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Scientists Discovered a Simple and Inexpensive Way for Patients to Keep Track of Patient Vision Loss

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered a simple and inexpensive way for patients with retinal and other eye disease to keep track of changes in their vision loss. In a study published in this week's PLoS One (October 24, 2007) they demonstrate that a compelling visual illusion known as the induced twinkle after-effect (TAE) can accurately identify the location and breadth of actual blind spots in people with retinal disease.

24 Oct 2007

New High-Brightness LED Driver From National Semiconductor

National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced the industry's first common-anode, current-mode, high-brightness light-emitting diode (LED) driver with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. The LM3433, a member of National's PowerWise(R) energy-efficient product family, drives high-power, high-brightness LEDs in backlighting, projector and solid-state lighting applications.

24 Oct 2007

FISO Technologies Announces Introduction of New Fiber Optic Signal Conditioner

FISO Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Roctest Ltd and a leading manufacturer of high-quality fiber optic sensors and measurement systems for challenging and demanding applications, announces the production release of the FPI-HERO signal conditioner module.

24 Oct 2007

Report Says Silicon Nanocrystals and Printed Forms of Silicon will Transform Electronics Over Next Decade

A new report from NanoMarkets LC, a market research firm based here says that silicon nanocrystals and printed forms of silicon will transform electronics over the next decade with new memory, logic, photovoltaic and optoelectronic products enabled by this new technology reaching $2.5 billion in revenue by 2015.

24 Oct 2007

EM4 Introduces Series of Ruggedized Small Form Factor Fiber Coupled Acousto Optic Modulators

EM4, Inc., the leading US based manufacturer of optoelectronic components and modules, today introduced a series of ruggedized small form Factor fiber coupled Acousto Optic Modulators and high power handling fiber coupled Isolators for the defense, homeland security and industrial markets.

24 Oct 2007

10mm Thick LCD TV by Samsung

In what looks set to become the next battleground for one-upmanship between the major LCD TV manufacturers, Samsung has previewed a screen which is just 10mm thick at this week¡¦s FPD International show Japan.

24 Oct 2007

Online Design Environment Helps Engineers Select and Design With High-Brightness LED

National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced its light-emitting diode (LED) WEBENCH(R) online design environment that helps engineers select from and design with more than 200 high-brightness LEDs in minutes.

24 Oct 2007

Breakthrough in Current Scientific Imaging with Active-Pixel Sensor Technology

A new class of pixel-based imaging devices being developed by a UK consortium is now being trialed in scientific imaging applications ranging from particle physics and space science to medicine and biology. Active-pixel sensor (APS) technology exploits mainstream CMOS technology to incorporate programmable transistors into each pixel of the image array.

24 Oct 2007

Nanophotonics Set to Benefit From Collaboration

Universities from the UK and Taiwan have joined forces in a project that they hope will combine the nanophotonics expertise of the UK with the industrial links of Taiwan.

24 Oct 2007

OmniVision Announced New Disposable Miniature Video Endoscope

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading independent supplier of CMOS CameraChip(TM) solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced that the smallest of its family of CMOS imaging devices, the 1/18-inch OV6920 sensor, is a key component of Avantis Medical Systems' Third Eye(TM) Retroscope(TM) auxiliary endoscopy system.

23 Oct 2007

New Fiber-Optic Undersea Cable to Connect China to the U.S.

China on Monday started building a new fiber-optic undersea cable that will connect it to the U.S.

23 Oct 2007

AboveNet Communications to Provide Optical Network for Philadelphia Stock Exchange

AboveNet Communications, Inc., a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, announced it has won a contract with the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), a leader in the derivatives industry, to build a private, optical network that will extend and expand their network reach from Pennsylvania to New York and New Jersey.

23 Oct 2007

GSI Announced Order and Letter of Intent for Multiple M550 IR Advanced Laser Wafer Repair Processing Systems

GSI Group Inc., a supplier of precision technology and semiconductor systems, today announced that an existing Taiwanese customer, has issued a $7 million order and an additional $10 million letter of intent for multiple M550 IR advanced laser wafer repair processing systems.

23 Oct 2007

SureWest to Enhance its High Definition (HD) Television Channels

As it continues to make strategic moves to increase penetration over its fiber-optic network, leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications announced today it will enhance its high definition (HD) television offerings and make available at least 38 HD channels by the end of November 2007.

23 Oct 2007

NCAR Researchers Successfully Launched Solar Telescope to an Altitude of 120,000 Feet

In a landmark test flight, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a team of research partners this month successfully launched a solar telescope to an altitude of 120,000 feet, borne by a balloon larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The test clears the way for long-duration polar balloon flights beginning in 2009 that will capture unprecedented details of the Sun's surface.

23 Oct 2007