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OmniPixel3 Delivers Sharp Clear and Accurate Color Image

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., the world's largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced its OmniPixel3-HS(TM) architecture, which incorporates a new pixel design that doubles the sensitivity of its 1.75 micron OmniPixel3(TM) architecture to 960 millivolts per lux-second.

11 Feb 2008

TrueFocus Optimizes Image Processing to Maximize Camera Performance

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., the world's largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, today claimed a mobile handset industry first with the introduction of the OV3642, a 1/4-inch, 3 megapixel CameraChip(TM) sensor with TrueFocus(TM) technology embedded on-chip.

11 Feb 2008

First Steps in the Cosmic Distance Ladder

Taking advantage of the presence of light echoes, a team of astronomers have used an ESO telescope to measure, at the 1% precision level, the distance of a Cepheid - a class of variable stars that constitutes one of the first steps in the cosmic distance ladder.

11 Feb 2008

Report Describe Markets for Thin-Film and Organic Photovoltaics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Materials Markets for Thin-Film and Organic Photovoltaics to their offering.

11 Feb 2008

Airship Industries Addresses Critical Security Needs

Surveillance managers and Integrators who work with casinos, transit, educational facilities, shopping malls and other enterprises with critical security needs have been watching many exciting technologies become available from a number of providers over the last few years. The trouble is, these technologies have not been able to work well together to create a seamless, flexible, efficient surveillance environment.

10 Feb 2008

Leading Manufacturer of Multicrystalline Solar Wafers Receives BEP Package

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, has received the completed Basic Engineering Phase (BEP) package for its Trichlorosilane (TCS) plant at its Xinyu, Jiangxi site from CDI Engineering Solutions, a division of engineering outsourcing leader CDI Corp.

9 Feb 2008

Nanoscale Drums Provide Insight into Quantum Physics

Forty years ago, mathematician Mark Kac asked the theoretical question, "Can one hear the shape of a drum?"

9 Feb 2008

Listening to the Sound of a Celestial Black Hole

Scientists hope that a new supercomputer being built by Syracuse University's Department of Physics may help them identify the sound of a celestial black hole.

9 Feb 2008

ESA Welcomes its Latest Guest

ESA's test centre is buzzing with activity and anticipation as it welcomes its latest guest. The gigantic telescope of ESA's space-based infrared observatory, Herschel, is being prepared to be assembled with its spacecraft in the next few weeks.

9 Feb 2008

Acquisition Sets Stage for Cree to Obsolete the Light Bulb in

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. (LLF) in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $77 million, plus up to an additional $26.4 million over a three-year period.

9 Feb 2008

Future Growth Prospects for Corning

Following a fifth consecutive year of increased sales and profitability in 2007, Corning Incorporated's strong innovation portfolio has the company excited about its future growth prospects, Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and chief executive officer, will tell analysts and investors today. "Our strategy is to grow through global innovation," he will say.

9 Feb 2008

LCD TV Becomes the Fastest-Growing Category of Global Glass Demand

Corning Incorporated will tell investors today that it expects global demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) glass to grow 25% to 30% in 2008, representing an increase of more than 450 million square feet of glass. A compound annual growth rate of 25% is expected for the 2007 to 2009 time period.

9 Feb 2008

Corning Showcases Scratch-Resistant Glass and Other Technologies

At Corning Incorporated's annual investor meeting today in New York, the "800-pound gorilla" in the room will be a thin and elegant sheet of glass tough enough to withstand daily use and abuse – without scratching.

9 Feb 2008

Smallest Single-Chip Camera Sensor for Mobile Phones

STMicroelectronics, a world leader in CMOS imaging technology, has introduced market's smallest single-chip camera sensor for mobile applications. Coupling low space requirements with advanced image processing capabilities, ST's latest 2-megapixel mobile-phone camera sensor addresses consumers' appetite for full- featured imaging solutions in ever-more popular thin-profiled handsets.

8 Feb 2008

High-Resolution Surveillance Cameras for High-Profile Imaging Platform

Photon Dynamics, Inc., today announced Raytheon Company has recently awarded a contract to its wholly owned subsidiary Salvador Imaging to supply high-performance surveillance cameras for a combat proven, multi-use imaging system.

8 Feb 2008