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Axsys Technologies Supplies V9 Multi-Sensor Camera System to Placer County

Axsys Technologies, a division of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, delivered a V9 Multi-Sensor camera system to Placer County, Calif. The system is installed on a new AS350B3 helicopter that supports the County’s Sheriff Department.

20 Feb 2010

L+T and Raytheon Join Hands to Upgrade Indian Army T72 Tanks

At DEFEXPO 2010, Defence majors Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced teaming up in a L&T led proposal submitted this month to upgrade Indian Army T72 tanks.

20 Feb 2010

Green Lasers Hit Market for Technological Applications

To get green, manufacturers have had to resort to optical trickery, such as frequency doubling, which entails a lot of extra equipment and decreased energy efficiency. Finally, after a worldwide technological race, researchers have found ways to fashion the compound semiconductor gallium nitride (and its close chemical cousins) into lasers that emit at just the point in the green spectrum that manufacturers desire.

20 Feb 2010

Leica Camera Acquires MMP Portfolio License from TPL Group

Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC) announced today Leica Camera AG has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group.

From Leica Camera AG 20 Feb 2010

Axsys Technologies Supplies First Multi-Sensor Camera System to Coulson Flying Tankers

Axsys Technologies, a division of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, delivered its first V9 Multi-Sensor camera system to Coulson Flying Tankers. The system is installed on a new Sikorsky S-76B, a multi-mission helicopter platform that provides first responders and public safety officials with real-time information.

20 Feb 2010

Missouri University Researcher Suggests New Method for Solar Panels Connection

Solar arrays of the future may be more energy efficient and reliable, thanks to one researcher’s efforts to reconfigure the way panels are connected.

20 Feb 2010

March Issue of IEEE Spectrum Explains Emerging Technologies in E-Reader Displays

The ideal e-reader is easy on the eyes in all sorts of lighting conditions, displays full-motion and full-color images, is rollable and durable, and uses precious little power. And it always seems to be at least 10 years away. But now, it really will be available in a decade.

20 Feb 2010

Axsys Technologies Offers V14 MSII Camera Systems to Dekalb County Police Department

Axsys Technologies, a division of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, delivered two V14 MSII camera systems to the Dekalb County Police Department and successfully completed the ground and flight training for the department’s pilots and tactical flight officers.

20 Feb 2010

Optimum Lightpath to Install GigE Fiber Network for Denville School District

Optimum Lightpath®, a market leader in Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, today announced that New Jersey-based Denville School District has selected Optimum Lightpath as its telecommunications provider. The switch to Optimum Lightpath from Verizon, the incumbent service provider, will save the District $50,000 annually and enable its 2,300 faculty, staff and students to access significantly more bandwidth to better utilize technology in the classroom.

20 Feb 2010

Zayo Bags Federal Award to Extend I-Light Optical-Fiber Network Across College Campuses

Zayo Bandwidth, a regional provider of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure solutions for carrier, enterprise and government customers, announced today, that it has been awarded $25.1M from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to connect 21 Ivy Tech Community College campuses to the I-Light network, Indiana's high-performance, optical-fiber telecommunications network for research and education.

20 Feb 2010

Micro Imaging Technology is Now Micro Identification Technologies

Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTC: Bulletin Board: MMTC) today announced that it has changed is company name to Micro Identification Technologies to better reflect the extensive capabilities of its ID technology software.

20 Feb 2010

Banner Introduces First Touch Screen Bar Code Reader

Banner Engineering Corp. introduces the iVu Bar Code Reader (BCR), the first industrial touch screen bar code reader

20 Feb 2010

Neurosurgeons Use Surgical Microscopes to View Brain Tumour Tissue and Guide Surgery

Neurosurgeons at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) are exploring use of a drug that illuminates brain tumor cells to determine if the experimental visualization technique will enhance their ability to surgically excise tumors and improve patient survival.

19 Feb 2010

Dfx Digital Filter Plug-In from Tiffen Now Avaliable for Apple's Photo Editing and Management Tool

Tiffen, the world's premier manufacturer of its award-winning Tiffen filters, and other well-respected brand name products to the consumer, video, motion picture and television imaging markets, is proud to announce that its award winning Dfx digital filters are available as a plug-in for Aperture 3.0, the most expansive photo editing and management tool today from Apple.

19 Feb 2010

Energetiq to Introduce LED Illuminator at SPIE Advanced Lithography

Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized light sources for advanced technology applications, has announced a solid-state LED Illuminator to its light source product offering for use in semiconductor lithography. The Energetiq LED Illuminator will be introduced at SPIE Advanced Lithography, February 23-24, 2010 in San Jose, CA.

19 Feb 2010