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Sunovia Energy to Develop LED Based Lighting Fixtures and Solar Lighting Systems

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc., a renewable energy and energy conservation company, is pleased to announce that it has finalized an exclusive partnership with Kauffman Consulting, LLC for the design and development of proprietary, high-efficiency LED based solid-state lighting fixtures and solar lighting systems.

3 Jul 2008

A New Kind of Astronomy using Neutral Atoms Instead of Light

NASA's sun-focused STEREO spacecraft unexpectedly detected particles from the edge of the solar system last year, allowing University of California, Berkeley, scientists to map for the first time the energized particles in the region where the hot solar wind slams into the cold interstellar medium.

2 Jul 2008

Providing Simple Solution for Flashing and On/Off LED Applications

Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. a supplier of analog, mixed-signal and non-volatile memory semiconductors, has added a 16-channel I2C/SMBus LED driver/blinker to its line of bus products. The CAT9552 drives up to 16 LEDs in either programmable flashing or "on/off" modes. The CAT9552 is ideal for applications including advertising point-of-sale signage with flashing LEDs, and any type of consumer or industrial equipment with "on/off" LED indicators.

2 Jul 2008

FX-Format Camera Delivers Peak Pro Performance in a Versatile Form-Factor

Nikon, Inc. today introduced the new D700 digital SLR camera featuring a 12.1-effective megapixel Nikon FX-format sensor that measures 23.9 x 36mm, which is nearly identical to the size of 35mm film. Benefiting from Nikon's legacy of imaging technology innovation, the D700 offers both advanced and professional photographers stunning image quality, accurate color reproduction and revolutionary low light performance.

1 Jul 2008

Fabrication Technique Suitable for High-Volume Commercial Production of Photonic Circuits

Scientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), collaborating collaborating with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that may one day be suitable for high-volume commercial production.

26 Jun 2008

Ultraviolet Photodiode to Detect Anthrax and Other Bioterrorism Agents in Air

Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism agents in the air.

25 Jun 2008

New Fixed Focal Length Imaging Optics Designed for SWIR Cameras

Navitar Inc., a manufacturer of high precision optical assemblies for all machine vision applications, introduces four new fixed focal length imaging optics specifically designed for SWIR (short wave infrared) cameras and applications.

From Navitar Inc. 23 Jun 2008

A New Approach to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also potentially enhancing sensitivity and the amount of information provided by images.

18 Jun 2008

Using Lasers and Plastic Beads to Create Ultrasmall Features

Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips.

18 Jun 2008

LED Light Sources Behind New Reconfigurable Control and Display Interface

OSTAR®-Projection LED modules and IR DRAGON® infrared emitters from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors are the LED light sources behind a new reconfigurable control and display interface designed by Digital Dash, Ltd. of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

18 Jun 2008

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