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Australian Podiatric Surgeon Certified to Offer PinPointe FootLaser Treatment

PinPointe USA, Inc., a privately held emerging medical device company developing advanced laser-based technology and products for the treatment of onychomycosis (toenail fungus) today announced that it has certified its first PinPointe FootLaser Provider in Australia to administer its revolutionary new treatment for toenail fungus.

6 Apr 2010

APS Receives Approval for Solar Energy Pilot Project in Flagstaff

Arizona Public Service received approval Thursday from the Arizona Corporation Commission for the Community Power Project in Flagstaff, a pilot program that will bring solar panels to the rooftops of homes and businesses.

6 Apr 2010

Physicists Use Optical Frequency Comb to Manipulate Quantum Bits

Physicists at the University of Maryland have found a way to turn a precision measurement device into a versatile tool for manipulating quantum bits (qubits).

6 Apr 2010

Advantest Commercializes New 3D Imaging Analysis System

Advantest Corporation today announced that it has successfully commercialized a new 3D imaging analysis system, the TAS7000, which utilizes Advantest’s proprietary terahertz wave technology, to perform nondestructive scans of targeted sample materials and deliver 3D visualization of results.

6 Apr 2010

Microvision Receives First Purchase Order for its New Laser Projection Display Engine

Microvision, a leading developer of ultra-miniature projection display products, announced today that it has received an $8.5 million purchase order for its new ultra-miniature PicoP® laser projection display engine from a consumer electronics customer.

6 Apr 2010

LNLS Selects Bruker Energy to Build State-of-the-Art Beamline

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. today announced the receipt of a $2.4 million contract from the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron, or LNLS) for the realization of a state-of-the-art, turn-key beamline.

6 Apr 2010

Epson PowerLite Pro Projector Integrated in the Restored Art Theatre of Long Beach

When the Art Theatre of Long Beach (the Art) in California reopened its doors after a $1 million restoration, movie enthusiasts stood in line. Urban developer Jan van Dijs and his partners Mark and Helen Vidor opted to integrate the Epson PowerLite® Pro Z8000WUNL digital projector to deliver state of the art image quality to the Art.

5 Apr 2010

Ayonix Announces PalmSecure Biometric Authentication Solution for Healthcare Industry

Ayonix Corp., A leading supplier of Innovative Face Recognition Products and Video Analytics solutions including peripherals and biometric solutions, today, announced "PalmSecure".

5 Apr 2010

Technic and CNSE Collaborate to Offer Innovative Approaches for Solar Cell Manufacturers

Technic Inc. and the The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (“CNSE”) of the University at Albany today announced a research and development partnership that is designed to enable critical improvements in manufacturing processes for solar cells.

5 Apr 2010

Mitsubishi Electric Installs 600-Inch LED Display at KKWING Stadium in Japan

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has completed installation of a Diamond Vision large-scale LED display system at KKWING in Kumamoto City, Japan.

5 Apr 2010

Sofradir Launches Infrared Imaging Engines for SWIR, MWIR and LWIR Models

Sofradir EC, Inc. has introduced a product line of infrared imaging engines based on cryogenically cooled MCT infrared detectors.

3 Apr 2010

Highlights on Photonics Developments at SPIE Photonics Europe

SPIE Photonics Europewill provide a major forum for discussion of the latest developments in one of the key enabling technologies identified by the European Commission during its weeklong run in Brussels this month.

3 Apr 2010

Laser Research Offers OEM Replacement CO2 Laser Optics

A full line of direct OEM replacement CO2 laser optics, offered plain or in aluminum mounts, for most popular engraving and marking lasers is available from Laser Research Optics of Providence, Rhode Island.

3 Apr 2010

Electrophysics Unveils New Line of Mid- and Long-Wave Infrared Cameras

Electrophysics, a Sofradir Group company, has introduced a new line of high performance mid-wave (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) cameras designed to meet the demanding requirements of scientists, engineers and laboratory managers that rely on infrared cameras to study infrared phenomenology in a wide range of applications.

3 Apr 2010

Solar Power Signs Contract for Solar PV Installation at San Sevaine Villas

Solar Power, Inc. announced today that the Company entered into a sub-contract agreement to install a 230 kW DC photovoltaic solar system at San Sevaine Villas, an affordable housing development located in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

3 Apr 2010