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Sony Announces Acquisition to Offer Optic Solution to Health Care Market

Biotech company to stay and grow in the park, CEO remains in place

12 Feb 2010

AB SCIEX's Mass Spectrometry Solution to be Used for 2010 Winter Games Anti-Doping Testing

Officials Increase Efforts to Enforce Zero-Tolerance Policy

12 Feb 2010

Brüel + Kjær Ships Large LDS Vibration-Test System for Testing Durability of Hybrid Battery

Hybrid power technology development is ramping up globally. In today‘s ultra-competitive automotive industry, these technologies of the future demand vibration test solutions that can efficiently perform highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT), even on large and fully operational assemblies.

12 Feb 2010

Advanced Photonix Receives Follow-On Order for Photodiode Assembly and Optical Sensor

Advanced Photonix, Inc. (R) (NYSE Amex: API) announced today that it has received a $2.4 million follow-on order from a major defense prime contractor to deliver products within a 26-month time frame beginning May 2010. The Company expects most of the revenue to be recognized evenly over the next two fiscal years. The products to be supplied for this order include a custom photodiode assembly and optical sensor used for the Navy's Guided Missile Systems. The Guided Missile Weapon System is the world's most modern ship self-defense weapon, and has been specifically designed to provide exceptional protection for multiple ship platforms.

12 Feb 2010

Olglasses.com Grows with Average Sales of Over 1,000 Eyeglasses Per Day

Olglasses.com, a leading professional online eyeglasses shop aimed specifically at women, has undergone a rapid development due to its stylish, innovative and economical frame designs since its foundation in 2009, and with an average daily sale of over 1,000 pairs of glasses across the globe, it has created a miracle in the glasses industry.

11 Feb 2010

AMETEK Acquires Assets of Machine Tools Reseller for Ophthalmic Lens Market

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) announced it has acquired the assets of Sterling Ultra Precision, a privately held reseller of machine tools for the ophthalmic lens market. Sterling Ultra Precision is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

11 Feb 2010

Biomagnetics Announces Program to Boost Integrated Optical BioSensor Availability

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (Pink Sheets:BMGP), a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis and detection, announced today the implementation of a program to accelerate the availability of the world's first Integrated Optical BioSensor (IOBS) platform. The Company is currently reviewing research and manufacturing partnerships to develop simple to replicate bench top versions of the IOBS platform on which single pathogen or multiple pathogen testing assay cartridges can be developed. This strategy is expected to significantly accelerate the availability of this life and cost saving technology.

11 Feb 2010

Heptagon to Ship 100 Millionth CMOS Imaging Wafer-Scale Lens

Heptagon, the pioneer and world-leader in wafer-scale micro-optics, is announcing today that it will ship its 100 millionth wafer-scale, reflowable lens for CMOS Imaging applications within the current month. Almost all of these lenses have been shipped for use in mobile handset cameras, where the size and SMT compatibility of the lenses provide a tremendous advantage for handset manufacturers.

11 Feb 2010

Thorlabs Extends of its Current Line of Adaptive Optics Kits

In a continuing effort to provide easy and affordable adaptive optics (AO) solutions for research and teaching labs, Thorlabs is pleased to announce the extension of its current line of Adaptive Optics (AO) kits to include the AOK2 series of Mini AO kits.

10 Feb 2010

Optelec Announces New 1X Magnification in ClearView+ HD Desktop Video Magnifier

Optelec, world leader in innovative and life-changing assistive technologies for the visually impaired and blind, announces the new 1X magnification functionality in the flagship Optelec ClearView+ High Definition (HD) desktop video magnifier.

10 Feb 2010