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Sewing DNA Thread with Lasers, Hooks and Microbobbins

Japanese scientists have made a micro-sized sewing machine to sew long threads of DNA into shape. The work published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Lab on a Chip demonstrates a unique way to manipulate delicate DNA chains without breaking them.

10 Jul 2008

Digital Sensor Superior to Other Large-Format Digital Airborne Imaging Technology

The new Leica ADS80 airborne digital sensor is superior to any other large-format digital airborne imaging technology available today.

10 Jul 2008

Examining Stars and Star Clusters at the Farthest Reaches of Space

A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. This invisible light makes up 98% of the light emitted since the "big bang," and may provide insights into the earliest stages of star and galaxy formation almost 14 billion years ago.

10 Jul 2008

New Laser Platform Designed Specifically for Photovoltaic Applications

Deep Photonics Corp., an innovative technology company manufacturing deep ultraviolet fiber laser solutions for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic marketplace, today announced the introduction of the FLP-266-PPP, a 2 watt Picosecond 266 nm fiber laser featuring adjustable pulse width, pulse burst packets, and variable pulse packet frequency.

10 Jul 2008

WITec Microscope Technology Selected as Winner of Prestigious 2008 R+D 100 Award

WITec microscope technology has been selected as a winner of the prestigious 2008 R+D 100 Award. It honors the automated Confocal Raman and Atomic Force Microscope combination alpha500 as one of the 100 most technologically significant innovations of the year.

10 Jul 2008

Taking the Guesswork Out of Brilliant In-Focus Pictures

Eastman Kodak Company today announced the latest addition to its Z-Series line of digital cameras, bringing consumers greater control when taking pictures under various lighting conditions and distances. The KODAK EASYSHARE Z1015 IS Digital Camera offers maximum versatility for serious photographers to easily handle both long-distance and wide-angle shots, while also incorporating Kodak's innovative Smart Capture feature, which adjusts the camera's settings for a great picture in virtually any environment -- automatically.

10 Jul 2008

ATK and Elbit Systems to Develop Laser-Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket

Elbit Systems Ltd. and Alliant Techsystems announced today that they have signed a teaming agreement to develop the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket - Laser (GATR-L).

9 Jul 2008

Semiconductor Industry's Quest to Make Faster and Cheaper Chips

A breakthrough discovery at UC San Diego may help aid the semiconductor industry's quest to squeeze more information on chips to accelerate the performance of electronic devices. So far, the semiconductor industry has been successful in its consistent efforts to reduce feature size on a chip. Smaller features mean denser packing of transistors, which leads to more powerful computers, more memory, and hopefully lower costs.

9 Jul 2008

Delivering Razor-Sharp, True-to-Life High-Definition Video and Still Images

TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the world's first in-light high definition (HD) operating room camera. The TruVidia HD captures and transmits razor sharp, true-to-life images with 1080 lines horizontal resolution and 2 million pixels. The images are more than twice as clear as those available from standard definition (SD) cameras.

9 Jul 2008

HumanWare Announces Addition of Four New Video Magnifiers at Vision 2008

HumanWare expands its low vision product line with the announcement of four new video magnifiers at Vision 2008, an international conference on low vision being held in Montreal this week. With these new products, HumanWare is better able to serve the needs of the growing number of people with low vision - those whose vision cannot be completely corrected even with the most powerful prescription glasses.

9 Jul 2008

Scalpel is Giving Way to a New Generation of Lasers

Laser technology has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR 10.1 million in financing, is underway to develop a new line of lasers for biomedical applications.

8 Jul 2008

UV Light Therapy More Beneficial for Darker-Skinned Patients

An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show.

8 Jul 2008

Even Contact Lenses are Going Green

Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact ...

8 Jul 2008

Advance Could Lead to Next-Generation Solar Cells

MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods.

8 Jul 2008

TFPV Market will Generate Well over $20 Billion by 2015

According to NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market will produce the equivalent of 26 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 and will generate well over $20 billion in revenues in that same time frame.

8 Jul 2008