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Bookham Launches Laser Pump Module Capable of Delivering 20W of Fiber Coupled Power

Bookham, Inc., a provider of optical components for industrial applications, has launched a single emitter-based pump laser module capable of delivering 20W of fiber coupled power into a 105um, 0.15NA fiber. The product is designed to target fiber laser and direct systems for material processing applications, and will allow laser manufacturers to optimize their dollar per watt ratio.

2 Sep 2008

The Future of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging

Imaging has gained attention in many areas of medicine but its relevance and importance in clinical cardiology cannot be underestimated. While chest X-ray and heart radioscopy have been used for many decades, it is the maturation of echocardiography which has propelled non-invasive imaging to the foreground of our diagnostic arsenal in cardiology.

1 Sep 2008

IMEC Signs Agreement with Plextronics to Develop Materials and Inks for Organic Solar Cells

IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute and Plextronics, Inc., an international technology company specializing in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, signed an agreement to collaborate on state-of-the-art materials and inks for organic solar cells.

From imec Inc. 1 Sep 2008

Bruker Announces Launch of New Products and Options for SEM Based Materials Analysis

At the 14th European Microscopy Conference opening today, Bruker AXS Microanalysis announced the European launch of several new products and options for Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) based materials analysis.

1 Sep 2008

Direct Connection to LED Screens from Any HD Digital Source

Today Lighthouse Technologies (Lighthouse), the leading global LED display solution provider, is redefining the industry playing field with its HDMI Integrated LED Processor for True HD image reproduction, the LIP-HD.

29 Aug 2008

LDK Solar to Deliver Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Wafers to Korea-Based Company

LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a seven-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Republic of Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI).

29 Aug 2008

NanoGram Selects OTB as Partner for Solar Pilot Plant

NanoGram Corporation, a leading developer and licensor of advanced products and solutions for optical, electronic and energy applications, today announced that it has selected OTB as one of its contributing partners in building out the company's solar pilot plant currently under construction in Milpitas, CA.

29 Aug 2008

Cutting Edge Laser Offering New Insight into the Tiny World of Activity Taking Place within Cells

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body’s chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as it happens.

28 Aug 2008

Moritex to Preview Latest Innovative Products at Vision 2008

Moritex, specialists in lighting, lenses and vision, have chosen the forthcoming Vision 2008 exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany to preview their latest innovative products for vision and inspection applications.

28 Aug 2008

Forward-Facing Eyes Allow Animals to 'See Through' the Clutter in the World

The advantage of using two eyes to see the world around us has long been associated solely with our capacity to see in 3-D. Now, a new study from a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has uncovered a truly eye-opening advantage to binocular vision: our ability to see through things.

28 Aug 2008