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Solartech Renewables to Open Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant at TechCity

Assemblyman Kevin Cahill joined with Congressman Maurice Hinchey, NYSERDA President Francis Murray, and CEO of the Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) Vincent Cozzolino to announce that solar module manufacturer, Solartech Renewables, LLC will open a new manufacturing facility at TechCity.

11 Mar 2010

Innovative Optical Transport Devices from Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has developed transmission devices featuring the world's top-level characteristics for super high-speed, 100 Gb Ethernet applications that multiplex four wavelength channels of 25 Gbps-speed optical signals in parallel.

11 Mar 2010

TECNIS Multifocal Lens Now Available for Cataract Surgery

Abbott announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia.

11 Mar 2010

ACC Scientific Sessions from March 14-16 to Discuss LipiScan Coronary Imaging System

InfraReDx, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on developing novel diagnostic imaging technologies to accurately identify and characterize diseased intracoronary tissues, today announced that the Company's LipiScan™ Coronary Imaging System will be highlighted in multiple sessions during the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

11 Mar 2010

Asia Pacific Biometrics Market Still in Growth Stage

The Asia Pacific biometrics market has made hay against the background of escalating security concerns in the region.

11 Mar 2010

Loblaw Plans to Install Solar Panels on Four Ontario Stores

As part of its ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility and reducing the environmental impact of its operations, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) today announced that it will install innovative solar technology on the rooftops of four stores in Ontario as pilot projects.

11 Mar 2010

Applied Materials Expands Tainan Facility to Serve FPD and Solar PV Customers

Applied Materials, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries, today announced the opening of its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan.

11 Mar 2010

SunPower Wins SCE Solar Contract

Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison International company (NYSE:EIX), and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced today that SunPower has won a contract to provide solar technology for generating up to 200 megawatts, or 80 percent, of the solar power capacity needed for the utility’s large solar photovoltaic installation program.

11 Mar 2010

ENERGY STAR Award for GE - Appliances + Lighting

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded GE - Appliances & Lighting the ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award for the fifth straight year.

11 Mar 2010

International Symposium Highlights Advances in Spectroscopy

In collaboration with the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), a member organization of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), ASD Inc. helped define the state-of-the-art in the growing field of spectroscopy during the Art, Science and Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy Symposium held here last week.

11 Mar 2010

Photometrics Releases PVCAM Universal Programming Interface for Cameras

Photometrics, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance CCD and EMCCD cameras for the life sciences, has announced the release of the 64-bit version of its exclusive PVCAM universal programming interface.

11 Mar 2010

SNU Precision and Sunic Systems Awarded Multiple Barix TFE Equipment Orders

Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider of thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, announced that its equipment licensees, SNU Precision and Sunic Systems, have received multiple orders for Barix™ thin-film encapsulation (TFE) equipment.

11 Mar 2010

BIOLASE Signs New Agreement with Henry Schein on Laser Equipment

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the world's leading dental laser company, announced today that it has amended its licensing and distribution agreement with Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners.

11 Mar 2010

New Single-Solution Handheld Testers from Specialized Products Company

The ValidatorPRO™ and ValidatorPRO NT™ single-solution handheld testers, designed for enterprise network installers, have been added to the Specialized Products Company 2010 Source Book, www.specialized.net, a catalog featuring over 10,000 competitively priced installation, field service and repair solutions.

11 Mar 2010