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Laser Technique Help Doctors Screen for Asthma and Cancer

A team of scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, has shown that by sampling a person’s breath with laser light they can detect molecules in the breath that may be markers for diseases like asthma or cancer.

18 Feb 2008

Splitting Water and Producing Hydrogen from Solar Cells

Plants trees and algae do it. Even some bacteria and moss do it, but scientists have had a difficult time developing methods to turn sunlight into useful fuel. Now, Penn State researchers have a proof-of-concept device that can split water and produce recoverable hydrogen.

17 Feb 2008

Making 3D Imaging Quicker, Easier, Less Expensive and More Accurate

Technology invented by scientists from The Johns Hopkins University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev can make three-dimensional imaging quicker, easier, less expensive and more accurate, the researchers said.

17 Feb 2008

Hyundai Selects Firecomms FOT Components for Automotive Infotainment Systems

Firecomms Ltd. today has announced that its Fiber Optic Transceiver (FOT) components have been selected by Hyundai Autonet for use in its Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST®) infotainment networking products. Hyundai Autonet’s products will be installed by car manufacturers, with Kia Motors the first adopter for its Mohave sports utility vehicle.

17 Feb 2008

Solving the Mystery of Gamma-Ray Bursts

UK space scientist Emeritus Professor Alan Wells is to speak at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston in February on: International Cooperation in Developing Swift and its Scientific Achievements.

17 Feb 2008

Designing Next Generation Space Telescopes

Two astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md., Dr. Marc Postman and Dr. Ken Sembach, have been selected among 19 science teams to conduct year-long studies of new concepts for NASA's next generation of major observatories.

16 Feb 2008

Laser Sets a World Record

If you could hold a giant magnifying glass in space and focus all the sunlight shining toward Earth onto one grain of sand, that concentrated ray would approach the intensity of a new laser beam made in a University of Michigan laboratory.

16 Feb 2008

Retinal Prosthesis Offers Hope for Treating Blindness

USC and Second Sight Medical Products Inc, leading developers of retinal prostheses for treating blindness, announced today that they have completed enrollment of the first phase of a U.S .FDA approved clinical study of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.

16 Feb 2008

Opening New Window on the Universe

In the thin, dry air of northern Chile's Atacama Desert, at an altitude of 16,500 feet, an amazing new telescope system is taking shape.

16 Feb 2008

Best Image Quality with Least Radiation Dose

Aiming to promote the best medical imaging practices nationwide and help ensure the health and safety of the millions of people who undergo computed tomography (CT) scans each year in the United States, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a CT radiation dose management report this month recommending standardized ways of reporting doses and educating users on the latest dose reduction technology.

16 Feb 2008

Hitachi Concludes LCD Panel Business Alliance

Hitachi, Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. today announced the conclusion of a formal contract related to a comprehensive liquid crystal display (LCD) panel business alliance. A basic agreement regarding this alliance was reached on December 25, 2007 by Hitachi, Matsushita, and Canon Inc.

16 Feb 2008

DOE Invests $20.6 Million in Solid-State Lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that DOE will provide up to $20.6 million for a total of 13 projects aimed at advancing solid-state lighting (SSL) research and product development.

16 Feb 2008

LCA Invests $4 Million in Lighting Technology

Low Carbon Accelerator Limited has made an investment of $1.6 illion (approx £800,000) in Lumenergi Inc. for a 14.39% equity stake. The Company has committed to invest a further $2.4 million (approx £1.2 million) subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones. The follow-on commitment will bring LCA's total equity stake in the business to 24.07%.

16 Feb 2008

Bookham Ships its 500000th Pump Laser Module to the Telecoms Industry

Bookham, Inc., has today announced the shipment of its 500,000th 980nm pump laser module to the telecoms industry.

15 Feb 2008

Metal Core PCB Offers High Performance and a Competitive Price

Laird Technologies, a global leader of critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced its new T-lam SS LLD, a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) laminate for LED applications.

15 Feb 2008