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Clear Channel Spectacolor Continues New Developments in its Sign Displays

Clear Channel Outdoor's Spectacolor unit, the U.S. market leader in spectacular sign displays and a division of the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, continues to develop new ways for advertisers to reach the millions of consumers who visit the Las Vegas Strip every year. In a new development, the Company has added social media capabilities on its digital screen at the entrance to the Miracle Mile Shops located across from the new City Center.

27 Feb 2010

Raman Spectroscopy Helps Scientists to Study Workings of Iron-Containing Enzyme

A team of Michigan State University scientists ¬– using a new cooling method they created – have uncovered the inner workings of a key iron-containing enzyme, a discovery that could help researchers develop new medicines or understand how enzymes repair DNA.

27 Feb 2010

Wisconsin Physicists Used Lasers to Build CNOT Quantum Gate

Exerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality.

27 Feb 2010

Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop Infrared Scanning System to Detect Melanoma

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma, a lethal form of cancer

27 Feb 2010

PerkinElmer to Acquire Remaining Interest in ICP-MS Joint Venture

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has agreed to purchase the remaining interest of its joint venture in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and related assets from Danaher Corporation. Danaher acquired this joint venture stake and these assets as part of its acquisition of MDS Inc.’s Analytical Technologies business.

27 Feb 2010

PerkinElmer to Display Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography Solutions at PITTCON 2010

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, will offer attendees of PITTCON 2010 an in-depth perspective on advances in analytical instrumentation, laboratory services, and consumables for the environmental, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical and academic markets. PerkinElmer will showcase a broad range of technologies including mass spectrometry, thermal analysis, infrared and chromatography solutions at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando Florida. (PITTCON Booth No. 2769)

27 Feb 2010

LDK Solar to Acquire Best Solar's Crystalline Module Factory for $21.5 Million

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the crystalline module manufacturing plant of Best Solar Co., Ltd. ("Best Solar"). Under the terms of the transaction LDK Solar will acquire Best Solar's crystalline module manufacturing plant at cash consideration of $21.5 million, representing the fair value of the assets acquired determined on an arms-length basis.

27 Feb 2010

PureSpectrum to Display Dimmable Energy Efficient Lighting Products at Trade Shows

PureSpectrum (OTCBB: PSRU) will exhibit at several regional and national trade shows throughout the country during the second quarter to continue product introduction and build brand familiarity for the company’s dimmable energy efficient lighting product lines.

27 Feb 2010

Lomak's LED Products to be Displayed at International Hardware Fair Cologne

The International Hardware Fair Cologne from February 28 to March 3, 2010, offers an inviting and unique range of hands-on products and innovations. A total of 53 exhibitors from Hong Kong will be on site, with 28 of them on a combined stand (from A-008) in Hall 3.1 organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

27 Feb 2010

New ID Card with Stored Data in RFID Chip Facilitates Only Optical Reading

Fraunhofer researchers are devising and facilitating technical systems for the use and security of the new digitally-readable personal identity card. At this year's CeBIT, Hall 9, Booth B36, the experts will demonstrate the future of electronic and secure ID verification, including its application for online shopping and the telephone.

27 Feb 2010

Electro-Optical Sciences to Change Business Name as MELA Sciences

Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: MELA), announced today that it will be doing business under the name "MELA Sciences" to better reflect the Company's focus on early melanoma detection. The Company's shares will continue to be traded on the NASDAQ capital market under the ticker symbol "MELA."

26 Feb 2010

IonSense 3+D Scanner Verifies Distribution of Elements on Objects for Checking Impurities and Pollutants

IonSense, Inc. today announced the availability of the 3+D Scanner for rapid chemical analysis of surfaces. The 3+D Scanner is interfaced to the DART®-SVP open-air ionization source, which was introduced at Pittcon 2009. The device enables rapid mass spectrometry analysis of chemicals on surfaces such as food, packaging materials, fabrics, consumer products, electrical components, and wafers. Automated surface analysis can be accomplished without placing the sample under high vacuum as in traditional surface analysis. The Apple® iPod-based controller directs the analysis of the entire surface for uniformity or allows you to choose specific locations, thus enabling rapid characterization of contaminants with no sample preparation.

26 Feb 2010

Fujitsu and Inova to Develop Cost-Efficient Display Technology Solution for In-Vehicle Applications

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), the industry leader in advanced graphics processor technology for automotive display applications, has issued a new case study detailing its collaboration with Inova Semiconductors and tier-one suppliers to develop an advanced, cost-efficient display technology solution for in-vehicle applications.

26 Feb 2010

New Nanotechnology Approach Could Help Eliminate Drug Resistance to Cancer Treatment

Huixin He, associate professor, nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. Under traditional chemotherapy, cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to drug therapy, leading to a relapse of the disease.

26 Feb 2010

Avo Photonics and AMS Technologies Sign Distribution Agreement

Avo Photonics and AMS Technologies entered into a distribution agreement that entitles AMS Technologies to represent Avo’s capabilities to the European market.

26 Feb 2010