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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

Deep Imapct Searching for Alien Planets

NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is aiming its largest telescope at five stars in a search for alien (exosolar) planets as it enters its extended mission, called EPOXI. Deep Impact made history when the mission team directed an impactor from the spacecraft into comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005. NASA recently extended the mission, redirecting the spacecraft for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oct. 11, 2010.

8 Feb 2008

First Advanced Vehicle-Based Radiation Detection System

Raytheon Company's Integrated Defense Systems delivered the first advanced sports utility vehicle-based radiation detection system to the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.

8 Feb 2008

Digital Radiography to Treat Medical Emergencies During Olympic Games

IDC, the global leader in digital radiography for image quality and value, today announced that it was awarded a contract for its 1600 X-Series digital radiography system for installation in the Physical Examination Center at the Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 (T3) building.

8 Feb 2008

Alps Electric Signs Global Distribution Agreement

Alps Electric Co. Ltd. and Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. have entered into a global distribution agreement.

8 Feb 2008

Lead-Free Glass for Optical Communications

Alps Electric today announces the launch of new aspherical glass lenses using lead-free glass in its lineup of 35 existing aspherical glass lenses for optical communications, including fiber to the home (FTTH) and submarine cable. Sample shipments will commence in April 2008.

8 Feb 2008