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Session on Benefits of Automated FTIR Spectroscopy at PITTCON 2010

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) will host a session on the benefits of automated FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectroscopy and process analysis systems for testing calibration gases at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PITTCON) in Orlando today at 2:40 p.m.

From Pittcon 3 Mar 2010

Millenniata's M-DISC Optical Media Stands Accelerated Life Cycle Test

Millenniata Inc.'s M-DISC™ is the sole survivor of accelerated life cycle testing performed by the Life Cycle and Environment Engineering Branch of the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, CA.

3 Mar 2010

Net Optics Announces Three New Solutions to Improve Healthcare Network

Net Optics, Inc., the global leader in intelligent network access solutions, today announced three new solutions aimed at improving healthcare network performance and enabling healthcare’s digital future

2 Mar 2010

RED-C Launches Variable Gain EDFA Module in Compact 70x90mm Footprint Package

RED-C Optical Networks Ltd. (RED-C), a leading provider of EDFAs, Raman amplifiers and optical monitoring devices for all optical network applications, today announced the launch of the Compact 70x90 Variable Gain EDFA

2 Mar 2010

Visian Implantable Collamer Lens Enables U.S. Bobsled Pilot to Win Olympic Gold Medal

STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA) a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, including the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), today congratulated Steve Holcomb for leading the United States Bobsled team on Saturday evening to its first gold medal win in 62 years.

2 Mar 2010

Home-Use IPL Systems Minimise Optical Hazard

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Dundee recently assessed the light emitted by a home-use intense-pulsed light (IPL) hair reduction system and confirmed that it is safe. This confirmation is important, as IPL devices must meet the necessary safety guidelines, to ensure users are protected in the case of accidental exposure to the human eye.

2 Mar 2010

Astronomers Use Gravitational Lens to Estimate Hubble Constant

Astronomers from the United States and Europe have used a gravitational lens -- a distant, light-bending clump of dark matter -- to make a new estimate of the Hubble constant, which determines the size and age of the universe

2 Mar 2010

MRV’s WDM Optical Transport System Meets TEEER Standard

MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced that its LambdaDriver® wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical transport system surpassed the Telecommunications Equipment Energy Efficiency Ratings (TEEER) standard for energy efficient optical networking. MRV is a leading networking company with a full line of packet-optical transport (P-OTS), carrier Ethernet, 40G networking and out-of-band networking products.

2 Mar 2010

LightPath to Showcase Infrared Aspheric Optics at SPIE Defense and Security Symposium

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) will be presenting the latest developments in Molded Infrared Aspheric optics at the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium Navy Opportunity Forum in Orlando, FL from April 5th - 9th in Booth 530.

2 Mar 2010

Fujitsu Launches PalmSecure LT Biometric Technology for SSO Solution

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the PalmSecure™ LT for SSO device, a compact, cost-effective version of the company's award-winning palm vein recognition technology.

2 Mar 2010