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Latest News	November 20, 2009
SMT Transformer Meets Stringent Standards for Telecom Apps The SM501-1 Telecom Transformer from Datatronic Distribution is suitable for a wide range of BS6305 Impedance Class A non-speech data and Class B voice applications in telecom equipment, laptops, modems and instrumentation. Its dielectric strength is tested to 4600 Vrms and meets various international safety standards including ...continue
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Marvell and E Ink Unveil Complete Turn-key E-Reader Platform
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Marvell today announced its collaboration with E Ink on a highly-integrated e-reader processor available in complete turnkey platforms expected to accelerate the rapid release of new forms of e-readers at a variety of price points. ...continue

E-readers Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
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Publishers hoping to halt a slide in sales with new electronic reading devices will struggle to get consumers to embrace them until the technology improves, experts say. In some respects the new devices still compare unfavorably to the tactile experience of the printed page and lack multiple functions of more advanced technology such as smartphones, industry experts say. ...continue

Ares I-X Launch on 10/28/2009 (Video)
The launch of the Ares I-X test vehicle from NASA at 1530 UTC on October 28th, 2009. Ares is part of NASA's Constellation Program, which will replace the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2010. ...continue

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Fighting Climate Change by Turning CO2 to Stone
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While politicians debate the best ways to cut global carbon dioxide emissions, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory's Center for Advanced Energy Studies are charging ahead on a strategy to defuse the CO2 the world already produces. ...continue

Coffee chain adopts LED lighting
A certain eco-conscious purveyor of roasted beans (rhymes with dar-nucks) has announced plans to adopt solid state lighting in more than 8,000 stores by the end of next year. Utilizing GE lighting solutions, Starbucks has already “converted” more than 1,000 U.S. locations, with plans to address the international market in March 2010. ...continue

EPRI Launches Power Transmission Efficiency Initiative

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) disclosed plans today for an industry-wide “transmission efficiency” demonstration collaborative that will identify technologies leading to greater efficiency in the bulk power system, an increase in system utilization and a reduction in line and equipment losses.
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