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Rite Track Acquires All NXP 90-S Series Tracking Equipment

Rite Track, Inc., based in West Chester, Ohio announced today that it recently acquired all of the 90-S Series equipment from NXP’s Fishkill Fab that closed late last year. The purchase provides Rite Track with a vast supply of 9X inventory, insuring an uninterrupted flow of spare parts and systems for their 9X customers. Integration of this inventory began late last year and is now available to Rite Track customers with significant savings. In 2003, Rite Track negotiated the purchase of the SVG 9X product line from ASML and continues to provide sales and technical support worldwide for any 9X end users.

10 Feb 2010

Optelec Announces New 1X Magnification in ClearView+ HD Desktop Video Magnifier

Optelec, world leader in innovative and life-changing assistive technologies for the visually impaired and blind, announces the new 1X magnification functionality in the flagship Optelec ClearView+ High Definition (HD) desktop video magnifier.

10 Feb 2010

Clare Unveils New 3Arms Optically Isolated SCR AC Power Relay

Clare, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS), today announced the availability of the CPC1966, 3Arms AC Power Relay. The CPC1966 is an AC solid state switch utilizing dual optically isolated power SCRs as an integrated alternative to discrete optocoupler and Triac circuits. The device provides a blocking voltage capability of 600Vp. In addition, zero-cross circuitry ensures AC load switching while minimizing the generation of transients.

10 Feb 2010

Bremer Bank Employs Epson’s CaptureOne Check Scanners for Remote Deposit Capture

CaptureOne™ Delivers Outstanding Reliability, Flexibility and Workflow Efficiency for RDC

10 Feb 2010

Panasonic Releases Two New Full HD 3MOS Camcorders

Panasonic today introduces two additions to its 2010 line of camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-HS700 and HDC-TM700, both Full High Definition (HD) 3MOS camcorders with 1920 x 1080 resolution. The new Panasonic HD camcorders combine 1080/60p recording – allowing them to capture expressive video without detail loss or Moire pattern – with an advanced 3MOS system that produces vivid, true-to-life colors and excels in darkly-lit environments. The new HDC-HS700, records both to its large 240 GB Hard Disk Drive or to an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card. The HDC-TM700 has 32 GB of built-in memory as well as capability to record to SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards, and is the successor to last year's popular and award-winning HDC-TM300. Both models have a 35mm wide-angle Leica lens and a manual ring for creative flexibility.

10 Feb 2010

Ball Aerospace Completes Stray Light Testing of OLI Telescope for NASA

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has successfully completed stray light testing of the Operational Land Imager (OLI) telescope assembly for NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission.

10 Feb 2010

MRV to Demonstrate OptiSwitch Carrier Ethernet Access Products at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress

MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced that its OptiSwitch carrier-class Ethernet access product line will participate as part of the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) multi-vendor interoperability demo at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress 2010 event held Feb. 9-13 in Paris. MRV is a leading networking company with a full line of packet-optical transport (P-OTS), carrier Ethernet, 40G networking and out-of-band networking products.

10 Feb 2010

LaserCard Launches New Optical Security Media ID Credentials

LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today launched its newest generation of multi-technology ID credentials. Compliant with key North American and European identity program standards, the cards enable governments to meet the demanding requirements of both North American registered border crossing and European foreign resident card programs. LaserCard will showcase its EU-compliant credentials at Secure Document World in London, February 9-19, booth C11.

10 Feb 2010

SBM Solar Obtains UL Certification for its C-Si Solar Panels

SBM Solar recently became the only company in the world to earn the prestigious UL certification on their non-glass, rigid, C-Si Solar Panels. SBM, located in Concord NC, is the recognized leader in research, development, and manufacturing of patent-pending, non-glass solar technology for traditional roofing, BIPV (Building Integrated PhotoVoltaic), marine, portable military and disaster relief, and solar OEM applications including pumps, carports, and industrial products.

10 Feb 2010

Visionworks Opens New Retail Location in The Mall at Robinson

On Friday Visionworks will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in The Mall at Robinson. Visionworks is a full-service optical retail center that features several thousand private label and designer frames along with contact lenses at value prices. One of the nation's leading providers of eye care services, Visionworks recently debuted its first local store in the Cranberry Commons Mall.

10 Feb 2010

DRI Energy Announces Completion of Anaheim's Largest Solar System

DRI Energy today officially commemorated the completion of the largest solar system in the city of Anaheim. DRI Energy designed and installed a 500kW system for SA Recycling, a world leader in the metal recycling and processing industry. At SA Recycling Headquarters a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with a key-note speech by Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle.

10 Feb 2010

Researchers Use Scanning Tunneling Microscopes to Observe Electron in Semiconductor

Just as the heartbeats of today's electronic devices depend on the ability to switch the flow of electricity in semiconductors on and off with lightning speed, the viability of the "spintronic" devices of the future will require similarly precise control over semiconductor magnetism

10 Feb 2010

Scientists Revealed Vesicular Stomatitis Virus' 3-D Structure Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV, has long been a model system for studying and understanding the life cycle of negative-strand RNA viruses, which include viruses that cause influenza, measles and rabies.

10 Feb 2010

Researchers Use Microscopes to Observe Individual Atom for the Study of Niobium

In a 1954 speech to the American Physical Society, the University of Chicago's Enrico Fermi fancifully envisioned a particle accelerator that encircled the globe

10 Feb 2010

REC Solar Announces Activation of Largest Solar Power Plant in Pacific Northwest

Today the City of Gresham, REC Solar and SunEdison celebrated the activation of the largest ground mount solar power plant in the Pacific Northwest. This 419 kW solar power system was made possible by SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services company, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), and REC Solar, the nation’s leading solar integrator. The project required no upfront capital from the City.

10 Feb 2010