ThursdayMar 24, 2011 7:23 am

Cereplast, Inc. (CERP) Signs Agreement with DMT Plasticolor

Yesterday, Cereplast, Inc. announced that it had signed a distribution agreement with DMT Plasticolor. Under the agreement, Cereplast will supply their bioplastic resin materials Cereplast Compostables Resins and Cereplast Sustainables Resins to the Croatian market. The contract is a sign of demand for bioplastic materials in Europe, as is the fourth such contract that Cereplast has signed in 2011. Cereplast, designs and manufactures bio-based plastics intended to replace petroleum-based plastics, increasing their sustainability. The materials can be used in the same manufacturing processes that traditional plastics can, such as injection molding and extrusion, while also remaining competitively priced. These types…

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ThursdayMar 24, 2011 7:19 am

Dynasil Corp. of America (DYSL) Research Division Granted U.S. Patent Claims for Radiation Technology

Dynasil Corp., a provider of technology, products, services and solutions for the medical industrial and homeland security/defense markets, announced that its research division Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. (RMD) was granted additional U.S. patent claims surrounding advances in the company’s radiation detection technology. The advances in RMD’s detector material is capable of responding independently to both neutron and gamma radiation, which the company says is of “critical national importance” since the most commonly available technology is based on gaseous Helium-3, which has serious availability limitations. Dynasil recognizes the need for the advanced technology, moving quickly to ready the products for government…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 2:11 pm

Axion International Holdings, Inc. (AXIH) Expands IP Portfolio in Fresh Rutgers Partnership

Axion International, a "green" company specializing in manufacturing heavy and light infrastructure components made from recycled plastics, announced the acquisition of a new distribution license for a patented flame retardant developed by Rutgers University of New Brunswick, NJ. The new fire retardant enables easier application to materials, especially plastics. The patent (USPTO 7,851,536), which was issued last December to inventors Nosker, Nosker, Lynch, and Mazar, cites as one of its main features the heat-absorbing nature of the invention, acting to reduce a plastic's flammability. Much of the heat is absorbed through what's known as an endothermic chemical reaction; a further…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 1:15 pm

ViaSpace, Inc. (VSPC) Set to Take Out Coal

Nearly 30% of all the energy used in the world comes from coal, bringing with it all of the associated greenhouse gas and other pollution issues. As world governments find themselves under rapidly growing pressure to move to renewable energy sources, mounting evidence suggests there is only one solution that is renewable, carbon-neutral, cost effective, available 24 hours a day in any weather, and that uses existing technologies and facilities. It knocks out even the cleanest fossil fuels, along with nuclear, solar, and wind power. The solution is a remarkably fast-growing hybrid grass called Giant King Grass, the sole property…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 12:44 pm

Global Industries, Ltd. (GLBL) Awarded Subsea Development Project by LLOG Deepwater Development Company

Today, leading offshore service solutions provider, Global Industries, Ltd. announced that LLOG Deepwater Development Company, L.L.C. awarded the company a project to undertake the installation of a deepwater subsea development in the Gulf of Mexico. Scheduled to begin in May, the project will take place in Blocks MC 503/547. As per the project guidelines, Global Industries will install 19 miles of 10-inch export oil pipeline, 17 miles of 14-inch gas pipeline, 10 miles of 6-inch insulated rigid flowlines, 6 flexible risers, nine jumpers and jumper tie-ins, three subsea manifolds, 6 PLETs, and other additional equipment. Global will use four vessels…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 12:41 pm

NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NTWK) CEO Najeeb Ghauri Provides Update on Corporate Business Developments

Netsol Technologies Inc., a leader in providing global business services and enterprise application solutions to various organizations around the world, announced a special update from CEO Najeeb Ghauri in regards to the company's corporate business developments. Mr. Ghauri, NetSol's Chairman and CEO, stated: "We have seen a noticeable increase in activity within Pakistan's public sector, and its health and private business sectors are also on the rise. As a premier IT company in Pakistan, NetSol has been invited as a pre-qualified company to tender offers for several new projects, and our business development teams are aggressively bidding for these contracts.…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 12:38 pm

Novatel Wireless (NVTL) MiFi® 4082 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Wins in Technology Innovation and Hardware at 2011 Mobility Awards

Novatel Wireless, www.novatelwireless.com – the widely recognized leader in intelligent 2G-4G driven wireless solutions for a variety of global markets, reported a big win for the Company’s revolutionary MiFi® 4082 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot today in the Technology Innovation/Hardware category at the 2011 MobileTrax Mobility Awards. One-touch connectivity for up to any five Wi-Fi enabled devices pumping through a massive 4G WiMAX pipeline, no cables and no software installation, the MiFi 3G/4G Intelligent Mobile Hotspot is also incredibly portable, being roughly the size of a credit card. Preloaded with the intuitive, lightweight and yet extremely powerful MiFi OS™, comprehensive widgets and…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 11:51 am

3DIcon Corp. (TDCP) Inks Deal to Utilize Oklahoma State University-Tulsa’s World-Class Technology Facility

3DIcon Corp., developer of 3D projection and display technologies, today announced it has signed a Facilities Use Agreement with Oklahoma State University-Tulsa's (OSU-Tulsa) Helmerich Research Center in which 3DIcon will utilize the world-class technology facilities to create the next generation image space for CSpace®, 3DIcon's patented 3D volumetric technology. 3DIcon said it will use the facility’s cutting-edge equipment to create an image space with enhanced brightness and resolution, which will be significantly larger than the current prototype, yet transportable enough for use at trade shows and in meetings with potential commercial partners. "OSU's Helmerich Research Center provides the state-of-the-art tools…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 11:16 am

Visual Healthcare Corp. (VSHC) is “One to Watch”

Visual Healthcare Corp. designs, creates, and develops innovative information platforms. They specifically conceive these platforms for the automation of a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines. These include pharmaceutical research, clinical trials, laboratory automation, true quality assurance tools, total quality control applications, and quantitative analytic tools. Operating since 1998, Visual Healthcare Corp. has their corporate headquarters in Reno, Nevada, and the Company's shares trade on the OTC Pink Sheets. Visual Healthcare Corp. owns an extensive portfolio of proprietary technologies used in the fields of medicine, hospital management, data security, and healthcare infrastructure. The Company licenses their technology to operating companies in…

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WednesdayMar 23, 2011 11:12 am

Grid Petroleum Corp. (GRPR) Gives Update on Recent San Joaquin Basin Acquisition

Grid Petroleum Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties in North America. The company was formally known as Sunberta Resources Inc., and changed its name to Grid Petroleum in November 2009. The company today provided further details on its most recent acquisition – the purchase of San Joaquin Basin Resources Inc. Effective January 20, 2011, Grid Petroleum acquired the company and its mineral leasehold rights to approximately 4,000 acres of oil and gas property in the prolific central California San Joaquin Basin. This area is a world class oil and gas region and home…

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