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BIOLASE Releases New Animated Episode on Laser Dentistry at CDA 2010

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the world's leading dental laser company, today announced that it is taking advantage of the large dental audiences at the California Dental Association 2010 CDA Presents Meeting in Anaheim, CA, to formally release a new episode of the animated educational program ToothTales.

14 May 2010

ScanLife Mobile Barcode Technology Now Available to Verizon Customers

Verizon Wireless said today its customers can get one-click access to product information, including application downloads, consumer reviews and more, using ScanLife, a free downloadable app found on more than 30 devices...

14 May 2010

AFM Probe Records Sounds Originating from Insects

A team of Clarkson University scientists led by Prof. Igor Sokolov are using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to record sounds emanating from inside living insects like flies, mosquitoes and ladybugs.

14 May 2010

Camtek Secures Order for its Automatic Optical Inspection Systems

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CAMT) ("Camtek"), announced today that a leading assembly and test supplier in Asia has selected the Falcon, Camtek's Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) system, for a 2D and 3D metrology and inspection solution.

14 May 2010

Physicists Discover Exotic Atomic Collisions Using Optical Lattice

The experiment starts by cooling a dilute cloud of hundreds of thousands of atoms to temperatures close to absolute zero, approximately -273 degrees Celsius.

14 May 2010

UCSD Researchers Develop New Sensor to Locate Chemical Hazards

A tiny silicon chip that works a bit like a nose may one day detect dangerous airborne chemicals and alert emergency responders through the cell phone network.

14 May 2010

Raman Scattering Helps to Detect Rotavirus Strains and Genotypes Within a Minute

Using nanotechnology and a patented signal enhancing technique developed at the University of Georgia, UGA researchers have discovered a rapid, sensitive and cost-effective method to detect and identify a number of rotavirus strains and genotypes in less than one minute with greater than 96 percent accuracy.

14 May 2010

CIR’s New Report Discusses Volume Opportunity for Optical Interconnects

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "New Revenue Opportunities for Optical Interconnects: A Market and Technology Forecast" report to their offering.

14 May 2010

New Mapping Equipment for Identifying Defects in Solar Panels

A group of researchers of the University of Cádiz has designed a new mapping system for the study of photovoltaic surfaces.

14 May 2010

RiT to Introduce New Laser-Based Speed Camera for Traffic Environments

RiT Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT) today announced that it is broadening its business to take advantage of new lasers technologies developed in co-operation with STINS COMAN.

14 May 2010

Wavien to Demonstrate Latest Lighting System Based on Premien LED Recycling Technology

Wavien, Inc. will be demonstrating the latest advance in LED lighting using its proprietary Premien(TM) LED Recycling Technology.

14 May 2010

Future Lighting Helps Princeton Tec to Bring Remix Headlamp to Market

Campers, hikers, climbers and others who need to light up the night can do it brightly, efficiently and hands-free with the LED-based Princeton Tec Remix headlamp, thanks in part to LUXEON® Rebel LED technology and LED supply chain services from Future Lighting Solutions.

14 May 2010