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MasterImage 3D Opens New Office in Europe

3D company MasterImage 3D, LLC has expanded its operations with the opening today of its European office.

10 May 2010

Matsuyama Power Plant to Become Largest Solar Installation in Japan

Kyocera Corporation today announced that it will supply 9,000 solar modules — a total of 1.7 megawatts (MW) — for the first stage (south-east area) of the Matsuyama solar power plant.

10 May 2010

New Sapphire 488 nm Laser from Coherent Ideal for Fluorescence-Based Applications

A new Sapphire™ LP laser from Coherent, Inc. extends this family of compact, CW, visible lasers to higher powers by offering 200 mW of output at the popular 488 nm wavelength.

10 May 2010

Coherent Expands Sapphire Series of CW Visible Lasers

Coherent, Inc. has expanded its Sapphire™ family of compact CW visible lasers with the first 458 nm (blue) offering based on the company’s unique optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology.

10 May 2010

Spire to Deliver First 6013 Solar Simulator to SoloPower

Spire Corporation today announced the introduction of a 6 meter by 1.3 meter solar simulator with the first unit to be delivered to SoloPower, Inc. located in San Jose, California, for application to copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) modules.

10 May 2010

Arecont Unveils New Full HD Mode 1080p Camera

Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, today introduces the new model AV2805, a full HD Mode 1080p camera providing full high-definition (HD) video with 1920x1080 pixels (2.07 megapixels) at 30fps.

10 May 2010

Hawaiian Hospitality Group Partners with PV Product Manufacturer Nabisolar

Hawaiian Hospitality Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HHGI), specializes in identifying private and public land holdings and entering into partnerships for the expert development and operation of eco-tourism facilities and sustainable recreational concessions.

10 May 2010

Installation of Photovoltaic Panels on Bus Kiosk at Emmet Garage

University of Virginia students who converted a Honda to run on electricity will now try to power it – at least partly – with solar energy.

10 May 2010

New Cell Sorter from BD Biosciences Features Seven-Pinhole Optical Collection System

BD Biosciences announced today the launch of the new BD Influx™ Cell Sorting System that researchers can configure with up to seven lasers to support two-way, four-way and six-way sorting, giving them flexibility to meet specific application or environmental requirements.

10 May 2010

New Multi-Angle Spectrophotometers from X-Rite Offer Better Data Repeatability

X-Rite, Incorporated is unveiling a new family of multi-angle spectrophotometers and advanced quality control and formulation software that give manufacturers powerful new tools to introduce processes, improve first-time quality and reduce the time and effort of troubleshooting problems on the factory floor.

10 May 2010

SolarFrameWorks’ Founders Share JM's Acceptance of CoolPly BIPV Roofing Product

Flying high from this past weekend’s Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Patrina & Annett Eiffert, founders of Colorado-based SolarFrameWorks Co. returned to the mountains, “To think, one year ago, as Berkshire shareholders, we simply approached the Johns Manville booth in search of a good deal.

10 May 2010

Global Flat Panel TV Market Report Includes Industry's Major Manufacturer Profiles

With a shipment approximate to 161 million units in 2009, the flat-panel television (FPTV) has surpassed the CRT to become the absolute mainstream. The market of the panel, a component accounting for 75% of the cost of FPTV, is still monopolized, with four major manufacturers holding 80% market share. Chimei Innolux backed by Hon Hai Precision Industry should not be underestimated in the future, and AUO is under tremendous pressure.

10 May 2010

Global Laser Market Expected to Reach $8.8 Billion in 2014

On the 50th anniversary of the laser, the global market for lasers is expected to grow by $2.6 billion to $8.8 billion in 2014, a compound annual growth rate of 9%.

10 May 2010

DRS to Utilize Elsag’s Cameras for CBP Project

DRS Technical Services Inc., a DRS Defense Solutions company, announced today that its Maritime & Security Solutions business unit was awarded a fixed price, indefinite- delivery indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $100 million to enhance and expand the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s license plate reader (LPR) program.

7 May 2010

Lambda Chosen as New Representative for Schmitt’s SMS Laser Light Measurement Services

Schmitt Industries Inc., a leading developer and supplier of laser based surface measurement metrology equipment, today announced Lambda Research Corporation as its newest worldwide representative for its SMS line of laser light scatter surface measurement services, the MicroScan™ portable surface measurement system and the CASI® laser light scatterometer.

7 May 2010