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branding, marketing, and product development to the new company. Prior to joining Soraa, Mr. Kim served as Intel’s Chief Marketing Officer and head of global Sales and Marketing group. More recently, he served as senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Home Group. Under his leadership, Intel recently announced an agreement to include Intel Atom processors inside Sony televisions and Blu-ray players as well as various set-top designs from Logitech and other manufacturers. Prior to joining Intel, Mr. Kim was executive vice president at Samsung, in charge of global marketing and business development in the digital convergence area. During his tenure there, Samsung became one of the world’s fastest growing brands.
Mr. Kim will officially join Soraa on July 6th, 2010 and will work out of Soraa’s new corporate headquarters in Fremont, CA.
www.soraa.com
Desert power generation contract signed by Concentrix Solar 2010-06-09
A CPV project has been boosted by the signing of a contract with Concentrix Solar
A concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) power project is getting underway in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and has taken another step towards fruition by the signing of an agreement between Concentrix Solar and the Desertec Industrial Initiative.
The initiative was launched in July 2009 and aims to make CPV a major player in the supply of renewable energy in these regions in the years ahead.
Concentrix Solar will provide high-efficiency CPV modules for the project and hopes to make utility-scale power plants using the energy from the sun a reality in countries where
energy demand is presently high.
“We are looking forward to working with Desertec and the countries in the MENA region,” said Concentrix Solar chief executive officer Hansjorg Lerchenmuller.
The world of XRD analysis is no longer flat 2010-06-24
Leading X-ray analytical instrument manufacturer, PANalytical has changed the game in multi-purpose X-ray diffraction (XRD) with the launch of its Empyrean high- performance diffractometer.
Every major element of Empyrean is new: the X-ray source, the state-of-the-art goniometer, the sample stages and the radiation enclosure. Importantly, the instrument also introduces the world’s first 3D detection system, PIXcel3D.
As a result, Empyrean is unique in its ability to measure all sample types - from powders to thin films, from nanomaterials to 3D objects - on a single instrument. Users can switch between application setups in a fast and cost- effective way using PANalytical’s proven PreFIX modules, with no compromise on the quality of diffraction data. Empyrean is easy to use too. Dedicated hardware, software and regulatory expertise incorporated in pre-defined programs, and a customizable desktop and batch sample capabilities help make advanced functions accessible to all.
Dr. Martijn Fransen, Product Marketing Manager XRD commented: “Empyrean is PANalytical’s answer to the challenges of modern materials research. While today’s research themes are nanomaterials, life sciences and renewable energy tomorrow science may move in a totally different direction. The lifetime of a PANalytical diffractometer stretches further than the typical horizon of a single research program and, for many scientists, an ability to accommodate
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