Photonics Festival Set for Taipei World Trade Center.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-13 May 2008-Photonics Festival Set for Taipei World Trade Center(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com With more than 300 international exhibitors signed up to attend, this year's Photonics Festival from June 11 through June 13 at Taipei World Trade Center will showcase again Taiwan's position in many...

Intensity position modulation for free-space laser communication system.
Abstract: In this study a novel analog modulation-demodulation technique for free-space laser communication system called Intensity Position Modulation(IPM) is carried out. According to [TEM.sub.00] mode of a laser beam and by linear fitting on the Gaussian function as an approximation, the variation of linear part on the reverse biased...

Renewable energies in our local region.
The Capital Region of NY is ideal for a collaborative venture for clean energy investments. Just this past June, a consortium of industrial, academic and not-for-profit energy organizations by the name of New Energy New York (NENY) committed to advancing New York's clean energy industry, held its first Fuel...

The mod couple: wedding silicon and germanium for speed and light.
The silicon superchip. Its intricate web of microscopic circuits handles electrons and photons with equal ease. Its optical components amplify light, detect and channel microwave signals or laser radiation, and convert light to electricity or electricity to light. Its electronic transistors switch on and off rapidly enough...

Lighthearted transistor: electronic workhorse moonlights as laser.
Transistors have long served as the building blocks of microelectronics. More recently, microchip lasers have been emerging as cornerstones of light-based circuitry, or photonics. Now, engineers have melded the two types of components into one miniature device that both amplifies electric current and emits a narrow beam of single-wavelength...

Verizon Granted Cable Franchise in Stoughton, Mass.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-Verizon Granted Cable Franchise in Stoughton, Mass.(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Board of Selectmen in Stoughton granted a cable franchise to Verizon, paving the way for video choice for thousands more Massachusetts households. The board's vote brings to 76 the total...

MoSys Demos Blu-Ray Solution.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-MoSys Demos Blu-Ray Solution(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com MoSys, a provider of high-density embedded memory and mixed-signal Intellectual Property (IP) solutions, announced that it recently demonstrated its All Format Front End Blu-Ray System-On-Chip IP in Silicon, to potential customers. The MoSys design,...

AT&T Files for Tennessee Statewide Video Services Franchise.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-AT&T Files for Tennessee Statewide Video Services Franchise(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com As a direct result of a new state law that encourages statewide video competition, AT&T has announced plans to offer video services in communities across Tennessee and to invest approximately $400 million...

Laser may be better for hidradenitis suppurativa.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. -- The 1,064-nm neodymium: YAG laser is effective for treating and preventing the recurrence of hidradenitis suppurativa lesions, according to the results of a randomized, controlled study of 22 patients with the disease. The 1,064-nm Nd:YAG laser is commonly used for laser hair removal but...

The Boeing Company and General Dynamics UK to Present at ITEC 2008.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-10 June 2008-The Boeing Company and General Dynamics UK to Present at ITEC 2008(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Eedo Knowledgeware, a provider of learning and knowledge systems, announced that Chris Lewis-Cooper, Principal Training Architect, General Dynamics UK and Calvin Cooper, Sr. Manager, Instructional Systems...