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Candela to Begin Marketing Alex TriVantage and GentleMax Lasers in China

Candela Corporation, a Syneron company (Nasdaq: ELOS), announced today that the SFDA (State Food and Drug Administration) of China has approved the Alex TriVantage® multi-wavelength, Q-switched laser system and the GentleMax® multiple wavelength workstation for sale throughout the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong. The receipt of the SFDA Certificates will allow Candela to begin the sales process and launch official marketing programs for these products, creating a host of new market opportunities.

11 Feb 2010

Biomagnetics Announces Program to Boost Integrated Optical BioSensor Availability

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (Pink Sheets:BMGP), a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis and detection, announced today the implementation of a program to accelerate the availability of the world's first Integrated Optical BioSensor (IOBS) platform. The Company is currently reviewing research and manufacturing partnerships to develop simple to replicate bench top versions of the IOBS platform on which single pathogen or multiple pathogen testing assay cartridges can be developed. This strategy is expected to significantly accelerate the availability of this life and cost saving technology.

11 Feb 2010

Warm White PhlatLight LEDs Now Available for Indoor Lighting Applications

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the general availability of its warm white PhlatLight LEDs. Warm white is a critical color for indoor commercial and residential lighting applications.

11 Feb 2010

Market Outlook on Solar PV Systems in Asia Pacific

End-user Preference for Environment-friendly Energy Solutions Ramps up Prospects for the Asia Pacific Solar PV Systems Market

11 Feb 2010

SolarWorld’s Modules Receive Top Position in Industrywide Energy-Productivity Test

For the second year in a row, SolarWorld’s solar power technology has demonstrated the highest electricity production performance in the world’s only independent, industrywide test, staged annually by Photon magazine.

11 Feb 2010

Heptagon to Ship 100 Millionth CMOS Imaging Wafer-Scale Lens

Heptagon, the pioneer and world-leader in wafer-scale micro-optics, is announcing today that it will ship its 100 millionth wafer-scale, reflowable lens for CMOS Imaging applications within the current month. Almost all of these lenses have been shipped for use in mobile handset cameras, where the size and SMT compatibility of the lenses provide a tremendous advantage for handset manufacturers.

11 Feb 2010

New Technology from Trina Solar to Increase Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency

Trina Solar Limited (TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced it achieved a breakthrough in its development of monocrystalline cell technology.

11 Feb 2010

LDK Solar Joins Belgium Organization That Promotes PV Modules Recycling

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has become a member of PV CYCLE, an organization based in Brussels, Belgium that promotes the take-back and recycling of end-of-life PV modules.

11 Feb 2010

Philips Lumileds Obtains ISO/TS16949 Certification for its Manufacturing Facilities

Automotive Industry Quality Specification Benefits All Lighting Markets

11 Feb 2010

Fujitsu Unveils New Portable ScanSnap Multi-Page Scanner

The Mobile Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 Provides Consumers and Business Professionals New Productivity Features and Increased Versatility for PC and Mac

11 Feb 2010

Linde Reports 6GWp of Production Capacity Across its PV Customer Base in 2009

Defying the impact of a depressed economy on market movements, the Linde Gases Division of The Linde Group closed 2009 with more than 6GWp (Gigawatt peak) of production capacity across its global photovoltaic (PV) customer base. Linde demonstrated increased market traction securing multiple new contract wins and renewals with leading thin-film and crystalline manufacturers worldwide including GS Solar and Suntech in China, Euro Multivision, Indo Solar and Solar Semiconductor in India, and Bosch, Malibu and Masdar in Germany.

11 Feb 2010

PureSpectrum Announces Marketing Campaign for its Dimmable CFL Products

PureSpectrum (OTCBB: PSRU) launched a marketing campaign earlier this week in south and central Georgia featuring television advertising and direct product delivery to stimulate sales and introduce its dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) products to retail outlets and rural utilities.

11 Feb 2010

New Image from ESO VISTA Survey Telescope Reveals Secrets of Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula reveals many of its hidden secrets in a dramatic image taken by ESO’s new VISTA survey telescope

11 Feb 2010

Researchers Develop High-Performance Microring Resonator for Ultra-Fast Optical Communications

A new, more efficient low-cost microring resonator for high speed telecommunications systems has been developed and tested by Professor Roberto Morandotti’s INRS team in collaboration with Canadian, American, and Australian researchers. This technological advance capitalizes on the benefits of optical fibers to transmit large quantities of data at ultra-fast speeds. The results of the team’s work, just published in the prestigious journal Nature Photonics, will facilitate the transition from electronic to optical communications, the future solution for meeting the growing needs of Internet and cellphone users.

11 Feb 2010

Cree Announces Higher-Flux Bins for Warm/Cool White XLamp XP-E LEDs

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of higher-flux bins for warm- and cool-white XLamp® XP-E LEDs and higher maximum forward currents for both XLamp XP-E and XP-G LEDs.

11 Feb 2010