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Automotive Glass Technology Giving Passengers Peace of Mind

PPG Industries is showcasing its Safe and Sound laminated glass in booth 1751 during the SAE World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit during the week of April 14. Safe and Sound glass is the platform for many of PPG's enhanced glazing technologies.

11 Apr 2008

EMCORE to Acquire Optical Platform and Connects Cables Business

EMCORE Corporation announced a definitive agreement with Intel Corporation to acquire the enterprise and storage assets of Intel's Optical Platform Division as well as the Intel® Connects Cables business.

10 Apr 2008

Next Step towards Completion of Prototype Fiber Optic Modulators

Lightwave Logic, Inc announced today that it has delivered its breakthrough electro-optic material to the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences for independent tests that will determine the parameters necessary for the fabrication of the company's initial prototype fiber optic modulators.

10 Apr 2008

General Cable has been Awarded Submarine Long-Haul Fiber Optic Project

General Cable Corporation reported today that its subsidiary, Norddeutsche Seekablewerke GmbH (NSW), has been awarded its first submarine long-haul repeatered fiber optic communications link project.

10 Apr 2008

Researchers Relied on PET and SPECT Imaging to Verify Effectiveness of New Therapy

The extraordinary action of a new cellular therapy came to light as a result of powerful PET and SPECT imaging in a recent study reported in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

10 Apr 2008

Images Reveal Destructive Waves that Destroy Rocket Engines

There's a strange wave phenomenon that's plagued rocket scientists for years, a lurking threat with the power to destroy an engine at almost any time. For decades, scientists have had a limited understanding of how or why it happens because they could not replicate or investigate the problem under controlled laboratory conditions.

10 Apr 2008

Leveraging Consumer Valuation of LED Features

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "The Fast Track for LEDs into Large-Area LCDs: Leveraging Consumer Valuation of LED Features" to their offering.

9 Apr 2008

Agreement with In-Q-Tel for Quantum-Dot Nanotech Pioneer

QD Vision today announced a strategic investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the broader U.S. Intelligence Community.

9 Apr 2008

Novel Imaging Technologies to Solve Biological Problems

Scientific questions are becoming increasingly complex - scientists and engineers must respond by spanning the traditional boundaries between disciplines to develop the sophisticated tools needed to conduct leading research.

9 Apr 2008

Raytheon to provide U.S. Marine Corps with Ground Based Operational Surveillance System

U.S. Marines in Iraq will have enhanced ability to detect hostile troop movements thanks to Raytheon Company's Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS).

9 Apr 2008

Using Metallic Nanotubes to Make Thin Films that are Semitransparent

Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.

9 Apr 2008

New Moonstone Low-Profile Power LED Offers Improved Lumens per Watt Efficiency

Avago Technologies today announced its first 1-Watt cool white Moonstone(TM) power LED emitter for use in a variety of street lamps, portable, task, backlighting, and decorative lighting applications.

9 Apr 2008

ECI Telecom Signs Agreement with Russia's Largest Telecommunications Operators

ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure, announced today that it has signed a cooperative frame agreement with CJSC "Synterra", one of Russia's largest national telecommunications operators.

9 Apr 2008

Using Optical Techniques to Measure Temperature of Flame

Scientists from the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid study the use of optical techniques for the measurement of parameters, mainly of the temperature of the flame, in combustion processes in order to control them automatically, reduce the contamination and increase efficiency.

9 Apr 2008

Company Believes Thin Film CIGS Represents Second Generation Solar Technology

China Nuvo Solar Energy, Inc. announced today that it will be developing a low-cost solar cell based on thin-film CIGS technology with its collaboration partner, Pioneer Materials, Inc., at its pilot production facility in Chengdu, China. CIGS, which stands for copper indium gallium selenium, has achieved the highest efficiency for thin-film photovoltaics at 19.9%, which rivals the performance of crystalline based silicon solar cells.

9 Apr 2008