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Hitachi High-Technologies Unleashes New Compact Tabletop Microscope

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation today announced the development of the Tabletop Microscope TM3000

29 Jan 2010

GS Battery to Develop Solar Energy Storage Systems with Suniva PV Modules

Suniva, Inc., a US-based high-efficiency solar manufacturer, today announced it will collaborate with GS Battery, Inc., the American subsidiary of GS Yuasa International, Ltd. of Japan, a world leader in battery and inverter technologies, to develop solar powered energy storage systems using Suniva’s solar modules.

29 Jan 2010

Coherent Introduces New Sapphire 514nm Green OPSL

Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has expanded their Sapphire™ family of compact CW visible lasers with the first 514 nm (green) offering based on the company’s unique OPSL technology.

29 Jan 2010

Trina Solar to Ship 40MW of PV Modules to ITEC Solar in 2010

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: 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 has entered into an agreement with ITEC ("ITEC Solar GmbH") of Germany for a total of 40 MW of PV modules to be delivered during 2010.

29 Jan 2010

Aero-Metric Acquires Another Intergraph Z/I Imaging Digital Mapping Camera

Aero-Metric, a major provider of professional geospatial services with locations across the United States, has acquired its third Intergraph® Z/I Imaging Digital Mapping Camera (DMC®) to expand its high-quality, aerial imaging capabilities. The deal marks the 100th Intergraph large-format DMC to be put into operation and in flight by customers around the globe.

29 Jan 2010

X-Rite to Display New Print, Pre-Press Color Management Solutions at Graphics of The Americas

X-Rite, Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone today announced that it will showcase its latest line of print and pre-press color management solutions at Graphics of The Americas

29 Jan 2010

Andor Names ALPAO as Value Added Reseller for Adaptive Optics Market

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the appointment of ALPAO as their new Value Added Reseller for the Adaptive Optics market. ALPAO, based in Grenoble, France, is a manufacturer of Adaptive Optics solutions, especially of extremely sensitive wavefront sensors, for research and industry.

29 Jan 2010

Coherent Unveils New Genesis CX355 -250 UV Laser

The new Genesis™ CX355 -250 laser from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) sets a new high-power benchmark for true-CW, ultraviolet, solid-state performance, delivering over 250 mW of TEM00 output.

29 Jan 2010

CUBE FP Lasers Now Available at Various New Wavelengths

Coherent, Inc., (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has substantially increased their range of CUBE™ FP fiber pigtailed diode laser products with the addition of several new wavelengths and output power levels.

29 Jan 2010

Source Technologies Announces Availability of ST9620 MICR Printer with IPDS Compatibility

Popular Printer Model Now Offers Optional IPDS Functionality

29 Jan 2010

Amtech Receives New Orders for Solar Cell Diffusion Processing Systems

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $19 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia.

29 Jan 2010

Neonode Announces New Touch Screen Reference Design for e-Book Readers

Neonode, Inc. (OTCBB: NEON), the Swedish Optical Touchscreen Technology Company, today announced the launch of zBook, a new low cost touch screen reference design for e-book readers. zBook is the latest in a series of new innovative products based on the Company’s patented touchscreen technology, zForce. The zBook reference design is aimed squarely at companies who develop and sell e-book readers that require 100% transparent touch windows, finger and stylus input and multi-touch functionality.

29 Jan 2010

Optomec to Launch New Aerosol Jet Display Lab System for Next-Generation Display Products

Optomec announced today that the company will introduce its new Aerosol Jet Display Lab system at FlexTech in Phoenix, Arizona, February 2-4. The Display Lab is an ideal platform for developing next-generation display products.

29 Jan 2010

Cypress Releases Video Featuring Demonstration of TrueTouch Capacitive Touchscreen

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:CY) today demonstrated a tablet-sized capacitive touchscreen technology with unlimited finger tracking capability. Cypress has released a video, available at www.cypress.com/go/tabletvideo, which features a demonstration of a user manipulating multiple pictures on the screen simultaneously. The technology, based on Cypress’s industry-leading TrueTouch™ touchscreen solution for smaller-size portable electronics, will power touchscreens between 7 and 17 inches with full multi-touch support.

29 Jan 2010

Huntingdon Assigns ATS to Install Automated Speed and Red-Light Cameras

The Town of Huntingdon, Tenn., is implementing a new traffic enforcement program after a 2009 study revealed that speeding on State Highway 70 threatens public safety. Huntingdon selected American Traffic Solutions (ATS) of Scottsdale, Ariz., to develop, install and monitor an automated red-light and speed camera traffic enforcement program that Town officials expect will encourage drivers to decrease their speeds and stop for red lights.

29 Jan 2010