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New Colour Spectrometer for Food Industry

Horst Harrer seems a fairly typical German small business owner. His company Harrer & Kassen, which he started 20 years ago in the south-western town Langenbrand, employees nine workers to develop measuring devices for industry. However, his growth horizon makes him stand out from the crowd. In 2006, his company’s yearly turnover was 1 million euros and, despite the crisis, he aims to make double that in 2010.

21 Jan 2010

New Report Shows Optical Molecular Imaging to Become Key Tool in Personalized Medicine

In vivo optical molecular imaging (OMI) is poised to move into clinical use as one of the key tools in personalized medicine, complementing more established imaging tools such as CT and MRI. Growth of equipment sales is on track to reach $400 million in 2014 and nearly $1 billion by the end of the decade.

21 Jan 2010

China Gengsheng Enters Sales Deal for Fine Precision Abrasives Used in Solar Panel Polish

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) ("Gengsheng"), a high-tech industrial materials products company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperatures, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive sales agreement with Junfu Sheng Precision Co., Ltd. to market and sell Gengsheng's fine-precision abrasives products in the eastern part of Guangdong Province.

21 Jan 2010

Oclaro to Showcase New Laser Diode Bars at Photonics West Trade Show

Oclaro, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCLR), a leading provider of optical components for industrial applications, will be showcasing a new 80 Watt 20% fill-factor bar and 50 W 18%FF "half-bar" at the Photonics West trade show in San Francisco, CA.

21 Jan 2010

Fujitsu Frontech Showcases MedServ Patient Kiosk Featuring PalmSecure Palm Vein Biometric Technology

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., today announced the company will demonstrate the MedServ Patient Kiosk, featuring the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ palm vein biometric authentication technology, at the 13th Annual Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition, on January 26, 2010.

21 Jan 2010

Given Imaging’s PillCam COLON 2 Now Features Aptina MT9S526 Medical Image Sensor

Aptina announced today that Given Imaging Ltd.’s PillCam® COLON 2 includes Aptina’s MT9S526 medical image sensor. All three of Given Imaging’s patient-friendly, ingestible PillCam® products for small bowel, esophageal, and now colon imaging include Aptina’s sensors embedded within the Given Imaging capsules.

21 Jan 2010

Day4 Energy Completes Second Phase of Solar Farm Hufingen Project

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced it has now completed the second phase of the one megawatt Solar Farm Hufingen GmBH Project in Germany. The project, completed in two separate phases consists of an initial 500 kilowatts (KW) completed in early 2009, followed by an additional 450KW completed in December 2009. It was financed by by Umweltbank AG, Nurnberg, Germany.

21 Jan 2010

TruTouch Completes Successfull Clinical Trials of New Finger-Touch Detection System

TruTouch Technologies, a pioneer in non-invasive biometric intoxication detection systems, today announced that it has successfully carried out human clinical trials of its newest finger-touch detection system for alcohol intoxication, in collaboration with Lovelace Scientific Resources. The trial is intended to support continued product commercialization and new technology development for the device, called TruTouch 2000.

21 Jan 2010

Kofax Rolls Out New All In One Scan to Archive Applications

Kofax plc (LSE:KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced a new release of Kofax Express, an all in one scan to archive software package for image capture applications. Release 2.0 offers new features that enhance the application’s ease of use and expand its functionality, thereby increasing productivity and significantly reducing operating costs.

21 Jan 2010

ChromaDex Unveils New Agilent 6520 Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer

ChromaDex Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CDXC), a world leader in the development of phytochemical and botanical reference standards, announced the addition of a new Agilent 6520 Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (Q-TOF) Mass Spectrometer to its lineup of analytical capabilities. Controlled by the Agilent MassHunter software, this unit provides unparalleled mass accuracy, mass resolution, sensitivity, in-spectrum dynamic range and speed. This addition complements the vast array of analytical instrumentation that ChromaDex has available to solve the tough problems of its customers.

21 Jan 2010

Cree Debuts New 6-Inch LED Downlight for Residential Market at 2010 IBS

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the demonstration of a new 6-inch LED downlight designed for the residential market. The Cree CR6 LED downlight is being shown this week at the 2010 International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas.

21 Jan 2010

Streetlight Intelligence to Provide Lumen IQ Adaptive Street Lighting System to Vancouver

Streetlight Intelligence Inc. ("SLQ", or "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has received a purchase order from the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, for a Lumen IQ(TM) Adaptive Street Lighting System.

21 Jan 2010

3D Eye Solutions Assigns Black Creek Media as 3D Signage Without Glasses Distributor in Canada

3D Eye Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TDEY) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a distribution agreement with Black Creek Media based out of London, Ontario Canada. The agreement appoints Black Creek as the Company's exclusive Canadian distributor for its 3D digital signage without glasses.

21 Jan 2010

New Solid State 4-Channel LED Lighting Fixtures Available from Altman Lighting

Entertainment venues around the world are able to light their stages with over 281 trillion colors, including improved rendering of warm colors such as skin tones, thanks to two solid state lighting fixtures from Altman Lighting featuring an unusual combination of LUXEON Rebel® red, green, blue and amber LEDs. The light engines that drive both color-changing fixtures were developed with the assistance of Future Lighting Solutions.

21 Jan 2010

Carmanah Powers Ontario Public School with Solar Photovoltaic Technology

Five hundred Dr. David Suzuki Public School students are going back to school this fall in a facility powered in part by solar photovoltaic technology developed by Canadian-based solar integrator, Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH).

21 Jan 2010