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Leeds Precision Instruments to Distribute Olympus America's Microscopes in the U.S.

Olympus America Inc. continues to build its industrial instrument distribution network, naming Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc., to handle distribution of Olympus Industrial Microscope products in an expanded region to include Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and eastern Idaho.

5 Mar 2010

Exposure to Blue-Violet Light May Promote Wound Healing

Today, during the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher C. Millan (U.S. Army Dental Corps, Martinez, Georgia) will present a poster of a study titled "A Novel In Vitro Model for Light-Induced Wound Healing."

5 Mar 2010

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Helps Define Isolated Nature of Galaxies

Located half a billion light-years from Earth, ESO 306-17, is a large, bright elliptical galaxy in the southern sky of a type known as a fossil group.

5 Mar 2010

OmniVision Introduces OV9715 CMOS Image Sensor for Automotive Vision Systems

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the immediate availability of its OV9715 CMOS image sensor for use in 360-degree view and other stand-alone or multi camera automotive vision systems.

5 Mar 2010

Silicon Nanowires offer an Economically Viable Solution for Trapping Sunlight

Solar cells made from silicon are projected to be a prominent factor in future renewable green energy equations, but so far the promise has far exceeded the reality.

5 Mar 2010

MetroLaser Introduces Portable Laser Doppler Vibrometer for Vibrational Analysis

MetroLaser is pleased to introduce the VibroMet(TM) 500 SLDV, the first truly portable scanning laser Doppler vibrometer.

5 Mar 2010

QED Deploys Aspheric Stitching Interferometers at Leibniz Institute

QED Technologies, the pioneer and exclusive provider of Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF®) and Subaperture Stitching Interferometry (SSI®), announces implementation of one of its new Aspheric Stitching Interferometers (ASI®) at the Leibniz Institute for Surface Modification (IOM) in Leipzig, Germany.

5 Mar 2010

FLS Energy's 555 kW Project Utilizes Suniva's High-Powered Solar Modules

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced the commissioning of the Evergreen Solar Farm in Canton, North Carolina, with partner FLS Energy.

5 Mar 2010

Patent Landscape Analysis of Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells Field

IP Overview presents a patent landscape analysis of the Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells field.

5 Mar 2010

GigOptix Launches Linear Transimpedance Amplifier for Optical Receivers

GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX), today announced the availability for sampling of its GX3122 dual channel linear Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) designed for use in next generation 40Gb/s DWDM coherent optical receivers.

5 Mar 2010

Mitsubishi Introduces 82 Inch Home Theater TV for Large Screen 3D Experience

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) is showcasing its 82 inch Home Theater TV, the world’s largest mass production 3D-Ready1 television available.

5 Mar 2010

Dongbu HiTek Begins Mass Production of CMOS Image Sensors for ClairPixel

Dongbu HiTek today announced that it has commenced mass-production of 300-kpixel CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) devices at the 130nm node for ClairPixel Co., Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company based in Korea.

5 Mar 2010

Nautilus Provides Lighting Design Services for Choctaw Casino Resort

With the grand opening of the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, OK on February 9th, a massive three-year project came to completion for the lighting and audio/video consulting firm Nautilus Entertainment Design (NED).

5 Mar 2010

Modern Diagnostic Tools Help Detect Early-Stage Skin Cancer

According to estimates from the American Cancer Society, melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, was responsible for an estimated 8,650 deaths in the United States in 2009.

5 Mar 2010

Thresher to Supply Energy-Efficient LED Lighting Component to S+P 500 Conglomerate

Thresher Industries (Pink Sheets: THRR) announced today that it has received its first order of 2010 from an S&P 500 conglomerate for its recently launched, next generation LED energy-efficient lighting component.

5 Mar 2010