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Latest Compact Digital Camera Makes it Easy to Capture and View Images

PENTAX Imaging Company has announced the PENTAX Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5X zoom lens, 8.0 megapixels, and a generous 3.0 inch LCD monitor. Ultra-slim and stylish in design, this latest PENTAX compact digital camera makes it easy to capture and to view images.

17 Mar 2008

New Milestone in the OPAL Research Project

After only two years of development, OSRAM has achieved record values in the laboratory for organic light emitting diodes in warm white. With an efficiency of 46 lm/W the organic light emitting diodes for lighting applications (OLED Lighting) have a brightness of 1000 cd/m2 and last more than 5000 hours.

17 Mar 2008

New Technological Advances That Address Core Issues of Color Creation

X-Rite, Inc., the world leader in color management and measurement technologies, along with recently acquired Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today introduced ColorMunki, a breakthrough in both price and performance.

17 Mar 2008

Active Matrix OLED Technology to be Incorporated Into Variety of Portable Media Devices

Eastman Kodak Company, a pioneer in organic light emitting diode technology (OLED), today announced an intellectual property cross-licensing agreement with LG Display Co., Ltd., of Korea, a world-class flat- panel display industry leader.

15 Mar 2008

Charge Pump Drives up to Six LEDs Via Simplified Interface

Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. a supplier of analog, mixed-signal and non-volatile memory semiconductors, has expanded its line of patented Quad-Mode(TM) fractional charge pump LED drivers with a new device optimized for portable products.

15 Mar 2008

Optical Technique May Help Identify Ways to Predict and Prevent Deadly Disease

A team of researchers in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Mar 2008

The Worldwide Market for TFT-LCDs Will Increase 20% in 2008

The worldwide market for array processing equipment for TFT-LCDs will increase 20% in 2008 after dropping 36.5% in 2007, according to the report LCD Device, Equipment, and Materials Markets: Technology Directions and Market analysis, recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company.

14 Mar 2008

Solar-Powered Digital Blood Pressure Monitors

OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Omron Corporation and a leading manufacturer of medical, home healthcare, and wellness products, has developed the HEM-SOLAR Series, solar-powered digital blood pressure monitors, for release worldwide in spring 2009.

14 Mar 2008

New Generation of Laser Bars for Pumping of Solid-State Lasers

As part of its "BRILASI" research project, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has improved the performance parameters of laser bars (laser chips) - their efficiency, output power, lifetime and beam quality - optimizing the overall product for premium performance.

14 Mar 2008

Second Phase of Strategic Cooperation Between the Two Solar Companies

Nitol Solar, an independent polysilicon producer, and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced that they have signed an agreement under which Suntech will acquire newly issued ordinary shares comprising a minority interest in Nitol Solar Ltd. for a total consideration of up to $100 million, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

13 Mar 2008

LDK Solar Sold Out its Solar Wafer Capacity for 2008

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that based upon its current backlog of contracts, it has almost sold out 100% of its solar wafer capacity for 2008 and has sold more than 90% of its solar wafer capacity for 2009. The long-term nature of its contracts enhances LDK's visibility for its business.

13 Mar 2008

How Fast Light Crosses Narrow Gaps

The technique, described at the annual March Meeting of the American Physical Society, ultimately could provide an empirical answer to a long-standing puzzle over how fast light crosses narrow gaps that do not permit the passage of conventional electromagnetic waves.

13 Mar 2008

Laser Lab Enable Researchers to Change the Face of Medicine

Many people equate lasers with a sci-fi battle in a galaxy far, far away or, closer to home, with grocery store scanners and compact disc players.

13 Mar 2008

Kyocera to Deliver 1.6 MW of Solar Panels

Akeena Solar, Inc., a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, and Kyocera Solar Inc., one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of solar energy products, have announced a strategic partnership to manufacture Andalay solar panels.

13 Mar 2008

Same Software Should be Used for Comparing and Analyzing Diagnostic Heart Images

For accuracy's sake, medical professionals should use the same software for comparing and analyzing diagnostic heart images taken from different time periods and laboratories, a team of researchers has concluded.

13 Mar 2008