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AMETEK Acquires Assets of Machine Tools Reseller for Ophthalmic Lens Market

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) announced it has acquired the assets of Sterling Ultra Precision, a privately held reseller of machine tools for the ophthalmic lens market. Sterling Ultra Precision is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

11 Feb 2010

Caron Offers Photostability Chamber That Performs Light Testing on Drug in FDA Standards

The use of light for forced degradation studies in the formulation development track of biopharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals is a discussion point

11 Feb 2010

Morphologi G3 Particle Characterization System Increases Performance of Solvay Pharma's Research

Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Marietta, GA, USA) was the first company in the United States to install the innovative Morphologi G3 image analysis-based particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments. Having invested immediately after the launch of the Morphologi G3, with installation taking place in January 2008, the company’s research and development team has since taken full advantage of the system’s ability to generate comprehensive particle shape as well as size information. Solvay scientist Mychael Scoggins believes that the completeness of the data delivered by the G3 allows more discerning materials characterization. “Everyone in the company loves it,” he said.

11 Feb 2010

Attendance in Flex Conference 2010 Increased from 2008-2009 Levels

Identifying customers and building relationships, generating creativity in defining new products, and converging functions were the major themes from speakers who participated in the 9th Annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference held February 2- 4, 2010 in Phoenix, Ariz. The Flex Conference, the leading North American event for announcing new products and R&D outcomes, saw conference attendance rise 16% to 425 registrants, exceeding 2008-2009 levels. The conference also featured product exhibits from leading technology companies including 3M, Applied Materials, DuPont Teijin Films, E ink, HP, and PARC.

11 Feb 2010

e2v's CCD Imaging Sensors Employed on Board NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory

On February 10th 2010, six e2v Charge Coupled Device (CCD) imaging sensors are launching into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida

11 Feb 2010

Elliot Scientific Now Offers Ethernal SlowLight Ultra-Narrow Linewidth Fibre Lasers from Orbits Lightwave

Elliot Scientific is offering the Orbits Lightwave "Ethernal SlowLight" ultra-narrow (200 Hz) linewidth 1064 nm and 1550 nm fibre lasers

11 Feb 2010

EXPO Solar 2010 Attracted 10,000 Visitors Per Day on Average

Over 3 bustling days, from 3 to 5 February, 2010, the photovoltaic market was all abuzz at one spot, at KINTEX, Korea. After its huge success last year, EXPO Solar came back this year to get even more enthusiastic welcome and responses from both exhibitors and visitors alike.

11 Feb 2010

Candela to Begin Marketing Alex TriVantage and GentleMax Lasers in China

Candela Corporation, a Syneron company (Nasdaq: ELOS), announced today that the SFDA (State Food and Drug Administration) of China has approved the Alex TriVantage® multi-wavelength, Q-switched laser system and the GentleMax® multiple wavelength workstation for sale throughout the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong. The receipt of the SFDA Certificates will allow Candela to begin the sales process and launch official marketing programs for these products, creating a host of new market opportunities.

11 Feb 2010

Biomagnetics Announces Program to Boost Integrated Optical BioSensor Availability

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (Pink Sheets:BMGP), a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis and detection, announced today the implementation of a program to accelerate the availability of the world's first Integrated Optical BioSensor (IOBS) platform. The Company is currently reviewing research and manufacturing partnerships to develop simple to replicate bench top versions of the IOBS platform on which single pathogen or multiple pathogen testing assay cartridges can be developed. This strategy is expected to significantly accelerate the availability of this life and cost saving technology.

11 Feb 2010

Warm White PhlatLight LEDs Now Available for Indoor Lighting Applications

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the general availability of its warm white PhlatLight LEDs. Warm white is a critical color for indoor commercial and residential lighting applications.

11 Feb 2010

Market Outlook on Solar PV Systems in Asia Pacific

End-user Preference for Environment-friendly Energy Solutions Ramps up Prospects for the Asia Pacific Solar PV Systems Market

11 Feb 2010

SolarWorld’s Modules Receive Top Position in Industrywide Energy-Productivity Test

For the second year in a row, SolarWorld’s solar power technology has demonstrated the highest electricity production performance in the world’s only independent, industrywide test, staged annually by Photon magazine.

11 Feb 2010

Heptagon to Ship 100 Millionth CMOS Imaging Wafer-Scale Lens

Heptagon, the pioneer and world-leader in wafer-scale micro-optics, is announcing today that it will ship its 100 millionth wafer-scale, reflowable lens for CMOS Imaging applications within the current month. Almost all of these lenses have been shipped for use in mobile handset cameras, where the size and SMT compatibility of the lenses provide a tremendous advantage for handset manufacturers.

11 Feb 2010

New Technology from Trina Solar to Increase Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency

Trina Solar Limited (TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced it achieved a breakthrough in its development of monocrystalline cell technology.

11 Feb 2010

LDK Solar Joins Belgium Organization That Promotes PV Modules Recycling

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has become a member of PV CYCLE, an organization based in Brussels, Belgium that promotes the take-back and recycling of end-of-life PV modules.

11 Feb 2010