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DRS Technologies Announces Contract to Provide Vvehicle Vision Enhancement Systems

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received a $19 million, five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the United States Naval Surface Warfare Center, in Crane, Indiana, to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with vehicle Vision Enhancement Systems (VES). The Marine Corps will incorporate the systems onto their Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) vehicles.

17 Mar 2008

RoseStreet Labs Energy Announces Grand Opening of Solar Cell Development Center

RoseStreet Labs Energy, Inc. (RoseStreet Energy) announced the grand opening of its new solar cell development center in Phoenix, Arizona.

17 Mar 2008

New Opportunities Rapidly Emerge in Energy Efficient Solid-State Lighting

Lighting utilizing organic light emitting diodes (OLED) could benefit from printing as a manufacturing technique because it can add to its cost effectiveness, says a new report from NanoMarkets, an industry analysis firm.

17 Mar 2008

New 20,000 Hour Light Source Offers Low Maintenance to Entertainment Lighting

LUXIM Corp. is pleased to announce the introduction of its new LIFI(TM) Entertainment solid state high intensity light source product line. The new module outputs up to 12,000 lumens from a small emitter in a forward intensity pattern with a color rendering index (CRI) of 91 and a 20,000 hour lifetime.

17 Mar 2008

Fiber Network Provides Attractive Alternative for Enterprise and Carrier Customers

RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation and a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announced the launch of its newest major metropolitan market of Philadelphia. RCN Metro Optical Networks just completed the build of a fiber ring encompassing over 3,000 fiber miles located in Center City, Philadelphia.

17 Mar 2008

Quattro Robotic Systems Enable SLS to Standardize Development of Solar Products

Adept Technology, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent automation software for motion and vision-guided robotics systems and services, today announced that its automation software, robotics and system products have been selected by SLS Solar Line Saxony as standard products for their automation equipment for solar cell production.

17 Mar 2008

Supporting Installation of Largest Solar Photovoltaic Energy System

Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation's leading domestic container shipping and integrated logistics company, today announced that Horizon Logistics, LLC, served as a lead logistics provider for SunPower Corp. during installation of North America's largest solar photovoltaic energy system.

17 Mar 2008

Lens Technology Holds Key to Reducing Accidents Due to Sun Glare

Drivewear(R), a lens technology developed by Younger Optics specifically for driving, provides a precise balance between protection against glare and the amount of light which reaches the eye with the necessary visual information to maximize the driving task, even behind the windshield of a car.

17 Mar 2008

Latest Compact Digital Camera Makes it Easy to Capture and View Images

PENTAX Imaging Company has announced the PENTAX Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5X zoom lens, 8.0 megapixels, and a generous 3.0 inch LCD monitor. Ultra-slim and stylish in design, this latest PENTAX compact digital camera makes it easy to capture and to view images.

17 Mar 2008

New Milestone in the OPAL Research Project

After only two years of development, OSRAM has achieved record values in the laboratory for organic light emitting diodes in warm white. With an efficiency of 46 lm/W the organic light emitting diodes for lighting applications (OLED Lighting) have a brightness of 1000 cd/m2 and last more than 5000 hours.

17 Mar 2008

New Technological Advances That Address Core Issues of Color Creation

X-Rite, Inc., the world leader in color management and measurement technologies, along with recently acquired Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today introduced ColorMunki, a breakthrough in both price and performance.

17 Mar 2008