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New Tunable-Diode Laser Gas Analyzer Technology to Prevent Catastrophic Ice Formation

The presence of even trace amounts of H2O moisture or CO2 can threaten the integrity of processing equipment during compression and liquefaction of the natural gas due to ice formation. Carbon dioxide (CO2) or moisture (H2O) measurements can be used as a leading indicator of breakthrough, but in either case, it is essential to have very fast moisture analyzer to improve the life of the desiccant while maintaining product quality.

1 Nov 2007

FDA Approves New Glaucoma Drug

Allergan, Inc has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its new glaucoma combo drug Combigan (brimonidine tartrate / timolol maleate). The ophthalmic solution contains 0.2% alpha adrenergic agonist and 0.5% beta receptor inhibitor. It is indicated for reduction of increased intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

1 Nov 2007

Net Insight Receives Order From Communications Company For Significant US Media Network

Net Insight has received the first order from HTN Communications for a Nimbra based network for enhanced sports programming across the United States.

1 Nov 2007

Blood-Borne Diseases Like AIDS Can Be Destroyed by Fine-Tuning Lasers

Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections such as MRSA.

1 Nov 2007

Zecotek Commence Commercial Production of Micro-Pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes

Zecotek Medical Systems Inc. today announced that the Malaysian Institute for Micro-electronics Systems (MIMOS), Malaysia's premier center for advanced micro-electronics technology and manufacturing based in Kuala Lumpur, has successfully completed the first commercial production run of the company's new-generation Micro-pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes (MAPD) solid-state photo detectors.

1 Nov 2007

Large Hadron Collider, The Largest Scientific Experiment Ever Attempted

International researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in Geneva, Switzerland, will soon embark on one of science's greatest adventures. With its very high energy, previously seen only in cosmic rays, the particle collider will probe the inner structure of matter at distances ten times smaller than any previous experiments.

1 Nov 2007

Homeland Security Calls for Greater Protections of Global Telecommunications

Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic submarine transport cable provider, today announces its support of U.S. accession to the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.

31 Oct 2007

Fibre Optic Essentials, Easy Reading for Both Professionals and Laymen

The book starts with a basic discussion on light waves and the phenomenon of refraction and reflection. It then goes on to introduces the reader to the field of fibre optics and covers some of the recent developments, such as fibre amplifiers, dispersion compensation and nonlinear effects. A number of other applications are also presented.

31 Oct 2007

Neoptix to Produce new On-Line Fiber Optic Condition Monitoring in a Joint Venture

Neoptix Incorporated, the market leader in fiber optic temperature sensors, and Qualitrol Company LLC, the global leader in transformer protection and monitoring, today announced their plans to develop and produce new solutions for on-line condition monitoring for the electric transmission and distribution markets.

31 Oct 2007

ARL to Make High-Power Fiber Lasers More Cost-Effective and Reliable

Alfalight, Inc., an innovative manufacturer of highly efficient and reliable high-power diode lasers, announced today that it has received a $1.2 million contract from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD. This 12-month program, entitled "High Brightness Diode Sources" (HiBriDS) will enable Alfalight to leverage the results of two previous programs in order to create laser diode modules with higher brightness and reliability than current technology diode lasers can provide.

31 Oct 2007

New Three-Channel LED Driver IC Family Available to Customers

Supertex Inc., a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced a family of three LED driver ICs, the CL320, CL325, and CL330, each consisting of three channels of constant current output, designed to drive three LED strings at currents of 20mA, 25mA, and 30mA each, respectively.

31 Oct 2007

Scientists Developed UV Cancer Fighting Technology

Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a cancer fighting technology which uses ultra-violet light to activate antibodies which very specifically attack tumours.

31 Oct 2007

World's Largest Packaging Foundry Reaffirms Ultratech's Leadership Position

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has received an order from Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE)...

31 Oct 2007

Astronomers Discovered Heftiest Known Black Hole

Using two NASA satellites, astronomers have discovered the heftiest known black hole to orbit a star. The new black hole, with a mass 24 to 33 times that of our Sun, is more massive than scientists expected for a black hole that formed from a dying star.

31 Oct 2007

New Optical Networking Services for Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

AT&T Inc. today announced a new optical networking services contract with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, the only independent children's hospital in Northern California. Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T will be the primary provider and will deliver AT&T OPT-E-MAN(R) service to the main campus and its four remote locations throughout the Bay Area.

31 Oct 2007