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Ricoh Americas Introduces Aficio MP 4001/MP 5001 Series Monochrome MFPs

Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced its new Aficio® MP 4001/MP 5001 Series, the latest monochrome addition to its award-winning Aficio® Series of multifunction products (MFPs). The MP 4001 and MP 5001 will produce documents at 40ppm and 50ppm respectively, while offering full color and monochrome scanning capabilities.

27 Jan 2010

Entech Solar Unveils New Tubular Skylight Featuring its Collimator Technology

Entech Solar, Inc. (OTC BB: ENSL.OB) (the “Company”, “Entech Solar”) is pleased to announce the launch and immediate availability of its new Entech™ Tubular Skylight, a state-of-the-art tubular skylight developed based on Entech Solar’s patented Solar Collimator™ technology. This proprietary Solar Collimator is designed to provide superior optical efficiency, increase lumen output, and improve light distribution over conventional tubular skylights, providing enhanced all-day illumination in desired areas.

27 Jan 2010

Nissha Enters Licensing Deal for Peratech's QTC to Make 3D Touch Screens

Peratech Limited, the leader in new materials designed for touch technology solutions, has announced that Nissha, one of the world's largest manufacturers of touch screen technology, has signed a $1.4 million licensing agreement to use Peratech's award winning Quantum Tunnelling Composites (QTC) to create next generation touch screens with 3D input for mobile phones and portable electronic devices. The licensing agreement gives Nissha exclusive worldwide rights to use the technology for screens smaller than 3.5 by 5.5 inches for an initial period of 1 year.

27 Jan 2010

ECD Installs 1.87MW of UNI-SOLAR PV Laminates on Flanders Expo in Belgium

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER) today announced the installation of 1.87MW of UNI-SOLAR® brand photovoltaic (PV) laminates on the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium.

27 Jan 2010

Global Research Report on Solar Cell Manufacturing Facilities

Governments worldwide are providing new incentives to raise the competitive bar and reopen the doors to solar energy. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 passed by the Obama administration includes the single largest investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency in history.

27 Jan 2010

Duke Energy Purchases Large-Scale Under Development Solar PV Project in Texas

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is adding solar power to its commercial renewable energy portfolio through the acquisition of a large-scale solar photovoltaic project under development in San Antonio, Texas.

27 Jan 2010

Heat Spreader Segments Feature Extremely Precise Edges and Compliant Metallization While Delivering High Thermal Management Benefits of Diamond

sp3 Diamond Technologies, Inc. (sp3), a leading supplier of diamond products, equipment and services, and Stellar Industries Corp. (Stellar), specializing in thermal management materials and metallization, today announced the availability of new, turnkey metalized diamond heat spreading segments that enable precise critical edges combined with reliable bonding for edge-emitting laser diodes.

26 Jan 2010

PPG Wins Grant to Develop New Glass Technology for OLED Lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) a $1.6 million grant for the development of a low-cost glass substrate to promote the commercialization and mass production of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting.

26 Jan 2010

New Imaging and Machine Vision Handbook From STEMMER IMAGING

The 4th edition of STEMMER IMAGING's extremely popular Imaging + Machine Vision handbook is now available.

26 Jan 2010

ChipWrights Releases New Hardware Kit for Designing IP Cameras, Digital Signage

ChipWrights, Inc.—part of AD Group—announced its new hardware development kit based on the CW5631 System-on-Chip, which is widely used in the design of multimedia applications. Target applications include: IP cameras, IPTVs, digital video recorders, personal media players, digital signage, and video conferencing.

25 Jan 2010

New Report Reveals Blu-Ray Players Penetrating Into DVD Player Market

High-volume shipments of Blu-ray players, most of which feature network connectivity, are finally making inroads into the broader disc player and recorder market, reports In-Stat. By 2013, Blu-ray player shipments will still lag slightly behind the 90 million DVD player unit shipments. However, higher average selling prices will put Blu-ray player revenue at more than 4 times as large as DVD player revenue.

25 Jan 2010

Market Research Report on Digital TV Market in Germany

The map illustrates the digital television market in Germany. Published quarterly, the Germany Digital TV Market Map is a precious resource for those who need a concise overview of the German TV market. The Germany Digital TV Market Map is an easy-to-reference resource to understand the television market in the country.

25 Jan 2010

Ricoh and Cal Poly Open Digital Printing Lab to Mark International Printing Week

Ricoh Americas Corporation and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) officially opened the Ricoh Digital Printing Laboratory in conjunction with the university's celebration of International Printing Week commemorating Benjamin Franklin, an early pioneer of printing technology.

25 Jan 2010

NASA Ames to Employ Raydiance Ultrafast Laser in Next-Generation Microfluidics Devices

Raydiance Corporation, developer of the world’s first commercial-grade ultrafast laser, today announced it has partnered with the Small Spacecraft Division in the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to develop advanced microfluidics devices for space-based biological experiments.

25 Jan 2010

Market Analysis on European Energy Efficient Lighting

Greater emphasis on energy savings in the lighting sector and new legislation on phasing out inefficient lighting will help the European energy efficient lighting (EEL) market bounce back from negative growth by 2010. As all of Europe switches over to more energy-efficient lighting technology, the mainstream compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), halogen lamps and high growth, light emitting diodes (LED) lamps sectors will see steady growth rates in the years ahead.

25 Jan 2010