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Polysilicon Production in China to Reach 2,000 Metric Tons in 2008

With the global shortage in polysilicon, the key raw material used in the production of solar wafers, to reach its peak in 2008, China's emerging manufacturers are working to tap into that demand.

16 Apr 2008

GMT Enables Breakthroughs Such As Gaining Visual Images of Distant Planets

Though known as fierce rivals in the sporting arena, Texas' flagship universities are uniting in a goal as big as the Universe thanks to a cosmic initiative by Houston businessman and philanthropist George P. Mitchell, founder of Mitchell Energy + Development Corp.

16 Apr 2008

3M Unveils a Range of Cabling Solutions for Machine Vision Applications

Building on the new 3M brand MDR Base Configuration Digital Camera Cable launched earlier this year, the 3M Electronic Solutions Division now offers a range of flexible base configuration cabling solutions for camera-to-framegrabber connection in machine vision applications.

16 Apr 2008

An Easier Way of Taking 3D Images

The car tires have left deep tracks in the muddy forest floor at the scene of the crime. The forensic experts make a plaster cast of the print, so that it can later be compared with the tire profiles of suspects' cars.

16 Apr 2008

New Measuring System for Expensive Lenses

"The lenses used in many optical components today - for instance in car headlamps, or in digital projectors or cameras - are no longer spherical, but have free-form geometries," says Dr. Gunther Notni of the IOF.

16 Apr 2008

Monitors Offer High-Quality Value to Schools and Government Offices

ViewSonic(R) Corp. introduced three additions to its VA Series of LCDs at the Technology in Education Conference and Exposition (TechEd) 2008 -- the widescreen 19-inch VA1903wmb and two traditional 4:3 displays: the 19-inch VA903mb and 17-inch VA703mb.

16 Apr 2008

Enhanced Spectrum PWM Brightness Control Improves Image Quality and Reduces Flicker

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced today a 16-channel, 50 mA constant-current sink LED driver, with an input voltage of up to 17 V. The TLC5943's integrated enhanced spectrum pulse-width modulation (PWM) improves image quality and reduces flicker noise in monochrome, multicolor and full-color LED displays, as well as LED signboards and display backlighting.

16 Apr 2008

Spire Receives Contract from Alpex Exports to Provide Photovoltaic Module Assembly Line

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that it has received a contract from Alpex Exports Pvt. Ltd. to provide a photovoltaic module assembly line for that company's operations in New Delhi, India.

16 Apr 2008

World’s Largest 1080p High-Definition LED Video Displays Will Span 60 Yards

The Dallas Cowboys, whose ingenuity and reputation for excellence are the gold standard in the National Football League, have selected Mitsubishi Electric to provide all of the fully integrated high-definition LED video displays, LED fascia ribbon boards and scoring display systems for their new stadium, which is scheduled to open for the 2009 NFL Football season.

16 Apr 2008

Applications Include Wide Range of Innovative Light Activated Displays

3DIcon Corporation, a development-stage technology company, today announced that its research team at the University of Oklahoma (OU), working under a sponsored research agreement (SRA), has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, covering the rights to the invention of a new optically controlled Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) that can be applied to forming novel light-activated 3D, as well as 2D displays.

16 Apr 2008

System Designed for Photometry of Microscopic Samples in Mineralogy and Cytophotometry

The QDI MP1(TM) is an all solid state system designed for photometry of microscopic samples in such fields as mineralogy and cytophotometry. This rugged instrument is can measure the reflectance, transmittance or fluorescence photometric values rapidly and accurately.

16 Apr 2008

Sensor Provides Precise Illuminance Measurement to Simplify Installation

Avago Technologies today announced a new miniature programmable digital ambient light photo sensor for use in consumer, industrial and automotive applications that provide precise illuminance measurement over a wide range of lighting conditions.

15 Apr 2008

Miniature Optical Incremental Encoders for Automation Applications

Avago Technologies today announced a new series of miniature low cost, high performance three-channel housed optical incremental encoders for use in a wide range of office and industrial automation applications.

15 Apr 2008

ReneSola Signed Six-Year Wafer Supply Contracts with Chinese Companies

ReneSola Ltd, a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar wafers, today announced that it has signed six-year wafer supply contracts with Ningbo Solar Electric Power Co., Ltd. and Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

15 Apr 2008

Diodes Optimized for Solar Cell Panels

IXYS Corporation, a Silicon Valley headquartered semiconductor company, introduces a family of proprietary diodes, the DFP32-005 device family. These diodes are optimized for solar cell panels and space sensitive applications, where the devices can withstand radiation levels found in space.

15 Apr 2008