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Coastal Defences Could be Made Invisible

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an 'invisibility cloak' that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defences.

2 Oct 2008

German Specialty Glass Maker Launches Tender Offer for Moritex

German specialty glass maker Schott AG has announced that it will launch a tender offer for Japanese optical equipment maker Moritex Corp., aiming to acquire more than 50% of outstanding Moritex shares.

2 Oct 2008

How Cornea Uses Stem Cells to Repair Itself

A group of researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland has published a study appearing in the Oct 1 advance online edition of the Journal Nature that shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself.

2 Oct 2008

Rigid TV Screens and Still Image Posters are to be a Thing of the Past

Rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are to be a thing of the past as new research, published today, Thursday, 2 October, in the New Journal of Physics, heralds the beginning of a technological revolution for screen displays.

1 Oct 2008

Miniature Ruggedised Zoom Lens from Resolve Optics Delivers High Performance and Flexibility

Resolve Optics Ltd. has introduced a ruggedised miniature varifocal zoom lens that has enabled development of a multiplatform Head-Up Display (HUD) camera.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 1 Oct 2008

Syntec Optics Announces Million Dollar Expansion

Syntec Optics, recipient of the prestigious 2008 Frost + Sullivan Growth Excellence Award in the North American polymer optics market, announces new manufacturing capacity that directly correlates with its focus on innovation. Syntec is also actively seeking more staff. To quote the Frost and Sullivan award, "Syntec Optics, through its commitment to innovation and consistent focus on profitability, is rapidly growing at an average annual growth rate of 16%

1 Oct 2008

Queensland University Houses Australian First Animal Scanner System

UQ's cutting edge technology has expanded with the acquisition of an Australian first animal scanner system, part of a new National Imaging Facility (NIF).

30 Sep 2008

AMS Technologies Announces Availability of New Case with Fiberoptic Cleaners

AMS Technologies announces the availability of a new case with fiberoptic cleaners. The case contains fiberoptic cleaners of NTT-AT’s Optipop series and enables the cost-efficient and compact cleaning of fiberoptic connectors and adapters in the field, at the production and in the laboratory.

30 Sep 2008

Carmanah Technologies Receives Order to Supply Solar-Powered Portable Airfield Lights

Carmanah Technologies Corporation has received a follow up order through Dubai-based GESOLAR -- the company's authorized aviation distributor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- to supply additional solar-powered portable airfield lights for civilian airfield applications. This latest order, valued at more than $1.2 million, provides the tools to enhance visibility and safety at remote airfields using stand-alone LED (light emitting diode) lights.

30 Sep 2008

Discovery Moves Scientists a Significant Step Closer to Preventing Blindness

A team of scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has created the first genetic research model for a microscopic part of the eye that when missing causes blindness. The research appears in a recent issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

30 Sep 2008

Innovative Optical Technology Aimed at Improving Colon Cancer Prevention

Researchers at NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Northwestern University have discovered that fiber optic technology can for the very first time effectively measure blood levels in the colonic lining (mucosa) in humans, thus having potential applications for analyzing risk of colon cancer. The study appears in the October 2008 issue of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.

30 Sep 2008

New Products Bring Smaller Footprint and Energy Savings to Lighting Applications

Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, today announced that it has further expanded its Zetex ZXLD LED driver series with the introduction of three new miniature LED drivers offering improved accuracy and thermal performance.

30 Sep 2008

Pacnet Accelerates Network Upgrades With Infinera's Digital Optical Networking System

Pacnet has selected Infinera as one of its key suppliers to enable rapid network capacity upgrades across strategic parts of its networks in Asia and US.

30 Sep 2008

BAE Developed and Delivered to U.S. Army New Helmet-Mounted Night-Vision Goggle

BAE Systems has developed and delivered to the U.S. Army a new helmet-mounted night-vision goggle system that combines visible, low-light, and infrared imagery for all-weather use in darkness and in other visibility-limiting conditions.

30 Sep 2008

Lucid Receives FDA Clearance to Market VivaScope in U.S.

Lucid, Inc. today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its VivaScope® System. VivaScope confocal imagers provide noninvasive, in vivo cellular resolution images of skin and are now specifically cleared "...for review by physicians to assist in forming a clinical judgment."

30 Sep 2008