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Alcatel-Lucent Constructs 4,900 km Submarine Cable Network Between Kenya and UAE

Alcatel-Lucent today announced the signature of a turnkey contract for a 4,900 km submarine cable network with The East Africa Marine System Ltd (TEAMS Ltd.) consortium – including the Government of Kenya and Etisalat (Emirates Telecom Corporation) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The TEAMS network will connect the port city of Mombasa in Kenya with the port of Fujairah in the UAE offering the required optical connectivity to bring broadband to all users and positioning Kenya as a new communication hub. Network installation is scheduled by the end of the first quarter 2009.

13 Dec 2007

Pure Technology to Install Fibre-Optic Monitoring Equipment for San Diego County Water Authority

The Board of Directors of the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) this week approved the award of a contract of up to USD 2,350,000 to Pure Technologies U.S. Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pure Technologies Ltd.

12 Dec 2007

Researchers Solve Airflow Mysteries Surrounding Wind Turbines Using Laser Light

Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly popular source of “green” energy. The National Science Foundation recently awarded the team a three-year, $321,000 grant to support the project.

12 Dec 2007

Physicists Combines Atom-Chiller with a Molecule Trap

Physicists at the University of Rochester have combined an atom-chiller with a molecule trap, creating for the first time a device that can generate and trap huge numbers of elusive-yet-valuable ultracold polar molecules.

12 Dec 2007

New Imaging System That Quickly Maps the Mechanical Properties of Materials

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials - how stiff or stretchy they are, for example - at scales on the order of billionths of a meter. The new tool can be a cost-effective way to design and characterize mixed nanoscale materials such as composites or thin-film structures.

12 Dec 2007

Scientists Discoveres Optical Rogue Waves

Maritime folklore tells tales of giant "rogue waves" that can appear and disappear without warning in the open ocean. Also known as "freak waves," these ominous monsters have been described by mariners for ages and have even appeared prominently in many legendary literary works, from Homer's "Odyssey" to "Robinson Crusoe."

12 Dec 2007

Earth Observation Satellites Combating Climate Change

The role of Earth Observation satellites in combating climate change is being highlighted at the United Nations climate change conference where thousands of delegates from more than 180 countries are gathered to begin negotiations of an international emissions-cutting agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, whose first commitment period ends in 2012.

12 Dec 2007

EMCORE Enters into Terrestrial Solar Power Supply Agreement

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of 60MW of solar power systems that are scheduled for deployment in Ontario, Canada over the next three years.

12 Dec 2007

JDSU Optical Spectrum Analyzer Engineered to Test Optical Performance in Agile Optical Network

JDSU today announced improved measurement analysis for its industry-leading in-band optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) for the T-BERD/MTS-8000. The OSA-320 module, a high-performance optical spectrum analyzer, incorporates a unique and highly accurate method for measuring the "true" optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) in Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) networks.

12 Dec 2007

Innovative Imaging System That Uses Both Light and Sound

Detection and treatment of tumours, diseased blood vessels and other soft-tissue conditions could be significantly improved, thanks to an innovative imaging system being developed that uses both light and sound.

12 Dec 2007

New AnalogicTech Semiconductors Gives Designers Maximum Flexibility While Minimizing Cost

Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated (AnalogicTech), a developer of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, announced today the AAT2847, a highly integrated four-channel White LED (WLED) driver for portable systems operating off a single-cell Li-Ion/Polymer battery. The charge pump-based device also integrates two 200 mA Low Dropout (LDO) linear regulators, each with its own independent enable pin, to power ancillary system functions.

12 Dec 2007

Xilinx FPGA-Enabled HDR Technology Enables Real-World Perception of Depth, Detail and Color

Xilinx Inc., today announced that its Virtex(TM)-4 SX field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) chipsets have been approved for Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s recent high dynamic range (HDR) innovations. Dolby joins a growing number of industry leaders leveraging the Xilinx high-performance XtremeDSP(TM) solutions to introduce innovative technologies.

12 Dec 2007

Micrel Launches New Post Amplifiers Ideal for Fiber Optic Module Designs

Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications, and Ethernet IC solutions, today added four new solutions to their growing family of post amplifiers; the SY88303BL, SY88305BL, SY88307BL, SY88309BL. All four low-power Post Amplifiers feature Loss-of-Signal (LOS) or Signal Detect circuits, which are optimized to detect a wide input signal range. This feature is ideal for copper module applications and fiber optic module designs that use high gain ROSAs (Receiver Optical Sub-Assemblies).

12 Dec 2007

Energy Saved Using Solar Installation Allows More Food to Feed the Hungry

BP America and the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) today announced a $1 million donation of BP Solar panels and other equipment that will make CAFB's proposed new facility a local showcase of the latest solar technology. The solar system, which will be capable of generating 121.8 kW of clean electricity, will save more than 20 percent of CAFB's annual electricity bill.

12 Dec 2007

SPY Imaging System Names Medical Imaging Product of the Year

Novadaq(R) Technologies Inc., a developer of real-time medical imaging systems and image guided therapies for the operating room, today announced that it is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan North American Medical Imaging Product of the Year award for its SPY(R) Intra-operative Imaging System. Novadaq company executives were recognized during Frost & Sullivan's 2007 Excellence in Healthcare Opportunities Award Banquet held December 5th, 2007 in Orlando, Florida.

12 Dec 2007