Advanced Laser Technologies Inc. finalist in DISCOVER Magazine Awards.MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 1996--Advanced Laser Technologies Inc. (ALT), has been named a Technological Innovation finalist in the 1996 DISCOVER Magazine Awards for its development of a digital video display, the "Thinline," a laser-driven, narrow-profile, digital video display monitor for television and computer. "Thinline" provides high-resolution images without Cathode Ray Tube See CRT. (hardware) cathode ray tube - (CRT) An electrical device for displaying images by exciting phosphor dots with a scanned electron beam. CRTs are found in computer VDUs and monitors, televisions and oscilloscopes. (CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. ) or Liquid Crystal Display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. (LCD) technology. ALT is one of 35 finalists chosen by the magazine from almost 4,000 contestants on the basis of "creative genius that contributes to making the world a better place," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. DISCOVER. The winner in each of the eight categories will be announced June 1, 1996, at a gala Academy Awards-style televised presentation at Epcot, the Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. All finalists will be featured in a special July 1996 awards issue of DISCOVER Magazine. In other news, ALT announced it has completed a full grey-scale prototype of its "Thinline" digital display monitor. The device meets all design specifications for VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. resolution in a 13-inch diagonal screen only 5.5 inches deep. The display's proprietary design in based on ALT's patented laser-based technology which controls a laser beam on a horizontal and vertical axis and also eliminates the risk of magnetic X-radiation now associated with CRTs. ALT, a research and development company, plans to license its core technology (a digital laser engine) to original equipment manufacturers, enabling dramatic improvements in products such as television and computer screens, copiers, scanners, printers faxes as well as compression and storage of information. CONTACT: Advanced Laser Technologies Inc. 1-800-835-2246, ext. 4 |
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