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Primary Mirror Blank Assembly Delivered to ITT for GeoEye-2

GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, announced that the glass mirror blank for its advanced, next-generation Earth imaging satellite has been delivered to ITT Corporation.

10 Jun 2008

TXP Corp Introduces RF Return Capable Optical Network Terminals

TXP Corporation, an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for the telecommunications industry, has introduced the first of its standards-compliant RF return capable Optical Network Terminals (ONT), giving service providers a practical solution for delivering video and television services to residential customers over GPON while maintaining backward compatibility with existing set-top boxes (STB).

10 Jun 2008

Agreement Will Give a Strong Boost to the Construction Materials Market

HeidelbergCement and Italcementi signed a licensing agreement for joint use of a series of cement and photocatalytic binders developed by Italcementi and the TX Active photoactive cement brand.

10 Jun 2008

Video Correction LSI Significantly Improves Video Quality Under Low Light

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. today announced it has developed "ML87V21072," a video correction LSI for monitoring cameras with a noise reduction function and a FIFO frame memory.

10 Jun 2008

New Software Makes it Easy for Inexperienced Staff to Run Day-to-Day Analysis

SEMICON West 2008, San Francisco, July 15-17, will see the debut of a new release of PANalytical's proven software for thickness and composition of thin films by X-ray fluorescence (XRF).

From PANalytical 9 Jun 2008

New Telecentric UV Scanning Lenses to Accommodate Large Input Beam Diameters

Special Optics, a Navitar company and manufacturer of high precision F-Theta scan lenses introduces four new telecentric UV scanning lenses to accommodate large input beam diameters of up to 17mm and wavelengths of 266 or 355nm. Lens focal lengths include 34mm, 50mm and two at 100mm with scan fields of 9mm, 20mm, 45mm, and 55mm, respectively.

9 Jun 2008

Free Form Technology to be Showcased at Display Taiwan 2008

AU Optronics Corp. today unveiled the world's thinnest* 13.3-inch TFT-LCD, the world's lightest* 46-inch TFT-LCD with CCFL backlight, and the world's most power-saving 10.2-inch TFT-LCD. These new, leading-edge green technologies are designed to meet the growing worldwide demand for energy-saving 3C products.

9 Jun 2008

The Most Cutting-Edge Technology Available for Indoor Display Systems

Mitsubishi Electric has been chosen by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) to supply and install a new 17-screen scoreboard featuring a cutting-edge Diamond Vision(TM) high-definition display system at the Air Canada Centre, home of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Toronto Raptors.

9 Jun 2008

Revolutionizing the Worlds of Computing and Communications

The exciting progress was made in the important field of quantum optics and discussed recently at a high level conference organised by the European Science Foundation in collaboration with the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Österreich (FWF) and the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (LFUI).

5 Jun 2008

World’s First Truly Usable Solid State LED MR-16

Synergy, by USHIO, is the world's most efficient, longest life MR-16 lamp ever manufactured. Synergy is the ultimate combination of proprietary LED packaging technology, a patented optical system, premium thermal management and a highly efficient electronic design. Now that's Synergy, the USHIO way!

5 Jun 2008

Model Predicts Price Decline for LED Backlights will be Steep

But costs remain an issue in the adoption of LED backlights for larger-sized LCDs. Using a new cost model tool developed by Insight Media and validated by industry experts, the model finds that the price decline for LED backlights will be steep, allowing a rapid changeover to begin around 2011.

5 Jun 2008

Making MicroTouch DST the Preferred Touch Technology for Large-Screen Displays

3M Touch Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M and a leading innovator and manufacturer of touch technology, today announces that Bi-Search International (BSI), a leading LG Displays solutions provider and OEM display component supplier, will offer interactive displays integrated with 3M MicroTouch"! DST touch systems in screen sizes ranging from 32 to 46 .

5 Jun 2008