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Cause of Cataracts Pinpointed with AFM Imaging

At the Institut Curie, Simon Scheuring, beneficiary of the Inserm Avenir program and coordinator of the CNRS/Inserm "Atomic force microscopy (AFM) of proteins in native membranes" team, has for the first time observed a diseased tissue at very high resolution using atomic force microscopy (AFM).

16 Oct 2007

New Energy Efficient Glazing Available to Customers

Across the country, customers are signing up to supply the new energy efficient glazing, Pilkington energiKare. Since its launch in May, more than 100 companies have registered their interest in becoming partner companies to either manufacture or stock the new insulated glass unit (IGU) or offer windows containing Pilkington energiKare.

16 Oct 2007

37" LCD Television Screen Illuminate by Seven PhlatLight LED Modules

Luminus Devices, Inc. and Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) Inc. have announced that they will demonstrate their PhlatLight BLU (Backlight Unit) for LCD TVs during the Flat Panel Display International 2007 Conference. T...

16 Oct 2007

Researchers Developed New Lighting Material That Enhances LCD Clarity

A joint South Korea-U.S. research team said Tuesday that they have developed a new lighting material that greatly enhances liquid crystal display (LCD) clarity in an outdoor environment.

16 Oct 2007

Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide Particles Help Protect Plastics from Sun Damage

DuPont today introduced DuPont(TM) Light Stabilizer 210, a product designed as sun protection for plastics. The product uses extremely small particles of titanium dioxide to efficiently absorb ultraviolet light, protecting plastic and anything it covers from the sun's damaging rays. Because a sizeable percentage of titanium dioxide particles in the product are nanoscale, it was selected as a demonstration case for application of the Nano Risk Framework that DuPont and Environmental Defense introduced in June. The Framework is a systematic and disciplined process to evaluate and address the potential risks of nanoscale materials.

15 Oct 2007

Cypress Selected Microsemi Light Sensor for New PSoC FirstTouch Starter Kit

Microsemi Corporation announced today that Cypress Semiconductor Corporation has selected the Microsemi LX1972BC(tm) light sensor for the new PSoC(r) FirstTouch(tm) Starter Kit. The FirstTouch kit provides a quick, easy, and affordable way to evaluate the integration, flexibility, and real mixed-signal programmability of PSoC mixed-signal arrays in a number of embedded applications.

15 Oct 2007

Website Devoted to Planning and Installing Fiber-Optic Communications Systems

The Fiber Optic Association says it is working to fill a void in the information available about fiber optics by creating a web site devoted to information for end users considering fiber-optic communications systems and/or planning and installing a network.

15 Oct 2007

Boeing Successfully Demonstrated Avenger-mounted Laser System to Protect Troops Deployed in War Zones

The Boeing Company has successfully demonstrated that its Avenger-mounted laser system can neutralize the kinds of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that threaten U.S. troops deployed in war zones.

15 Oct 2007

French Firm Wins Fibre Optic Cable Deal

The East African Marine System - TEAMS - says fiber optic cable is now set for laying. A French company Alcatel -Lucent won the tender to lay the cable at cost of 82 million dollars, which is about 5.5 billion shillings.

15 Oct 2007

New Sol-Gel Inks Produce 3-D Metal Oxide Structures with Nanoscale Features

New sol-gel inks developed by researchers at the University of Illinois can be printed into patterns to produce three-dimensional structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features.

15 Oct 2007

Researchers Unveiled World's First High-Power Self-Mode-Locked Ceramic Laser

Researchers from Singapore, China and Japan have unveiled what they believe to be the first high-power self-mode-locked ceramic laser. The team says its simple approach can be applied to other high-power lasers, particularly those emitting at wavelengths where mode-locking elements such as semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) are not available. (Optics Letters 32 2741)

15 Oct 2007

Air Force Funding Research in Creation of Airborne Laser Weapons

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding research at the University of Notre Dame to advance the knowledge of near-field aero-optic deviations and their effect on directed energy.

15 Oct 2007

MRC Optics Awarded Precision Optical Components Contract from Lockheed Martin

Photonic Products Group, Inc. , announced today that its MRC Optics subsidiary was awarded a firm-fixed price contract for precision optical components from Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Fla. The components are high-precision aluminum, beryllium, and beryllium alloy optical mirrors for Lot 4 production requirements on the Arrowhead(R) electro-optical system.

15 Oct 2007

FLASH Facility Achieved World Record By Generating Flashes of Laser Light

After a successful upgrade, the FLASH facility achieved a world premiere by generating flashes of laser light at the minuscule wavelength of 6.5 nanometres (nm), thereby breaking the world record of 13.5 nm it established one year ago. The facility now provides even better research opportunities for the second measuring period, which will begin on November 19, 2007.

15 Oct 2007

New Fiber Optics-Based Extender Delivers Multiple High-Speed USB 2 Peripherals

At the 123rd AES Convention in New York City, Gefen introduced a new fiber optics-based extender that delivers multiple high-speed USB 2 peripherals over long distances, enabling a remote workstation capable of accessing a computer from up to 1,640 feet away.

14 Oct 2007