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Toshiba Imaging Systems to Showcase High Definition Cameras at NAB 2010

Toshiba Imaging Systems Division (www.cameras.toshiba.com), the global leader in high definition (HD) camera technology for broadcast and entertainment, will showcase the family of High Def cameras during NAB 2010. The smallest, 3-chip HD remote camera head available, the IK-HD1 (only 1.6 inches and weighs 2.3 oz.) also delivers the clearest, true color imagery with 1920 x 1080 output at 30 frames per second, making it ideal for broadcast applications. This tiny camera is currently being used to capture high def footage on KTLA-TV’s news helicopters. It is also used on Discovery Channel’s hit TV quiz show series, “Cash Cab”.

From Toshiba Imaging Systems Division 8 Apr 2010

LedEngin Launches New 230V Lamps for European and Asian Markets

LedEngin, Inc. today announced the introduction of LuxPAR 230V option for its LED PAR lamp family that includes PAR38, PAR20 and soon to be released PAR30. With the addition of the 230V option for Europe and Asia, LuxPAR is now a truly global replacement for halogen and metal halide PAR lamps. The new 230V lamps will be on display next week in Frankfurt at Light + Building, April 11-16.

8 Apr 2010

AOptix InSight 2 Meter Iris Recognition System Integrated with Aware's Software

AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading edge developer of advanced iris biometrics products and long-distance wireless optical communications solutions, today announced that AOptix and Aware, Inc.have completed integration of AOptix’s innovative InSight 2 meter iris recognition system with Aware’s URC and BioSP software products.

8 Apr 2010

Blu-Ray 3D Certification Awarded to ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre

ArcSoft, the industry leading multimedia software provider, is proud to announce that ArcSoft TotalMedia® Theatre has received Blu-ray 3D™ (Profile 5.0) Certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association.

8 Apr 2010

LASER 2010 to Highlight Latest Research Developments in Laser Medicine

The world’s top laser experts will gather in Phoenix, AZ, to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 30th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). “LASER 2010” will be held April 14-18, 2010, at the downtown Phoenix Convention Center.

8 Apr 2010

Astronomers Discover New Planet-Like Orbiting Object Using Powerful Telescopes

A mysterious planet-like object orbiting a not-quite-starlike "brown dwarf" is the most recent enigma discovered by astronomers with their ever-more powerful telescopes.

8 Apr 2010

Scientists to Measure Optical Properties of Carbonaceous Aerosols with New Type Electron Microscope

Research at ASU that promises to provide more insight into factors that influence climate change and cause air pollution will get support from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

8 Apr 2010

Astronomy Open House Event to Observe Celestial Bodies

A tradition at ASU’s West campus continues April 22, as the spring semester’s Astronomy Open House event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. Telescopes will be set up on the bike path west of the soccer field and near the Central Plant building on the campus at 4701 W. Thunderbird Road in Phoenix.

8 Apr 2010

Wake Forest Receives Patent for New Solar Cell Technology

Wake Forest University has received the first patent for a new solar cell technology that can double the energy production of today's flat cells at a fraction of the cost.

8 Apr 2010

Kopin Receives Follow-On Production Order for Thermal Weapon Sight Eyepiece

Kopin Corporation, the largest U.S. manufacturer of display systems for mobile consumer and military applications, today announced it has received a $27M follow-on production order of eyepieces for the U.S. Army’s Thermal Weapon Sight Bridge (TWS-IIB) program.

8 Apr 2010

New High Voltage LED Driver ICs Ideal for BLU LCD TVs

Dongbu HiTek today confirmed that its High Voltage BCDMOS technology was used to develop and process new High Voltage LED Driver ICs that were developed in collaboration with ADDtek, a Taiwanese fabless company specializing in analog and mixed-signal chip solutions. Supporting 60V and higher applications, the LED Drivers now shipping in volume to ADDtek are ideal for controlling the Back Light Unit (BLU) in flat-panel TFT-LCD televisions.

8 Apr 2010

Samsung Releases New CMOS Image Sensors for Captuirng Real-Time HD Images

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has expanded its industry-leading portfolio of CMOS image sensors to include two new CMOS image sensors – the S5K6A1 and the S5K5B3 - for use in notebook computers and other devices requiring video capture.

8 Apr 2010

New TPS92010 LED-Lamp Reference Board Ideal for Dimmable Lighting Applications

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a complete LED lighting driver reference board in collaboration with Lemnis Lighting to help address three important issues: cost, dimming and efficacy.

8 Apr 2010

Coherent Adds New Model to Their Popular IndyStar Family of Compact Excimer Lasers

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has added a new model to their popular IndyStar family of compact excimer lasers that offers higher repetition rate (2 kHz) for increased throughput.

8 Apr 2010

Pure Technologies and GIMRA to Collaborate for AFO System Expansion

Pure Technologies Ltd., TSX-V: PUR announced today that it is in the process of establishing a Joint Venture with the Management & Implementation Authority of the Great Man-Made River Project, Libya ("GMRA"), Pure's largest customer. The Joint Venture will be primarily responsible for the successful installation and operation of the existing and recently announced expansion of Pure's Acoustic Fibre Optic (AFO) system on the GMRA conveyance.

8 Apr 2010