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Two Solar Instruments Built at Lockheed Martin's ATC Await Launch

Two state-of-the art solar instruments built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto are awaiting launch on Feb. 9, 2010 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), a suite of four telescopes, will provide an unprecedented view of the solar corona, taking images that span at least 1.3 solar diameters in multiple wavelengths nearly simultaneously, at a resolution of about one arc-second and at a cadence of ten seconds or better. The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI), designed in collaboration with Professor Philip Scherrer, HMI Principal Investigator, and other scientists at Stanford University, will study the origin of solar variability and attempt to characterize and understand the Sun's interior and magnetic activity.

4 Feb 2010

Prague Buses to Install Axis Network Cameras for Passenger Safety

Axis Communications’ network cameras will be installed in buses for municipal transport in Prague. The 3,500 AXIS 209FD-R Network Cameras will be part of a system for monitoring each vehicle’s interior, improving passenger security and providing evidence to help solve incidents of vandalism and other crimes. The installation started in November 2009 and the whole installation will be finished in 2014.

4 Feb 2010

Mirion Announces New Improved Software for High Temperature Cameras

The Mirion Technologies Imaging Systems Division announced the release of its Calico II™ system software for its popular IST-Quadtek® BedBug® high temperature camera systems. This software enhancement improves the utility and usability of the application.

4 Feb 2010

Cyberlux Announces Patent Filing for Four New LED Lighting Systems

Cyberlux Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company has recently filed for patent protection for four new products developed for its new OEM customers. The Company’s new patent filings address the apparatus and methods for providing unique solid-state lighting technology encompassed in four product solutions, extending the existing Cyberlux patent portfolio for future product development. The Cyberlux OEM clientele have received orders and contracts from both governmental agencies, as well as large, multi-national retailers for the products designed by Cyberlux.

4 Feb 2010

Nikon Introduces Seven New COOLPIX Digital Cameras

Nikon Continues To Lead Innovation by Offering CMOS Image Sensor, Super Zoom and HD Movie Capabilities in a Broad Range of Color and Style Options

4 Feb 2010

NSERC Announces Establishment of Photovoltaic Innovation Network in Canada

A new research network to advance Canada's standing in the development of solar photovoltaics will be based at McMaster University.

4 Feb 2010

Scientists Describe Use of OCT Imaging to Reveal Art Forgeries

Scientists in Poland are describing how a medical imaging technique has taken on a second life in revealing forgery of an artist's signature and changes in inscriptions on paintings that are hundreds of years old.

4 Feb 2010

Magellan Telescope Images Show New Binary Quasar

Astronomers have found the first clear evidence of a binary quasar within a pair of actively merging galaxies

4 Feb 2010

Study on Nanorods Using Polarization Imaging Techniques

Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction.

4 Feb 2010

NIVS Receives Order for LCD TVs at 2010 CES Show

NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group, Inc., ("NIVS" or the "Company") (NYSE Amex: NIV), a consumer electronics company that designs, manufactures and sells intelligent audio and visual products, today announced that the Company introduced and accepted orders for its LCD and home theater systems at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) jointly with Edward Service Group, held in Las Vegas, in January.

4 Feb 2010

Global Market Report on Photographic Equipment

The Photographic Equipment: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Photographic Equipment industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

4 Feb 2010

Sagem Joins UPEK to Add Fingerprint ID Capabilities to Latest Mobile Devices

Sagem Wireless, a leader in the design and delivery of customized connected lifestyle devices and services, announced today that it has formed a partnership with UPEK to bring fingerprint identity capabilities to a range of new devices that Sagem Wireless is expected to launch later this year, including new Android-based mobile devices. Sagem Wireless selected UPEK for its superior fingerprint technology, which offers industry-leading recognition accuracy, ruggedness, power efficiency, and enhanced touch-input capabilities as well as its support of a standards-based, open-platform software solution.

4 Feb 2010