Applied Physics

CAMBRIDGE, England, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- Enhanced Support in ARM RealView Development Suite 3.1 Professional Significantly Reduces Initial Development Time and Ensures Optimal Tools Configuration for Specific TI Processors
ARM (LSE: ARM) (Nasdaq: ARMHY) today announced at the Texas Instruments Developer Conference (TIDC), Dallas, Texas, that the ARM(R) RealView(R) family of development tools will provide enhanced support for the Texas Instruments' (TI) DaVinci(TM) technology and OMAP35x(TM) platform, including the recently-released DaVinci TMS320DM355 digital media processor and…

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- Co-founder Michael J. Birck remains chairman
The Tellabs Board of Directors appointed Robert W. Pullen Tellabs' new chief executive officer, president and director. Pullen, 45, is a seasoned industry expert with 23 years of experience at Tellabs in a broad variety of roles including research and development, sales, and services. The appointment is effective March 1.
"Rob is the right person to lead Tellabs through these exciting and challenging times," said Michael J. Birck, Tellabs chairman. "He brings the experience and knowledge that…

MILPITAS, California, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --
Appro (http://www.appro.com), a leading provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems, today announced the launch of its second Xtreme-X(TM) Supercomputer offering, the Appro Xtreme-X2 based on dual-socket, Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processors. This supercomputer series represents a next-generation platform based on scalable clusters that brings all of the advantages of the company's expertise in high-performance computing (HPC) to a cost-effective, highly available, scalable, and energy-efficient architecture.
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AACHEN, Germany, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- New regional development centre in Germany is part of US$75 million global investment by Windows Embedded Business.
Microsoft Corp today announced the launch of its first Microsoft Embedded Systems Development Centre (MESDC) in Aachen, Germany. The MESDC is part of Microsoft's effort to expand regional development centres in Denmark, France, Ireland, Serbia, the UK and other countries across Europe. The centre will support global product development and drive smart, connected, service-oriented device development.
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VIENNA, Austria, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- Shareholder Information
- Plant Construction Division Strengthens Position on British Growth Market
- UK Waste-to-Energy Facility Order Books Over EUR 160 Million
- Further UK Orders Worth Some EUR 370 Million Expected
Austrian Energy & Environment (AE&E) - the plant construction division of Vienna listed A-TEC Industries (ISIN AT00000ATEC9) - today announced the takeover of Newport based British installation, erection and associated services company Mechanical Installations International Limited (MII). The purchase price for the…

FOSTER CITY, California, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- Appoints Industry Veteran Eduard Blonk to Head European Operations
Asoka USA, a leading HomePlug(R) powerline network solutions provider, announced today the opening of its European headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Running the office will be Asoka's Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Sales and Marketing, Eduard Blonk. Blonk, most recently Senior Vice President global sales key accounts for Siemens, brings extensive telecom industry experience and a strong familiarity of the EMEA marketplace.
As the world's…

ZURICH, Switzerland, February 25 /PRNewswire/ --
- Preclinical results to be presented at two international scientific meetings
ESBATech AG, a leading developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, today announced that it has achieved high concentrations of its antibody fragments in all segments of the eye with topical delivery via eye drops. These data were confirmed in several independent preclinical in vivo tests. Anticipated therapeutic concentrations of ESBATech's antibody fragments were observed in the anterior chamber (front of the eye) and in the posterior segments (back of the eye)…

AUGSBURG, Germany and AUSTIN, Texas, February 25 /PRNewswire/ --
- Premier German Design House Prefers Stellaris Cortex-M3 Microcontrollers for Customers' Benefit
BMK electronic solutions GmbH and Luminary Micro are pleased to announce a partnering of the two companies to provide customers with BMK electronic solutions' state of the art design capability based around Luminary Micro's Stellaris ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3-based microcontrollers.
Previously, in designing OEM solutions using ARM-based microcontrollers, BMK electronic solutions benefited from the faster time to market resulting from…

Bacteria get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and refine water cleaning technology.
These one-celled organisms eat the contaminants present in water — whether it is being treated prior to industrial use or even for drinking — in a process called bioremediation.
The water is then filtered through porous membranes, which function like a sieve. However, the holes in these sieves are microscopic, and some are…

While current-generation solar cell technologies are too expensive and inefficient for wide-scale commercial applications, the demands of United States energy needs are spurring new advancements in improving solar cell efficiency.
A team of Northwestern University researchers has developed a new anode coating strategy that significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion. Their paper about the work focuses on “engineering” organic material-electrode interfaces in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells.
This breakthrough in solar energy conversion promises to bring…