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Optelian Releases OMS-719 Optical Networking Platform for Next Generation Optical Transport Capabilities

Optelian, a trusted optical transport system manufacturer, today announced the introduction of its new OMS-719 Optical Networking Platform that supports next generation Optical Transport capabilities.

3 Mar 2010

iF Product Design Award Goes to TANDBERG PrecisionHD USB Camera

ANDBERG® (OSLO: TAA) today announced its PrecisionHD USB Camera and Profile Series products have been recognized by the prestigious iF (International Forum) Product Design Awards during a ceremony at CeBIT, the world's foremost tradeshow for the digital industry.

3 Mar 2010

Novel Compounds Can be Uncaged Using Longer Wavelengths of Light

Tocris Bioscience and Columbia University today announced that they have expanded their license agreement to include RuBi-Glutamate and RuBi-4AP, two additional novel caged compounds with significant applications for basic science research.

3 Mar 2010

Konarka and Konica Minolta Join Hands to Develop and Distribute Organic PV Panels

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has signed a comprehensive R&D collaboration and strategic investment agreement with Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Konica Minolta).

From Konica Minolta Sensing Americas 3 Mar 2010

KYOCERA Increases its Production Capacity with New Solar Cell Plant

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has recently completed construction of a new solar cell manufacturing plant.

3 Mar 2010

PhotoFace System Reveals Nose Scanning as Potential Biometric

Forget iris and fingerprint scans – scanning noses could be a quicker and easier way to verify a person’s identity, according to scientists at the University of Bath.

3 Mar 2010

Seesmart Teams Up with L.A. Lighting to Meet Increasing Demand for LED Lighting

Seesmart, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting technology, announced today that it has partnered with Los Angeles Lighting, a commercial lighting luminaire leader, based in Los Angeles, CA.

3 Mar 2010

LED Illumination Direct to Build Manufacturing Facility in Texas

LED Illumination Direct announces plans to work with Seesmart LED to build a manufacturing facility to create jobs and provide state-of-the-art LED lighting for residential, commercial and industrial applications.

3 Mar 2010

Neurotechnology Unveils New Version of Biometric Software and Hardware Solution

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, has released MegaMatcher Accelerator 2.0, a packaged hardware and software solution for high-volume, high-speed fingerprint identification.

3 Mar 2010

Healthy Growth Seen in APAC Biometrics Industry

The beginning of 2009 had many worried about how the biometrics industry was going to perform in the wake of the economic recession.

3 Mar 2010

NxGen LED Elevator Lamp Saves 85 Percent Energy Compared to Incandescent Bulbs

NxGen Technologies has developed an LED elevator lamp, the LED 1383, that casts a warm, white light and is designed to last 50,000 hours instead of the normal 300 hour lifespan of traditional 1383 incandescent bulbs.

3 Mar 2010

Novel Hybrid Sensor System for Detection of Explosive Materials

Using a novel hybrid sensor system, which relies on Shamrock spectrometers and high performance intensified CCD detectors supplied by Andor Technology (Andor), Spanish scientists have been able to use both Raman and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) simultaneously for the instant, remote standoff analysis of explosive materials.

3 Mar 2010

Enablence's Optical Network Terminals Support FTTH Deployment in South Texas

Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment for triple-play residential and business services and optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, continues to support the expansion of FTTH services in South Texas with new products and a new order from existing customer Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc. (VTCI).

3 Mar 2010

Omnyx Licences Patents in Virtual Microscopy and Digital Pathology Field

Olympus America Inc. has signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Omnyx, LLC, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, allowing Omnyx to access an extensive portfolio of Olympus America patents in the field of virtual microscopy and digital pathology, to help develop solutions in the digital pathology field.

3 Mar 2010

Wascom's New Pen Display Available for Creative Professionals

Today, Wacom® introduces the much anticipated Cintiq®21UX, its newly-redesigned interactive pen display delivering state-of-the-art pen performance and innovative ergonomics in a color-accurate LCD display.

3 Mar 2010