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GLAST Ready For Launch

NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, arrived Tuesday at the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center to begin final preparations for launch.

8 Mar 2008

Mapping the Interior of Interstellar Clouds

Astronomers have measured the distribution of mass inside a dark filament in a molecular cloud with an amazing level of detail and to great depth.

8 Mar 2008

Scanner Combining PET and MRI

Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- have been combined for the first time in a single scanner.

8 Mar 2008

Educational Program Shines the Light on Cutting-Edge Laser Research

The world's top laser experts will gather in Kissimmee, Fla., to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 28th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

6 Mar 2008

Full-Spectrum Solutions Ensure Color Fidelity Across Production Value Supply Chain

X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color technology, and its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone, Inc., the global color authority, today announced that they will unveil a complete range of color solutions and new initiatives at DRUPA 2008.

6 Mar 2008

Researchers Create Invisibility Cloak for Nanoparticles

Carnegie Mellon University's Michael Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski have created a version of Harry Potter's famed "invisibility cloak" for nanoparticles.

6 Mar 2008

Current is Flowing Through a Simple Silicon-Based Molecular Sandwich

Using an unusual spectroscopic technique, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided the most convincing evidence yet that current is flowing through a simple silicon-based molecular "sandwich," which is the most basic structure of molecular electronics.

6 Mar 2008

World's Most Accurate Clock

An atomic clock that uses an aluminum atom to apply the logic of computers to the peculiarities of the quantum world now rivals the world's most accurate clock, based on a single mercury atom. Both clocks are at least 10 times more accurate than the current U.S. time standard.

6 Mar 2008

Optical Keyhole Carries Discussion Between Strategic Partners

Optical Keyhole - the premier online source for information on the optical industry - is carrying a discussion between strategic partners ADC and Novera Optics, who share their views on the market drivers behind WDM-PON technology, the benefits and type of application for WDM-PON, and finally the competitive advantages of ADC's PONy Express solution, including pricing issues.

6 Mar 2008

New Display Offers Brighter Images to Users

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial and residential LCD and plasma displays and projectors, today announced the VT800 digital network-ready projector, ideal for education and corporate settings.

6 Mar 2008

Acquisition Giving Company Competitive Advantage in the Solar Marketplace

ICP Solar Technologies Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of solar cells and products, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of privately held WES Power Technology Inc, a leader in renewable power performance management systems.

6 Mar 2008

Synthesis and Manufacture of Environmentally-Friendly Semiconductors

Voxtel, Inc. plans to announce its entry into the business of manufacturing "green" semiconductor and metal-oxide nanocrystals for a wide variety customer applications.

6 Mar 2008

Machine Vision Industry Now Have More Configuration Options than Before

Design engineers in the machine vision industry now have more machine vision configuration options than before.

6 Mar 2008

Largest Provider of Solar Electric Systems Ready to Meet Solar Needs

REC Solar, a rapidly growing provider of residential and commercial solar electric systems, today announced it is opening sales offices in Portland, Oregon. The San Luis Obispo, California-based company said it would focus on selling commercial solar electric installations to businesses throughout the state.

6 Mar 2008

Rug Lights Up When Pressure is Applied

Anyone who has ever stubbed their toe getting out of bed or wished there was some way to brighten up their drab living room floor could be saved by a new invention by two engineering students from London South Bank University (LSBU).

6 Mar 2008