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GreenPeak Technologies Obtains ZigBee RF4CE Certification 11/20/2009
GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company offering innovative ultra low power wireless and battery-free data communication technologies for consumer electronics and sense and control applications, today announced the successful completion of ZigBee RF4CE certification. Continue

Defects In Carbon Nanotubes Could Lead To Improvements 11/20/2009
Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers could lead to carbon nanotube-based supercapacitors that could do just this. Continue

WAGO Launches Free Online CAD Portal 11/19/2009
WAGO Corporation has launched WAGO/PARTcommunity Portal for free access to WAGO’s 17,000+ parts catalog. As an online portal, WAGO/PARTcommunity provides direct downloads of 2D/3D CAD drawings, product information and PDF data sheets. Continue

Banner Engineering’s First FlexPower Solar Supply 11/19/2009
Banner Engineering's FlexPower Solar Supply, BWA-SOLAR-001, delivers a complete solution specifically designed for powering SureCross Wireless Network devices—offering an integrated charge controller, rechargeable battery pack, AC wall charger and mounting hardware. Continue

Record Swim Attempt Between Germany & Denmark 11/19/2009
Last year Christian, who works at TraceParts as a project manager for 3D catalogs, became the third German in History to successfully swim across the Strait of Gibraltar. He completed the swim without wearing a neoprene swimsuit and in water at a temperature of just 18 degrees Celsius (click here for more details about this 2008 adventure: http://www.traceparts.com/news/PR30092008.asp). Continue

Laser Design Installs Portable FARO Arm Laser Scanning System 11/18/2009
Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for over 20 years, announced that Schneider Electric recently installed a Laser Design-FARO arm laser scanning system in its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility. The system will be used for verifying plastic injection mold tooling prior to production runs. Continue

Industrial Wireless Kicks Off Opto 22 Online Training Series 11/18/2009
Over the next several months, Opto 22 will be offering free education and training to automation professionals, via a series of free one-hour Web seminars focused on wireless networking and other hot topics in the automation industry. Continue

Parametric CAD Becomes Standard In Geomagic Studio 11/18/2009
Geomagic has combined its three Geomagic Studio offerings into a single package that includes both design-intent and organic shape modeling solutions. The new package is available immediately at the same price as the former Geomagic Studio Shape Edition. Continue

Glimpsing A Greener Future 11/18/2009
Pennzoil.comLook into Shane Stephens-Romero's crystal ball -- a computer model called STREET -- and find that air quality has significantly improved. Greenhouse gas emissions are more than 60 percent lower than in 2009, and levels of microscopic soot and ozone are about 15 percent and 10 percent lower, respectively. Continue

nmLaser Introduces FlexSorb High Performance Laser Shutters 11/17/2009
nmLaser Products, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of high irradiance laser shutters, announces its new FlexSorb line of high performance laser shutters incorporating an innovative non-contact electromagnetic design and superior thermal dissipation. The new FlexSorb laser shutters will be on display at Photonics West in January 2010. Continue

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