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Quantum Dots to form Next Generation Solid State Lighting

American Elements announced today the formation of a new product group to manage the production, sales and marketing of its quantum dot nanopowder production facilities. The new division was spun off from the Nanometals™ Group and will operate under the tradename AE Quantum Dots.

4 Sep 2007

Osram and Seoul Semiconductor Create Patent Cross Licence Agreement

OSRAM (Germany) has granted to Seoul Semiconductors against compensation a license to manufacture and sell white LEDs with conversion technology using patents owned by the OSRAM subsidiary OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. In return Seoul Semiconductors granted to OSRAM a license to use housing patents of Seoul Semiconductors. This agreement paves the way for a closer cooperation between the two companies.

4 Sep 2007

OSRAM Now offers 3-channel DMX Dimmers for LED Lighting

With its Optotronic OT RGB DMX dimmer, OSRAM has now entered the world of DMX 3-channel dimmers for LED systems. Since DMX supports up to 512 individually addressable channels, the new dimmer lends itself particularly well to creating effect-oriented lighting in discotheques, theatres or concert halls, as well as to the large-area illumination of architecture.

4 Sep 2007

Can Imaging Detect Heart Disease Earlier?

In recent years, the concept of multimodality imaging has emerged coincident with advances in the newer technologies of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and Coronary Computed Tomography (CCT). It has become clear that the field of cardiovascular imaging, in general, is enjoying major growth and technological advances.

4 Sep 2007

Telecom NZ Rolls out $1.1 Million Fibre Optic Expansion

Telecom NZ has commenced work on a $1.1 million project to lay 30 kilometres of new fibre optic cable between Invercargill and Bluff, and deploy broadband technology to several new areas.

4 Sep 2007

Trans Pacific Cable Data Network to Double in Capacity with Fiber Optic Upgrade

Fujitsu Limited today announced the signing of an agreement with Pacific Crossing Limited (PCL) to increase the transmission capacity of its trans-Pacific submarine cable network (PC-1 Network). This capacity upgrade is to cope with the rapid growth of data traffic demand in the Pacific region due to the spread of worldwide internet usage.

3 Sep 2007

Swedish Tunable Laser Developer Secures $7 Million in Funding

Syntune AB, a leading developer of innovative, single-chip, widely tunable lasers, today announced that it has closed the second round of financing of SEK 47.8 million ($7.1 million, EUR 5.2 million). The round was led by InnovationsKapital of Sweden; other investors who participated in the round were Teknoinvest, Vision Capital and existing private investors.

3 Sep 2007

New Links Found between pH and Blindness

The scientific community is just starting to appreciate the importance of pH regulation in normal vision.

3 Sep 2007

X-Ray Induced Explosion of Microscopic Objects Observed using Newston's Dusty Mirror Experiment

Most people think of Sir Isaac Newton as the father of gravity. But for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicist Henry Chapman and his colleagues, Newton’s “dusty mirror” experiment served a...

3 Sep 2007

Metrology Specialists Buy Non-Contact Optical Measurement Business CogniTens

Hexagon has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of CogniTens Ltd., a 3D non contact measurement technologies company.

3 Sep 2007

LED Specialist io Lighting Acquired for Nearly $17 Million

Cooper Industries, Ltd. announced that it has acquired io Lighting, a dedicated light-emitting diode (“LED”) lighting fixture company, and Powerline Communications, Inc., a manufacturer of digital lighting control panels. Expected sales for the two companies in 2007 are approximately $17 million and the combined purchase price is $22 million.

3 Sep 2007

FDA Approve Device that Alleviates Pain During Cosmetic Laser Treatments

Candela Corporation today announced that it received an additional FDA clearance for the Serenity™ device using Pneumatic Skin Flattening (PSF™) technology. This clearance enables the use of the Serenity™ device for the reduction of pain during all laser and intense pulse light (IPL) treatments. According to Millennium Research, the worldwide installed base of laser and IPLs is estimated to be 70,000 worldwide.

3 Sep 2007

Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena Offer Masters Programme in Optics in Science and Technology

When you talk optics you will have to say Jena. And when you talk about the scientific education of optical experts, the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena has a reputation acknowledged throughout the world. The university also is the only one in Germany and one of five partners from all of Europe, which, starting in the fall of 2007, will offer the masters-programme „Optics in Science and Technology“ (OPSITECH). This course of study is aimed at master students and university faculty from all over the world, who will be supported from EU-scholarships.

3 Sep 2007

European Commission Looks to Abolish Anti-Dumping Duties on Energy Saving Light Bulbs

The European Commission has today adopted a decision to remove anti-dumping duties on energy-saving light bulbs from China in the next year. EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said: "The European Commission will recommend to Member States that it is in the interest of the EU to remove these duties in the next year. This case has once again shown the complexities of managing anti-dumping rules in a global economy and against the broad range of EU interests.

3 Sep 2007

Laser Treatment Painlessly Treats Acne, Removes Hair and Rejuvenates Skin Tone

Dr. Jamé Heskett announces the addition of the Isolaz Painless Laser Facial for Acne to her New York office, Wellpath. The first FDA approved laser of its kind, the Isolaz deep pore cleansing treatment works by using proprietary photo-pneumatic technology to cleanse the skin via vacuum followed by painless heat which destroys the bacteria that causes acne.

3 Sep 2007