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Covidien Signs Definitive Agreement with Somanetics

Somanetics Corporation and Covidien have recently declared that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the agreement, Covidien will be acquiring Somanetics’ shares in cash. The collaboration with Somanetics will enable Covidien to expand its product offerings and accrete its revenues and earning growth rates.

30 Jun 2010

Complete Analysis of Lighting Controls Industry

Reportlinker announced the availability of a new market research report on the lighting controls industry.

30 Jun 2010

Semrock Announces Availability of its New Optical Filter Holder

Semrock, a manufacturer of optical filters for the analytical instrumentation and biotech industries, has announced its latest offering, the FH1 filter holder.

From IDEX Health & Science LLC 30 Jun 2010

EVSO Reports New Discovery to Improve Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency

Evolution Solar (EVSO) announced that the researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Texas have discovered a new process to improve solar cells’ conversion efficiency up to 66%.

30 Jun 2010

ASU Cowley Center to Install Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscopes

The John Wheatley Education and Outreach Room was dedicated for Solid State Science at LeRoy Eyring Center of Arizona State University.

30 Jun 2010

L-3 Communications Awards Additional Orders for VDC Display Systems

VDC Display Systems reported that its order backlog has risen after receiving $2.5 million in orders from L-3 Link Simulation and Training. The order was for visual display devices and accessories for Moroccan F-16 and U.S. Air Force F-22 training devices.

29 Jun 2010

SiOnyx Presents New High Detectivity Photo Detectors

Teamwork of SiOnyx and the Army Research Office (ARO) have presented pixel-scale detectors, which have a room temperature Detectivity (D*) of greater than 1x10(14) Jones.

29 Jun 2010

Future Lighting Solutions to Present LED Lighting Seminar Series

Future Lighting Solutions, a LED lighting solutions distributor, has announced that a new series of LED Lighting Seminar will be conducted across New Zealand and Australia in July 2010. The seminars will take place in six cities namely, Christchurch, Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.

29 Jun 2010

Dow Plans to Ramp Up TMG Capacity to Meet LED Market Demand

Dow Electronic Materials announced a plan to increase its production capacity of TrimethylGallium (TMG) to fulfill the electronics market’s TMG demand. The plan involves the addition of the TMG capacity at the facilities in the U.S. to meet the short-term demand. Dow Electronic Materials will be setting up a new production plant in Korea.

29 Jun 2010

Dialight’s Pinelli to Talk on LED Street Lighting Applications at Technological Expo

Dialight has announced that its Sales and Marketing Director, Jim Pinelli, will give a presentation on the LED technology’s advantages for the street lighting appliances at the InterContinental Dallas, Dallas, TX. The session will be presented at the IMSA International 115th Annual Conference and Technology Expo.

29 Jun 2010

Innovator in Super Resolution to Inaugurate MICROSCIENCE 2010

The opening Plenary Lecture at MICROSCIENCE 2010 would be delivered by Dr Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, a groundbreaker in super resolution imaging.

29 Jun 2010

NREL and Solarmer Energy Sign Pact to Improve Lifetime of Solar Cells

A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) have been signed by Solarmer Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy (DOE).

29 Jun 2010

Kalahari Greentech Issues Statement About its Solar Collector

Kalahari Greentech, an energy company that develops solar and wind energy projects has issued a statement, which talks about its high-tech Solar Collector.

29 Jun 2010

Low Latency Solution of Infinera to be Used by Spread Networks

Infinera announced that Spread Networks has approved their low latency solution to be used in a fiber route between New York to Chicago.

29 Jun 2010

University of Sheffield Begins Installation of Solar Farm for Photovoltaic Research

Work on installing a solar farm on the roof of the University of Sheffield has been started. The installation is a part of the £120,000 investment that will aid in improving photovoltaic research.

29 Jun 2010