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FiberTower Enters Strategic Agreement for Fiber Network Expansion

FiberTower Corporation (Nasdaq: FTWRD), a wireless backhaul services provider, announced today that it has expanded its fiber footprint with a purchase of approximately 4,000 miles of dark fiber from FiberLight, a leading optical transport company. The transaction increases FiberTower's current fiber footprint in eight of its core markets. In addition to the initial purchase, FiberTower secured contractual rights to increase its capacity by up to an additional 8,000 fiber miles over the next 6 years.

21 Jan 2010

New Fluorescence Imaging Agent from VisEn Enhances in vivo Imaging Performance

VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today the commercial launch of its new Cat B 680 FAST™ imaging agent for measuring and monitoring cathepsin B activity associated with disease progression and therapeutic response in vivo.

21 Jan 2010

Conexant Launches New Integrated Photo Printer SoC Solution

Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT), a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications, today announced an eco-friendly system-on-chip (SoC) solution for ZINK®-enabled printing products, which allow consumers to print digital photos and other images without ink cartridges or ribbons.

21 Jan 2010

Market Analysis Shows Males have Higher Preference for 3D TV

MyProductAdvisor.com today released results focused on current shoppers who show an early preference for 3D TV. The intelligence originates from a large sample of TV shoppers using the advisor on MyProductAdvisor.com.

21 Jan 2010

Scientists Discover Membrane-Coat Proteins in Bacteria Using Electron Microscopy

EMBL scientists have discovered that a group of bacteria possess proteins thought to exist only in eukaryotes.

21 Jan 2010

MPG/ESO Telescope Helps Create New Potrait of Cat’s Paw Nebula

Few objects in the sky have been as well named as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, a glowing gas cloud resembling the gigantic pawprint of a celestial cat out on an errand across the Universe.

21 Jan 2010

Alfalight Unveils 3.5W, 808NM Devices Under 808C Laser Diode Series

Alfalight, Inc., a leading supplier of highlyefficient, high-power laser diodes, announced today the availability of the 808C laser diode series of 3.5 W, 808 nm devices in a 6-pin package with a 105 µm/0.15 NA output fiber.

21 Jan 2010

EWOFS'2010 Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors to be Held in Portugal

Optical fibre sensors will represent the core of the EWOFS'2010 meeting, which will take place between 8 and 10 September 2010 in Porto (Portugal). Contributions are expected to cover new sensing principles, new transducers based on micro and nanotechnologies, new subsystems, signal processing and sensor multiplexing, as well as new applications and the exploitation of this sensing technology.

21 Jan 2010

New Colour Spectrometer for Food Industry

Horst Harrer seems a fairly typical German small business owner. His company Harrer & Kassen, which he started 20 years ago in the south-western town Langenbrand, employees nine workers to develop measuring devices for industry. However, his growth horizon makes him stand out from the crowd. In 2006, his company’s yearly turnover was 1 million euros and, despite the crisis, he aims to make double that in 2010.

21 Jan 2010

New Report Shows Optical Molecular Imaging to Become Key Tool in Personalized Medicine

In vivo optical molecular imaging (OMI) is poised to move into clinical use as one of the key tools in personalized medicine, complementing more established imaging tools such as CT and MRI. Growth of equipment sales is on track to reach $400 million in 2014 and nearly $1 billion by the end of the decade.

21 Jan 2010

China Gengsheng Enters Sales Deal for Fine Precision Abrasives Used in Solar Panel Polish

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) ("Gengsheng"), a high-tech industrial materials products company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperatures, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive sales agreement with Junfu Sheng Precision Co., Ltd. to market and sell Gengsheng's fine-precision abrasives products in the eastern part of Guangdong Province.

21 Jan 2010

Oclaro to Showcase New Laser Diode Bars at Photonics West Trade Show

Oclaro, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCLR), a leading provider of optical components for industrial applications, will be showcasing a new 80 Watt 20% fill-factor bar and 50 W 18%FF "half-bar" at the Photonics West trade show in San Francisco, CA.

21 Jan 2010

Fujitsu Frontech Showcases MedServ Patient Kiosk Featuring PalmSecure Palm Vein Biometric Technology

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., today announced the company will demonstrate the MedServ Patient Kiosk, featuring the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ palm vein biometric authentication technology, at the 13th Annual Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition, on January 26, 2010.

21 Jan 2010

Given Imaging’s PillCam COLON 2 Now Features Aptina MT9S526 Medical Image Sensor

Aptina announced today that Given Imaging Ltd.’s PillCam® COLON 2 includes Aptina’s MT9S526 medical image sensor. All three of Given Imaging’s patient-friendly, ingestible PillCam® products for small bowel, esophageal, and now colon imaging include Aptina’s sensors embedded within the Given Imaging capsules.

21 Jan 2010

Day4 Energy Completes Second Phase of Solar Farm Hufingen Project

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced it has now completed the second phase of the one megawatt Solar Farm Hufingen GmBH Project in Germany. The project, completed in two separate phases consists of an initial 500 kilowatts (KW) completed in early 2009, followed by an additional 450KW completed in December 2009. It was financed by by Umweltbank AG, Nurnberg, Germany.

21 Jan 2010