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Read More Donors and state of South Carolina fund Clemson Optoelectronics Center of Economic Excellence November 20, 2009--$4 million has been raised to establish the Optoelectronics Research Center of Economic Excellence at Clemson University (Clemson, SC). Read More High-power industrial green laser offers reliability and economy The new Mamba Green from Coherent is a frequency-doubled, diode-pumped solid-state laser that offers an exceptional combination of high output power, outstanding reliability, and low cost of ownership for a wide range of materials processing tasks. Read More Ethernet Alliance completes initial SFP+ direct attach copper interoperability event The Ethernet Alliance announced the results of the SFP+ subcommittee plug fest of 10G SFP+ direct attach copper products based on the SFF-8431 industry specification. Read More Laser innovation prize offered by Berthold Leibinger Stiftung November 19, 2009--Applications are being accepted through 1 December for the Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis, honoring work or technical development in applied laser technology. Read More More Technology Stories >>		Applications Topic Centers Advanced Lighting Aerospace and Defense BioOptics Communications and IT Consumer Displays Imaging and Vision Industrial Manufacturing Photovoltaics Security Test and Measurement Transportation Applications Featured Stories DuPont Apollo opens thin-film PV plant in China DuPont Apollo has opened its silicon based thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in China. The 538,000 square foot manufacturing facility will have an annual capacity of up to 50 megawatts (MW) of modules that will be produced on a thin-film-on-glass PV module production line. Read More Schmid Technology, Elvia Group team for 20MW PV installation in France Completing a project schedule of just under 14 months, including a short installation and start-up phase, Schmid Technology Systems GmbH has teamed with Elvia Group subsidiary Sillia Änergie in developing a 20MW photovoltaic (PV) module line in Lannion, France. Read More SEAT to build 10MW solar PV system The idea is to set up building integrated photovoltaics on the workshops and a factory covering area of 320,000m². By installing more than 10 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic panels, the system will generate more than 13 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. Read More Lockheed Martin to upgrade software on A-10 OWEGO, N.Y., 23 Nov. 2009. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] won a $17.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for a software upgrade that integrates communications and situational awareness capabilities into the A-10C close air support fighter. Read More ThalesRaytheonSystems delivers first new AN/TPQ-46B radar to U.S. Marines FULLERTON, Calif., 23 Nov. 2009. ThalesRaytheonSystems engineers delivered the first of 21 weapon locating radars to the U.S. Marine Corps to improve enemy fire detection and location. Read More Extreme Engineering Solutions Introduces its first conduction-cooled PrPMC/XMC module based on Freescale Dual-Core QorIQ P2020 processor MIDDLETON, Wisc., 23 Nov. 2009. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) announces the availability of its first conduction-cooled PMC/XMC single-board computer, the XPedite5501. It is based on Freescale Semiconductor's dual-core QorIQ P2020 processor. Read More Serial FPDP data recorder for sensor processing in rugged systems introduced by Curtiss-Wright DAYTON, Ohio, 22 Nov. 2009. Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems in Dayton, Ohio, is introducing the Vortex SDRxL off-the-shelf four-channel Serial FPDP (sFPDP) data recorder for sensor-to-processor streaming data applications in demanding environments. Read More Satellite battery power for WorldView-2 satellite electronics supplied by EaglePicher JOPLIN, Mo., 22 Nov. 2009. Satellite electronics designers at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colo., needed nickel hydrogen battery cells for power management on the WorldView-2 remote sensing satellite. They found their solution from EaglePicher Technologies LLC in Joplin, Mo. Read More Pentagon seeks to build airborne infrared sensor for ballistic missile defense within five years WASHINGTON, 22 Nov. 2009. Leaders of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Washington are trying to develop an airborne infrared sensor system within the next five years that is capable of tracking and intercepting enemy ballistic missiles in boost phase at or near engine burnout. Read More More Application Stories >>

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