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Market Research Report Added on Touch Screens

Touch screens were first used in computer-assisted learning systems in the 1970s and then went on to find applications in kiosks, point-of-sales systems, ATMs, etc. Today they are also been used in PDAs, smart phones, game consoles, GPS systems, and industrial information and control devices of various kinds.

22 Jan 2010

Market Outlook on Organic Light Emitting Diode Materials

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ee4e1d/markets_for_oled_m) has announced the addition of the "Markets for OLED Materials: 2010-2017" report to their offering.

22 Jan 2010

Market Analysis on Mobile Video Surveillance Devices

Improvements in technologies for recording and transmission have opened up several revenue opportunities for mobile video surveillance devices, especially in the transit bus, police vehicles and rail markets across the world. These technology developments have extended the scope of mobile video surveillance to include monitoring and training drivers to improve performance.

22 Jan 2010

Radiant Communications Signs Broadband Service Deal with MTS Allstream

MTS Allstream Inc. ("MTS Allstream"), a subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (TSX: MBT) and Radiant Communications Corp. (TSX-V: RCN) today announced that the two companies have entered into a Broadband Network Investment Agreement. The agreement enables both companies to provide reliable, next generation, high capacity broadband services to Canadian businesses.

22 Jan 2010

Scientists to Develop Molecular Image Guided System for Lung Cancer Treatment

Scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston received a research grant from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) today to develop the first molecular image guided system to diagnose and treat small-cell peripheral lung cancer in one sitting.

22 Jan 2010

JDSU Introduces New Optical Light Sources and Power Meters

JDSU today introduced a new family of cost-effective optical test instruments and kits, the JDSU Optical SmartPocket™ handhelds, to support enterprise and broadband service providers. The JDSU Optical SmartPocket handhelds are designed to deliver an easy to use interface, accurate performance and other key features that make them the most suitable optical test tools for any field technician dealing with optical fiber.

22 Jan 2010

LightPath Introduces 10.6mm Focal Length LWIR Lens for Uncooled IR Sensors

LightPath Technologies is pleased to introduce an f/1.0, 10.6 mm focal length Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) lens assembly designed for uncooled infrared sensors. These lenses are designed as the primary optics for thermal imagers in a wide variety of applications including homeland security, firefighting, predictive maintenance and driver’s vision enhancement systems in automobiles. These thermal imaging markets have a combined current estimated value of over $2.5 billion.

22 Jan 2010

Nextreme Demonstrated Laser Cooling in TO-8 Package Using Thin-Film OptoCooler

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced the cooling of a laser diode in a TO-8 package using an embedded thin-film thermoelectric OptoCooler HV14 module. Cooling the laser improves the output performance and reliability of the device.

22 Jan 2010

Intense and CST Enter Deal to Consolidate Business Operations

Intense Ltd, developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (CST) have announced that the two companies have completed a deal to consolidate their business operations in the UK. CST has acquired the UK fabrication assets of Intense Ltd. in Hamilton, Scotland. As part of the deal Intense has taken a minority stake in the enlarged CST business and will complete the process of consolidating all of its product development and manufacturing activities into its New Jersey, USA facility in the first half of 2010.

22 Jan 2010

OSRAM Unveils New Audi A8 LEDs That Take Entire Headlamp Functions

LEDs take on major lighting functions in main headlamps in Audi’s top-of-the-range limousine

22 Jan 2010

Wai Chi Begins Construction of LED Manufacturing Facility in Changzhou, China

Changzhou National Hi-Tech District announced that Hong Kong-based Wai Chi Holdings Ltd. started construction of a new facility in Changzhou Trina Photovoltaic Industry Zone in December 2009.

22 Jan 2010

EarthSpark to Send Solar Lamps to Haiti for Relief Works

EarthSpark International, a U.S.-based nonprofit that operates in Haiti, is raising money to send solar lamps to the country to assist in disaster relief efforts. The organization is working with a coalition of fellow Clinton Global Initiative members to coordinate the supply and distribution of solar-powered products in Port-au-Prince. These portable power options can have an immediate impact on the communities and individuals in terms of safety and well-being.

22 Jan 2010