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Nasa Used Goodrich SWIR Cameras to Check Water Presence on Moon

Images provided by innovative short wave infrared (SWIR) cameras from Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) ISR Systems team in Princeton, N.J. provided preliminary data that NASA scientists used to determine the presence of water on the Moon. During a historic mission on October 9, 2009, a NASA rocket was launched into a crater near the Moon's south pole; images from the SWIR cameras showed evidence of water in the post-crash debris plume.

16 Nov 2009

CyberTouch|AV Unveils New Touch Screen Monitors That are Compatible with Extron Annotator

CyberTouch|AV is pleased to announce its release of a complete line of touch screen monitors compatible with the Extron Annotator. Ranging in sizes from 6.4 to 52 inches, CyberTouch|AV's line of touch screen monitors are offered in desktop/wall-mount (Orion), panel-mount/ flush-mount (Eclipse) and open-frame (Sola) styles. All of CyberTouch|AV touch screen monitors connect with the annotator via USB or serial connection. CyberTouch|AV offers the largest line of Extron Annotator compatible product line in the industry.

16 Nov 2009

Softkinetic and Optrima Join to Launch 3D Gesture Recognition Interface Solution

Currently Available, This Revolutionary Technology Will Change the Way We Interact with Consumer Electronics Devices and Digital Entertainment

16 Nov 2009

New Center for Conducting Research on Low-Temperature Plasmas

A new center at the University of Michigan College of Engineering will enable fundamental research on low-temperature plasmas---ionized gases with vast potential for practical technological advancements in fields such as energy, lighting, microelectronics and medicine.

16 Nov 2009

New Microscope Based on CARS Available from Olympus

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) recently helped Olympus, a world leader in advanced optical microscopy and medical imaging, to design and commercialize a CARS (Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering) microscope. A new CARS user facility will open its doors to Canadian researchers and the medical community in Ottawa on November 17, 2009.

16 Nov 2009

3M Granted Ex Parte Injunctions in Retroreflective Fire Coat Trim Patent Infringement Case

The Duesseldorf district court has granted 3M Deutschland GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, preliminary ex parte injunctions against two suppliers of retroreflective and fluorescent fire coat trims for infringing a 3M patent.

16 Nov 2009

Analysis and Outlook on Ophthalmic Devices Market in US

This report is an essential source for in-depth information and data relating to the United States ophthalmic devices market. It also offers detailed and comprehensive coverage of market revenue, volume, distribution and company share information; and latest news, financial deals and pipeline products information of each of the key sub-segments of the ophthalmic devices market in the US.

13 Nov 2009

SCHOTT Partners with Skan to Launch RESISTAN Ceramic Materials in UK

RESISTAN is a COMPLETELY NEW and exciting range of CERAMIC materials from SCHOTT. In fact RESISTAN is a comprehensive suite of 16 unique ceramic materials, each with their own key properties. For this very reason, SKAN has chosen to simplify the range on offer to the current TOP 3 RESISTAN variants that we believe will be of immediate interest to the UK market:

13 Nov 2009

Scientist Use Custom-Built Microscope to Find How New HIV Virus Assemble at Infected Cells

Although recent advances have raised hopes that a protective vaccine can be developed, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains a major public health problem. Much has been learned about HIV-1, the virus that causes the disease. However, basic aspects of person-to-person transmission and of the progressive intercellular infection that depletes the immune system of its vital T cells remain imperfectly understood. In a paper published today in the online journal PloS Pathogens, Professor Don Lamb's group at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munichs's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, together with colleagues in Heidelberg, describe in detail how new virus particles assemble at the membrane of infected cells, and are released to attack healthy cells nearby. The new findings could help provide clues as how to interrupt the process of intercellular viral spread. (PLoS Pathogens, 6 November 2009)

13 Nov 2009

SciQuest Launches New Suite of On-Demand Procurement Automation Software Solutions

SciQuest, Inc., the global leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today announced the availability of the latest release of its suite of on-demand procurement automation software solutions. This product release reflects the increasing formation of buying consortia within the markets SciQuest serves, including education, government, healthcare, and the life sciences.

13 Nov 2009

Landauer Buys Texas-Based Medical Physics Services Provider for $22 Million

Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring services, today announced the completion of two acquisitions in accordance with its long-term strategic priorities.

13 Nov 2009

ADVA Optical Networking to Provide FSP 3000 Platform for NASA’s HEC Program

ADVA Optical Networking is helping the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) push the bounds of modern networking capabilities with a unique demonstration at SC09, the 22nd annual Supercomputing Conference, taking place Nov. 14-20 in Portland, Ore.

13 Nov 2009

SEGD Dynamic Environments 3 Workshop in NYC Sponsored by Daktronics

The Society of Environmental Graphic Design's (SEGD) Dynamic Environments 3 workshop kicks off Nov. 12th in New York City thanks to workshop sponsor Daktronics.

13 Nov 2009

Taiwan-Based Wincomm to Integrate Zytronic ZYBRID Touch Sensor in its Digital Signage System

Zytronic’s Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT™)-based ZYBRID touch sensor product has been selected by Taiwanese industrial computing equipment manufacturer Wincomm, to serve at the heart of its Showcase

13 Nov 2009

Cognex Launches VisionPro Software That Provides More Options for Image Acquisition

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced a new release of VisionPro, the company’s popular, hardware-independent vision software. VisionPro 6.0 expands image acquisition options with support for very large camera images and nontraditional sources such as 3D, thermal and X-ray imagers. VisionPro 6.0 also offers high-accuracy calibration and image correction for line scan cameras, and expanded ID reading capability of 2D codes.

13 Nov 2009