The new design is expected to lead toincreased solar cell performance and decreased cost through increased longwavelength light absorption. Thetotal anticipated subcontracts under the 2009 American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct, is $6 million. The two organizations will partner to develop a novel roll-to-rollphotonic-enhanced thin film solar cell. Department of Energy`s (DOE) National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) as part of the Photovoltaic Technology Incubator Program. (Additional reporting by John Parry; Editing by PadraicCassidy) Bonds.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--Lightwave Power, Inc., a company focused on commercializing breakthroughimprovements to solar cells and panels using novel light management films,together with Iowa State University, today announced the reception of a $450,000award from the U.S. markets will be closed on Friday for the IndependenceDay holiday. "We have another week and a half where you might see aflight back up in rates as we try and digest the supply," MFC'sGiven said. Two-year Treasury notes US2YT=RR were trading 3/32 higherin price for a yield of 1.00 percent, down from 1.05 percentlate on Wednesday, while five-year Treasury notes US5YT=RRwere 13/32 higher for a yield of 2.44 percent from 2.53percent U.S. While the total amount was within expectations, investorsremain worried that the global appetite for the massive wave ofU.S government debt could dwindle. "This report is weak across the board." While boosting bonds, the larger-than-forecast drop inpayrolls also hit stocks.[.N] The Treasury said next week it will sell $35 billion ofthree-year notes, $19 billion of reopened 10-year notes and $11billion of reopened 30-year bonds, along with $8 billion of10-year inflation-indexed notes.

The median of forecasts from economistspolled by Reuters was for unemployment to have risen to 9.6percent. "It looks like the economy was still losing substantialmomentum as the second quarter came to a close," said WilliamSullivan, chief economist at JVB Financial Group in Boca Raton,Florida. The unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent last month from9.4 percent in May. employers cut 467,000jobs in June, more than the revised 322,000 jobs lost in Mayand well above economists' expectations for a contraction of363,000 jobs For details see [ID:nN02549309]. "The payrolls numbers were pretty weak, which gaveTreasuries a bit of a boost," said Jeff Given, portfoliomanager with MFC Global Investment in Boston, adding, however,with the pending supply, "it is really as you move out thecurve that it becomes more difficult to find that naturalbuyer." Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were trading12/32 higher in price for a yield of 3.50 percent, down from3.55 percent late on Wednesday, while the 30-year bondUS30YT=RR was trading 6/32 higher for a yield of 4.32 percentfrom 4.33 percent The government on Thursday said U.S. Treasuries rose onThursday after a bigger-than-expected drop in June payrollsshook confidence in the prospects for economic stabilization,although gains were limited by debt supply concerns. The rise in longer-dated Treasuries was particularlythrottled as investors fretted over the impact of pending debtsales after the Treasury announced it will sell $73 billion ofcoupons next week.

unemployment rose to 9.5 percent in June (Adds analyst quote and auction amounts, updates prices) By Chris Reese NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - U.S. * Bigger than expected drop in payrolls boosts bonds Bonds * Longer-dated gains limited by pending debt supply * U.S. General Electric (NYSE: GE), imagination at work, sells products underthe Monogram, Profile, GE, Hotpoint, SmartWater, Reveal and Energy Smartconsumer brands, and Entellisys, Tetra, Vio and Immersion commercial brands. Formore information, consumers may visit Editor`s Note: Full-text release and high-resolution images available at: http:// Consumer & IndustrialDavid Schuellerman, Copyright Business Wire 2009. About GE Consumer & IndustrialGE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in majorappliances, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services.Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies andecomaginationSM, a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market newtechnologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmentalchallenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection andcontrol. To see a video about the product, visit: http://`s Immersion LED Display Case Lighting was one of only three "best in class"distinctions from the 68 entries submitted in the LED Next GenerationLuminairesTM Solid State Lighting Design Competition-sponsored by the U.S.Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America andthe International Association of Lighting Designers-which recognizes andpromotes excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED commercial lightingluminaires.