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UW Planetarium Receives $875,000 Gift from Windy Ridge Foundation

An $875,000 gift from the Windy Ridge Foundation will modernize and transform the University of Wyoming Planetarium through a comprehensive renovation of the existing space and extensive technological upgrades.

21 Nov 2013

Molex and CALIENT Demonstrate Hybrid Packet-Optical Circuit Switched Network Architecture at Supercomputing 2013

Molex Incorporated has teamed with CALIENT Technologies, Inc., to demonstrate an InfiniBand* hybrid packet-optical circuit switched network architecture at Supercomputing 2013 in Denver (Nov. 17-22).

20 Nov 2013

Opto Diode Release New Quadrant Photodiode

Opto Diode, a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, introduces the SXUVPS4C, a quadrant photodiode with a 5 mm2 active area in each quadrant. The new device is the first of two new SXUV multi-element photodiodes to be introduced.

From Opto Diode Corp. 19 Nov 2013

Advanced Photonix to Present Terahertz Technology on 21st Century Business TV

Advanced Photonix®, the leading supplier of terahertz systems, is pleased to announce that Advanced Photonix® will appear on 21st Century Business Television to present terahertz as the next generation of problem solving technology for manufacturing process and quality control markets.

From Advanced Photonix, Inc. 16 Nov 2013

GlassesOff Technology Improves Brain’s Image Processing Abilities in Crowded, Dynamic Conditions

GlassesOff Inc. today announced that the company’s scientists will present new data from recent studies at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. These studies demonstrate that GlassesOff's proprietary technology shows the potential to improve visual processing of images in the brain for people who face cluttered and dynamic environments, such as high-impact sports, driving in condensed conditions, or simply playing a game on a mobile device requiring swift responses and actions.

15 Nov 2013

Nikon Launches D5300 Digital SLR Camera with built-in Wi-Fi and GPS

The new Nikon D5300 with built-in Wi-Fi® and GPS makes it simple to share high quality images. Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd is pleased to announce the release of the D5300, Nikon's latest entry-level DX-format digital SLR camera.

11 Nov 2013

UT Arlington Awarded NIH Grant to Study Near-Infrared Ultrafast Laser Beams for Delivery of Genes

UT Arlington researchers are exploring a better method for initiating certain gene therapies that could better fight the sight-deteriorating disease retinitis pigmentosa.

8 Nov 2013

Researchers Study Molten Magma at Early Earth Mantle Conditions Using DESY's PETRA III Light Source

Using the world's most brilliant X-ray source, scientists have for the first time peered into molten magma at conditions of the deep Earth mantle. The analysis at DESY's light source PETRA III revealed that molten basalt changes its structure when exposed to pressure of up to 60 gigapascals (GPa), corresponding to a depth of about 1400 kilometres below the surface.

8 Nov 2013

Laser Non-Scanning, Swath-Mapping Altimeter Can Help Generate Highly Detailed Topography Maps

In 2007, the National Research Council threw down a challenge: Design a space-based laser altimeter that could measure the height of Earth's surface everywhere to within a mere 10 centimeters — all at 5-meter resolution. To this day, some believe it can't be done.

8 Nov 2013

Rebellion Photonics Awarded First Place in Wall Street Journal Start-Up of the Year Competition

Rebellion Photonics, a Houston Technology Center (HTC) energy client, has been awarded first place in the Wall Street Journal inaugural Start-Up of the Year competition. The competition chose 24 startups from more than 500 applications to participate in a 20 week competition.

7 Nov 2013