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Research Report on Nanotools Market in US

Nanotools enable imaging, quantification, fabrication, and modeling of a substance/material at the nano level. Several institutions and enterprises including government, private investors, corporate, and academic organizations are funding research-based operations, to develop applications incorporating nano-scale technologies. Nanotools market in the United States is witnessing growth in intellectual property litigations owing to patent infringements. Advances in instrumentation technologies are increasingly impacting the future of nanotechnology. Instruments encompass "nanotools" that aid in observing, measuring, and engineering nanostructures.

4 Feb 2010

Livonia Optometrist Introduces Reverse Telescope Spectacles to RP Patients

To commemorate Low Vision Awareness Month this February, Dr. Sheldon Smith, optometrist at Low Vision of Michigan, P.C., is offering free evaluations to patients diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of low vision, in hopes that they might be candidates for a brand-new device designed to enhance or restore sight.

4 Feb 2010

SPIE Photonics West Recorded 18,327 Attendance Count in First Week

SPIE Photonics West completed its debut week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco Thursday with the final attendance count at 18,327

4 Feb 2010

Kotura Demonstrates High Speed Silicon Photonic Modulator with Two-Volt Voltage

Kotura, Inc., a leading provider of Silicon Photonics products, today announced demonstration of an industry leading modulator with two-volt, peak-to-peak driving voltage, and permitting the use of inexpensive CMOS drivers. Equally impressive, the Kotura modulator achieved speeds in excess of 11 GHz and an ultra-low energy consumption of 50 fJ per bit. The on chip device loss of 2 dB is among the lowest ever demonstrated.

3 Feb 2010

Goodrich Highlights Growth of its Optical ISR Systems Business

SINGAPORE AIRSHOW -- Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) ISR Systems business has experienced a number of successes since it was launched at the 2008 Singapore Airshow.

2 Feb 2010

Konica Minolta Announces Establishment of New Printing Technology Development Company in China

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced the establishment of a new fully-owned business company in Wuxi, People's Republic of China. The new company undertakes the technology development tasks, such as product design and evaluation, of office equipment.

From Konica Minolta Sensing Americas 2 Feb 2010

Calgon Carbon Acquires Manufacturer of UV Light-Based Ballast Water Treatment Systems

Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced today that it has acquired the outstanding stock of Hyde Marine, Inc., a manufacturer of systems that utilize ultraviolet light technology to treat marine ballast water. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

2 Feb 2010

Market Trend Report on Spectrometers and Fluorometers

Spectroscopic instruments have been crucial in the laboratory since their inception. Various segments of the spectrometry industry have evolved to meet the burgeoning requirements of life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. Mass spectrometry techniques are useful in performing tasks such as monitoring processes, identifying compounds, and elucidating chemical structures. This has resulted in increase in demand for spectrometers and auxiliary equipment, expanding the market into a multi billion-dollar industry.

2 Feb 2010

Danaher Acquires Mass Spectrometer Manufacturer AB SCIEX

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of AB SCIEX and Molecular Devices. AB SCIEX is a leading designer and manufacturer of mass spectrometers, highly sensitive and sophisticated instruments used by researchers and clinicians to identify and quantify specific molecules in complex samples.

2 Feb 2010

ifm efector Launches O7 Series of Photoelectric Sensors to Precisely Detect Small Objects

The O7 Series of photoelectric sensors are designed for the precise detection of small objects in part feeding, robotics, assembly automation and material handling applications

1 Feb 2010

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