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Cyalume Lightstick Seen as Alternative to Traditional Signal Flares

The common signal flare is an ever-present staple of traffic, railroad, and marine safety. Yet while most consider it an effective device, its high concentrations of perchlorate and other phosphorous chemicals have prompted many police and fire departments to question its safety and look to viable, environmentally friendly alternatives.

10 Mar 2010

GrowthGate Finalizes Acquisition Agreement with IrisGuard

GrowthGate, the GCC-based specialist buyout firm, announced that it has reached a final agreement to acquire 30% of IrisGuard, a world leader in iris recognition technologies (IRT).

10 Mar 2010

Vicom Wireless Successfully Installs First FIRE SAFE System Featuring PTZ Cameras

Vicom Wireless, a pioneer in the use of video surveillance and microwave networks for fire suppression applications, today announced that it has completed deployment of its first system for the US Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection District (CAL FIRE).

10 Mar 2010

SunPower Awarded New Solar Power Projects in Italy

SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB) and K6 S.a.S. today announced an agreement under which the companies are building two 1-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in the Puglia region, Italy. The two plants are located in Casamassima and Conversano and will be complete by August 2010.

10 Mar 2010

540kW Solar System Activated at Minturn Huller Cooperative Facility

Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," "Canadian Solar" or "we") (Nasdaq: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced the activation of a 540kW ground- mount photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system at Minturn Huller Cooperative, Inc., a premier almond huller and sheller for more than 260 almond growers in Central Valley, Calif.

10 Mar 2010

New Eco Exit Photoluminescent Signs for Architects and Building Owners

Jessup Manufacturing Company has introduced a new Glo Brite® Eco Exit™ PM100 sign that is approved for outdoor and wet applications, as well as being suitable for floor proximity installation.

10 Mar 2010

STMicroelectronics Launches New Controller IC for Optical Joysticks

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leading developer of semiconductors for mobile devices, has introduced an ultra-low-power IC containing all the functions necessary to control an Optical Finger Navigation (OFN) module or optical joystick.

10 Mar 2010

QF Sensor Technology Integrated with OnAsset SENTRY to Secure Cargo

OnAsset Intelligence Inc., a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions, today announces that the company has acquired exclusive marketing and distribution rights to the Quantum Fingerprint Sensor Technology (QF Technology) from United States Semiconductor (US-Semi) and NxGen Electronics for the consumer, commercial, and industrial markets.

10 Mar 2010

Testar Signs Seperate Entity Agreement; Joins WI Harper’s LED Investment Program

Testar Electronics Corporation, specialists in testing and optimizing Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips and a subsidiary of Chroma ATE Inc. (TPE: 2360), today announced it has signed definitive agreements to become an independent entity and to receive an institutional investment from WI Harper Group.

10 Mar 2010

Olympus Introduces Advanced Cell TRIF System

Longstanding TIRF microscopy specialist Olympus has today introduced the new advanced cell^TIRF system as part of its newly launched xcellence live cell fluorescence imaging station. Olympus cell^TIRF enables ultra sensitive simultaneous multi-colour total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy offering 4 laser channels with independent beam paths.

10 Mar 2010