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Chelsio Communications Announces Availability of Newest Storage Accelerator

Chelsio Communications Inc., a leading provider of 10-Gigabit Ethernet unified wire solutions, today announced general availability of S310E-SR+, a new version of its best-in-class Storage Accelerator supporting the emerging small form factor pluggable (SFP+) optical module. The space-saving SFP+ module form-factor is gaining momentum as the new multi-source agreement (MSA) standard for next-generation 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE).

19 Dec 2007

Researchers Illuminates How Environment Regulates Distributions of Ecological Species

Tiny photosynthetic plankton less than a millionth of a millimeter in diameter numerically dominate marine phytoplankton. Their photosynthesis uses light to drive carbon dioxide uptake, fueling the marine food web over vast areas of the oceans. A new study published in this week’s PLoS ONE by post-doctoral researcher Dr Christophe Six and a team of scientists from Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, illuminates how the environment regulates the distributions of these ecologically important species.

19 Dec 2007

Study Suggests Lack of Sunlight Causes Increased Risk in Lung Cancer

Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, suggests a study of rates of the disease in over 100 countries, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

19 Dec 2007

JDSU Lastest OTDR Provides Unique Testing Capability

JDSU today introduced the Short-Range LAN (SRL) OTDR for the T-BERD/MTS-6000 and T-BERD/MTS-8000 that provides a unique testing combination of up to five wavelengths in both multi-mode and single-mode.

19 Dec 2007

Lasers Helping Smokers to Kick the Habit

January 1, 2008 will mark the ritualistic day of New Year's promises as many vow to stop smoking. The New Year also brings added pressure to smokers as January 1 marks the first day of the Illinois Smoking Ban.

19 Dec 2007

Single-Photon Interference Leads to Faster X-ray Interferometers

By means of X-ray interferometers, lengths down to the mm range can be measured with a resolution of less than one nm. The low translation velocity of the interferometers, which made their use in practice more difficult, could now be increased by a factor of 100 by exploiting the temporal correlation of singly interfering X-ray photons.

19 Dec 2007

QPC Lasers Introduces Lastest High Power Laser Offering Increased Power and Brightness

QPC Lasers, Inc., announced today release of the Ultra-500, a new product family based on its proprietary semiconductor laser chip technology that offers increased power and industry leading brightness for medical surgical, high power defense, and industrial micro-welding applications. The Company has won multiple orders for the new product and recently shipped initial units to customers.

18 Dec 2007

Materials Today Announces Top Ten Advances in Materials Science

What are the defining discoveries and great developments that are shaping the way we use materials and technologies today? Elsevier¡¦s Materials Today magazine has compiled a list of the top ten most significant advances in materials science over the last 50 years.

18 Dec 2007

PI Releases Large-Angle Steering Mirror Platforms Provide Precise Larger Angles, High Bandwidth & Stability

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. - a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for bio-nanotechnology, photonics and semiconductor applications-has extended the S-330 high-dynamics piezo tip/tilt platform family by several new large-angle models.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Dec 2007

OSRAM LEDs Firmly in the Headlights

LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have made the leap into the mid range of automobiles now that they are being used for functional lighting on the Audi A4. In the new headlights on the Audi A4 the LEDs are providing high-visibility daytime running light and stylish good looks ¡V a successful combination of innovative headlight design and high levels of safety. This is an important first step toward the widespread use of LED technology in vehicle headlights.

17 Dec 2007

A Light Source with Clear Advantages

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has developed a transparent white OLED with outstanding performance. The large-scale prototype is transparent either on or off. Under laboratory conditions it has achieved a luminous efficacy of more than 20 lm/W at a brightness of 1000 cd/m². This opens up possible applications such as partitions that are almost invisible by day and then provide a pleasant diffused light at night.

17 Dec 2007

DOCdata Enters Solar Cell Production Market Utilising Optical and Laser Technology

For the company Industrial Automation Integrators (IAI) B.V. in Veldhoven, a subsidiary of DOCdata N.V. in Waalwijk, the focus of the year 2007 has been on the strategic search for new markets.

17 Dec 2007

Emcore Receives Purchase Order for Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it has received a purchase order to supply 5.7 Megawatts (MW) of EMCORE's Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) systems for alternative energy projects in South Korea, along with a letter of intent for follow-on projects of 14.3 MW, expected to be released within the next 6 months.

17 Dec 2007

Researcher Manufactures Stacked Split-Ring Metamaterial for the Optical Wavelength Range

Last year researchers from Duke University stunned the world when they announced a cloaking device for the microwave range. This device made use of metamaterials that had a negative refractive index for electromagnetic radiation. The metamaterials were carefully designed split-ring resonators with a structure size much smaller than the wavelength. Only 10 stacked layers of metamaterials were necessary to achieve the desired invisibility effect.

17 Dec 2007

JDSU Next-Generation OTDRs Offers More Effective Troubleshooting of Fiber Networks

JDSU today announced three field-interchangeable, single-slot plug-in OTDRs for the T-BERD/MTS-6000 and T-BERD/MTS-8000 platforms. Each of the new OTDR modules -- for very short-range (VSRe), medium-range (MR) and long-range (LR) environments -- provide the right combination of price and performance for the respective type of network under test. The VSRe module is geared to FTTx/access networks, the MR to metro/regional networks and the LR to core networks.

17 Dec 2007

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Chelsio Communications Announces Availability of Newest Storage Accelerator

Researchers Illuminates How Environment Regulates Distributions of Ecological Species

Study Suggests Lack of Sunlight Causes Increased Risk in Lung Cancer

JDSU Lastest OTDR Provides Unique Testing Capability

Lasers Helping Smokers to Kick the Habit

Single-Photon Interference Leads to Faster X-ray Interferometers

QPC Lasers Introduces Lastest High Power Laser Offering Increased Power and Brightness

Materials Today Announces Top Ten Advances in Materials Science

PI Releases Large-Angle Steering Mirror Platforms Provide Precise Larger Angles, High Bandwidth & Stability

OSRAM LEDs Firmly in the Headlights

A Light Source with Clear Advantages

DOCdata Enters Solar Cell Production Market Utilising Optical and Laser Technology

Emcore Receives Purchase Order for Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems

Researcher Manufactures Stacked Split-Ring Metamaterial for the Optical Wavelength Range

JDSU Next-Generation OTDRs Offers More Effective Troubleshooting of Fiber Networks

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