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Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

DTS Digital Images, Inc. has provided custom image processing services for New Line Cinema and Walden Media's Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, the first full-length, live action feature shot in digital 3D (slated for release in Summer 2008 and recently previewed at the Showest conference in Las Vegas).

27 Mar 2008

Protocol Enabling Designers to Create Entire Intelligent Lighting Network Quickly and Easily

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced support for a new protocol in its award winning EZ-Color(TM) design solution for high-brightness (HB) LED intelligent lighting systems. The EZ-Color solution now includes drivers for the DMX512 protocol, enabling designers to create an entire intelligent lighting network quickly and easily with no coding required.

27 Mar 2008

Newly Developed Optical Components Contribute to Breakthrough Size of Projector

SANYO, one of the world's largest manufacturers of 3LCD and DLP projectors, announced details about a new ultraportable projector, the PLC-XW60, which is the industry's smallest and lightest XGA LCD projector.

27 Mar 2008

Asola Wins Contract for the Supply of High-Efficiency Silicon Photovoltaic Solar Modules

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has won a $20 million contract from Krannich Solar, for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules. Krannich Solar, which is one of the largest solar system providers in Europe, will take delivery of Asola's high quality products in 2008.

26 Mar 2008

Nature-inspired Lighting Installation Will Illuminate Sacramento Skyline

Combining innovative light- emitting diode (LED) illumination and nature-inspired artistry, Sacramento's U.S. Bank Tower will feature a dynamic new large-scale architectural lighting facade. The massive light sculpture crowning the building located at 621 Capitol Mall in the Capital City of the State of California is the latest achievement and creative vision of renowned artist Michael Hayden.

26 Mar 2008

SAIC Announces Delivery of Infrared Sensor Ahead of Schedule

Science Applications International Corporation today announced that it has delivered its infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction - Alternative Infrared Satellite System (RR-AIRSS) program ahead of schedule.

26 Mar 2008

Lightwave Logic Commences Production of First Prototype Photonic Chip

Lightwave Logic, a technology company focused on the development of electro-optic polymer chips for applications in high-speed fiber-optic telecommunications and optical computing, has commenced production of its first prototype photonic chip.

26 Mar 2008

Dark Glass Provides Reliable Performance and Imaging

Oerlikon Optics, a leading supplier of precision optical components to entertainment lighting OEMs, is now providing GoboXtreme(TM) Dark blanks to OEMs for imaging by laser ablation or chemical etch processes.

26 Mar 2008

Manufacturing Breakthrough Using Inkjet Technology for Advanced Materials Deposition

FUJIFILM Dimatix, the world's leading supplier of drop-on-demand inkjet printheads for industrial applications, today announced that its cartridge-based Dimatix Materials Printer (DMP) has been used in the world's first known demonstration of inkjet technology for manufacturing photovoltaic solar cells.

26 Mar 2008

Molecular Imaging is a Powerful Diagnostic and Treatment Tool

The recent release of data by the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) showing that positron emission tomography (PET) produced scans revealing disease at a molecular level, which then caused physicians to change treatment plans for more than one-third of participating patients, has corroborated decades of nuclear medicine research.

26 Mar 2008

Miner Library Exhibits Winning Photos Through April

An exhibit of award-winning photographs - intricate, brilliantly colored images of plant, animal and human subjects captured through light microscopes - will open April 1 in the Edward G. Miner Library in the University of Rochester Medical Center.

26 Mar 2008

High Quality Lenses and Optical Systems for the TV and Film Industry

Resolve Optics Ltd. is a leading designer and supplier of high quality, high-resolution lenses and optical systems for the Broadcast TV and Film industry.

26 Mar 2008

Enhanced Lighting Compression Brings New Level of Appeal to Property Photos

Arizona-based VisitMyLuxuryHome.com today introduced a new real estate photographic service that dramatically improves both printed and digital presentations of properties for sale.

26 Mar 2008

Smallest Vimicro Processor for PC and Laptop Camera

Vimicro International Corporation, a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of its latest Web camera processor, VC0343, targeting laptop embedded applications.

26 Mar 2008

Licensing Agreement Provides Company with Access to Philips Lighting Solutions

Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, and Renaissance Lighting have completed a licensing agreement that provides Renaissance Lighting with access to Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions' worldwide patent portfolio.

26 Mar 2008