropolitan Quantum Cryptography Network Ready for Deployment by 2010

Researchers from the Department of Languages and Systems and Software Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's School of Computing have developed a prototype metropolitan quantum key distribution network that will be ready for deployment by Telefónica on any Spanish urban telecommunications network by 2010. T

17 Nov 2008

DOCOMO Capital Invests in MEMS Camera Development for Major Handset Customers

Siimpel Corporation, a leading supplier of optical micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) based solutions for the mobile market, announced today that it has completed an investment round in support of its groundbreaking MEMS technology and product development for mobile camera applications.

17 Nov 2008

STFC Daresbury Laboratory's ALICE Accelerates to 4 Million Volt Milestone

A major milestone has been achieved in the completion of the UK's next-generation particle accelerator, ALICE, which is set to produce an intense beam of light that will revolutionise the way in which accelerator based light source research facilities will be designed in the future.

17 Nov 2008

Findings Represent Important Advances in Both Biology and Imaging Technology

The bacterial cell wall that is the target of potent antibiotics such as penicillin is actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around the bacterium like a belt around a person, according to research conducted by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

17 Nov 2008

Report Examines Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Photovoltaics from 2007-2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Photovoltaics: 2007-2015" report to their offering.

17 Nov 2008

New Research into Drug Delivery to Treat Eye Disease

Researchers are investigating microneedles, nanoparticles and polymer carriers as potential new techniques to combat the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the United States, according to a report from the Third Annual ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics Research Institute Conference.

17 Nov 2008

Obsidian Strategics Announces Partnership to Offer First 100G/bits DWDM InfiniBand Network Link

Obsidian Strategics(TM), the leader in InfiniBand range extension through its Longbow(TM) family of products, and ADVA Optical Networking, a leading provider of Optical+Ethernet solutions for data, storage, voice and video services, today announced a partnership that would bring the first-ever 100G/bits DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) InfiniBand link to the market.

17 Nov 2008

New Approach to Calibrating Quantum Mechanical Measurement has been Developed by Scientists

A new approach to calibrating quantum mechanical measurement has been developed with particular applications in optics and super-secure quantum communication.

17 Nov 2008

Study Shows Novel Light Device Detects Cancerous Lesions From Normal Tissue

Researchers report promising results for the viability of a portable, handheld device using a specialized light technique that may enhance the differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancers, inflamed scar tissue and normal skin in vivo. Recently published in "Lasers in Surgery and Medicine" (August 2008 issue), the peer-reviewed professional journal of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, the retrospective study discussed the advantages of using Raman microspectroscopy to examine and classify pathologic skin cells.

17 Nov 2008

LDK Solar Signs Supply Agreement with BP Solar International

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar"; NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a three-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to BP Solar International, Inc.

15 Nov 2008

Speakers Illuminate Paths to R+D Success in Solar Energy, Biophotonics and Solid State Lighting

The modern world is the result of innovations developed under a model that no longer works, and companies that want to progress need to employ a new paradigm of open collaboration, reiterated speakers at the well-received SPIE Photonics Innovation Summit on 6 November in the San Francisco-Silicon Valley area.

15 Nov 2008

Carl Zeiss and Visage Imaging to Integrate TRIDELITY’s Autostereoscopic 3D Displays

Norbert Haas, CEO TRIDELITY USA, announced today that the company's Autostereoscopic 3D Displays will be showcased at the Neuroscience 2008 conference in Washington DC, November 15 -19th. Carl Zeiss, the world's leading interactive microscopic and imaging company, as well as Visage Imaging, the makers of the groundbreaking Amira imaging software, have integrated TRIDELITY's interactive, multi-viewer 3D displays with their new microscope imaging and clinical imaging products respectively.

14 Nov 2008

Method Could Improve Sensitivity of Detecting Molecules at Low Concentrations

Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated experimentally and theoretically that the surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in a periodic array can have considerably narrower spectral widths than those of isolated metal nanoparticles.

14 Nov 2008

New Facility to Increase KYOCERA's Global Output to 650 Megawatts Per Year by March 2012

Kyocera Corporation today announced plans to build a new large-scale solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant, located in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, will be the Kyocera Group’s largest manufacturing facility in Japan.

14 Nov 2008

Toward Broad Commercialization of High-Quality, Three-Dimensional Image Holograms

Bayer MaterialScience AG, Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Canadian-based Ultimate Holographic Reproductions Inc. (UHR) announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement. The goal of this agreement is to advance the broad commercialization of high-quality, true-color holographic images.

13 Nov 2008