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Quest PharmaTech Signs Agreement to Develop Oncology Products Based on SonoLight Technology

Quest PharmaTech Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with a multinational technology development company to receive $3,000,000 to develop oncology products based on its SonoLight Technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Quest Pharma Tech Inc. has already received $1,000,000; and the balance of $2,000,000 will be paid within the next twelve months.

17 Dec 2007

Abovenet Offers Stargate Newest High-Security Co-Location Data Center Fiber Connectivity

Co-location provider and data center company Stargate Holdings Corp., a leader in the global IT services industry, announced today that its new 86,000 square-foot high-security co-location data center in Chicago's western suburbs will offer fiber connectivity from AboveNet, Inc., a leading provider of fiber-based connectivity solutions.

17 Dec 2007

Resolve Optics Lastest HD Motorised Zoom Lens Delivers True High Definition Imaging

Resolve Optics Ltd has designed and developed a 4-40mm HD Motorised Zoom Lens that for the first time provides users with true high definition imaging throughout its range of operation.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 17 Dec 2007

Moritex Machine Vision Lens Delivers Unmatched Performance in High Definition Inspection

Offering high resolving power throughout their field of view the MML-HR Series of machine vision lenses from Moritex deliver unmatched performance in high definition inspection and alignment applications.

15 Dec 2007

Lockheed Martin's Newest Weather Satellite Ready for Launch

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for a July 2008 launch.

15 Dec 2007

GeoEye Secures Insurance for IKONOS Satellite

GeoEye, Inc. , a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, announced today that it has secured insurance in the amount of $20 million on its IKONOS satellite for 2008 with terms comparable to those it had for 2007. This was facilitated by a new analysis, performed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, on the life expectancy of its IKONOS high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite. The company now estimates IKONOS may continue to meet mission requirements into the next decade.

14 Dec 2007

VIASPACE Signes Agreement with Japanese Company for Laser Based Humidity Sensor Distribution

VIASPACE Inc. announced that Tokai Bussan Co., Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan and VIASPACE have signed a distribution contract under their broad teaming agreement of March 2007 for VIASPACE Energy's line of test equipment. Tokai Bussan has placed its initial order for the HS-1000 VIASENSOR, a laser based, humidity sensor for gas fuel cells. Tokai Bussan's initial focus will be immediate sales to large manufacturers of fuel cells and fuel cell test stations, as well as research of the needs of major automobile corporations in Japan.

14 Dec 2007

Newest Generation Lasit Laser Marking System Offering Versatility and Capability

Lasit, USA proudly introduces its newest generation CompactMark®, a multi-axis rugged, industrial laser marking system with a wide range of features offering versatility and capability.

14 Dec 2007

Coherent LabMax Laser Meter Offers High Level of Convenience and Ease of Use

The new LabMax laser power and energy meter from Coherent, Inc. supports position sensing detectors, and is compatible with all the company’s current and past sensors. Position sensing simplifies proper alignment with the detector, thus ensuring measurement accuracy, and also permits long term beam monitoring.

14 Dec 2007

Most Advanced All-Fiber-Optic Network Straight to Consumers' Homes

The future of television has arrived for thousands of Portland Metro consumers as Verizon today announced the launch of its industry-leading FiOS TV service in the greater Portland area. With the launch of its video service in Oregon, Verizon now offers FiOS TV in 13 states.

14 Dec 2007

PhotoMedex to Supply Diode Laser Systems Exclusively to AngioDynamics

PhotoMedex, Inc. announced today that it will supply private-label diode laser systems exclusively to AngioDynamics, Inc. to sell and market for peripheral vascular treatments.

13 Dec 2007

New Philips Headquarters Showcase Both Existing and Forward-Looking Applications of LED Lighting

Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, has completed the finishing touches and officially unveiled its new 50,000-square foot corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts - merging the principles of "green" design with innovative uses of its LED lighting technology throughout. As the leading global research & development center for Philips' entire LED luminaires business, the new space is both a testing ground and showplace for the future of light.

13 Dec 2007

Atlantium Technologies Winner of Red Herring Global 100

Red Herring magazine announced that it has selected Atlantium Technologies Ltd. as a winner of the Red Herring Global 100 Award. The news was announced at a gala dinner during the Red Herring Global 100 event in Seattle, WA which took place December 3 -5, 2007.

13 Dec 2007

Laser and Ultra-Fast Camera Determines Whether a Burn Needs Surgery

The perfusion of a burn injury can now rapidly be determined by using a new technique developed by scientists of the University of Twente. Using the perfusion image made by a laser and an ultra fast camera, doctors will be able to determine whether a burn needs surgery.

13 Dec 2007

Using Light and Sound to Transfer Encoded Information

As a step towards designing tomorrow's super-fast optical communications networks, a Duke University-led research team has demonstrated a way to transfer encoded information from a laser beam to sound waves and then back to light waves again.

13 Dec 2007