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AheadoftheBulls.com: Future Bulls: MTTG, LCAE, HRAL
2/4/2008

New York, Feb 04, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX News Network) --
AheadoftheBulls.com, announces the following companies as high potential, Future Bulls: Material Technology Inc. (OTCBB: MTTG), Lucas Energy Inc. (OTCBB: LCAE), Hear AtLast Holdings (PinkSheets: HRAL)

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Material Technology Inc. (OTCBB: MTTG, http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/mttg )

Material Technologies Holds First Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor Training for Private Inspection Firms

Last update: 7:00 a.m. EST Feb. 4, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Feb 04, 2008 -- Material Technologies, Inc. held its first 4-day training for private inspection firms last week. Company officers and inspectors attended a four-day training in St. George, UT last week to learn how to implement an EFS inspection, which includes: receipt of contract, field inspection, collection and analysis of the data, and the preparation of a report. Attendees participated in 3 days of classroom and laboratory training with a final day of written and practical testing on day 4.

Conventional bridge inspections are mostly visual, often done by inspectors using binoculars from a distance. This is not an adequate means of inspection, since 90 percent or more of the fatigue cracks are completely missed with visual inspection alone, according to the Federal Highway Administration. The fifty states of the U.S. as a whole have 190,000 metal bridges, with 39,000 structurally deficient and 35,000 functionally obsolete.

MATECH's EFS is being used by states in three different ways -- as a means of prioritizing already limited repair and rehabilitation funds, as a traditional inspection tool since EFS finds cracks smaller than other technologies which leads to less expensive repairs, and as a repair/retrofit verification device.

The firms which attended the training did so at their own costs in order to provide the EFS inspections to their existing clients in the near future. One official stated, "This technology will revolutionize the way we view bridge management and inspections." Companies will be licensing the technology from MATECH in order to execute contracts across the U.S.

Robert M. Bernstein, MATECH's CEO, says, "We are very pleased to be partnering with these companies in order to bring this indispensable technology to bridge owners. Already, these engineers have come up with other uses for the technology with their existing clients. We are all very excited about the prospects."

About Material Technologies, Inc.

MATECH is an engineering, research and development company specializing in technologies to measure microscopic fractures and flaws in metal structures and monitor metal fatigue in real time. The company's leading edge metal fatigue detection, measurement and monitoring solutions can accurately test the integrity of metal structures and equipment including bridges, railroads, airplanes, ships, cranes, power plants, mining equipment, piping systems and heavy iron.

MATECH owns the only nondestructive testing technology able to find growing cracks as minute as 0.01 inches. MATECH has exclusive rights to seven patents along with $8.3 million in already completed contracts from the U.S. Government for research, testing and validation of its innovative solutions.

Lucas Energy Inc. (OTCBB: LCAE, http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LCAE.OB )

Lucas Energy Announces Initial Production Rate At the Perkins Oil Unit No.1 Well

Monday February 4, 8:30 am ET HOUSTON, Feb. 4, 2008 - Lucas Energy, Inc. a U.S. based independent oil and gas company, today announced an initial production rate for the Perkins Oil Unit No.1 well, Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) Field, Gonzales County, Texas. The initial production was reported to the state as 73 BOPD, 3 BWPD, and 30 MCF of gas per day.

This follows the Company's initial announcement on January 3, 2008 of the new lateral, which was drilled from the plugged back depth of 8,410 feet to a new total depth (TD) of 11,340 feet. The vertical depth from surface at TD is 8,541 feet. The new lateral was drilled on new leases recently acquired from landowners in the area.

The Perkins Oil Unit No.1 well was first drilled in 1991 by Tana Oil & Gas Corporation. The original lateral was drilled to the southwest and made nearly 84,000 bbls of oil before being plugged back. The new lateral is to the northwest in a new drilling unit with new leases.

William Sawyer, COO of Lucas Energy Inc., commented, ''This is the third successful well we have brought on line in a series of ten wells planned in the area. We are very pleased with our progress to date and how quickly we have been able to get this well on line to start generating revenue. We believe our meticulous and standardized process enables us to quickly restore oil production as well as increase production yield which should result in continued improvements on a per well basis.'' The planned drilling program continues with the movement of Lucas' drilling rig to well #4.

About Lucas Energy, Inc.

Lucas Energy, Inc. (OTC BB:LUCE.OB - News) is an independent crude oil and gas company building a diversified portfolio of valuable oil and gas assets in the United States. The company is focused on identifying underperforming oil and gas assets, which are revitalized through a meticulous process of evaluation, application of modern well technology, and stringent management controls. This process allows the company to increase its reserve base and cash flow while significantly reducing the risk of traditional exploration projects. The Company's headquarters are located at 3000 Richmond Avenue, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77098.

Hear AtLast Holdings Inc. (PinkSheets: HRAL, http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/hral )

HearAtLast Expands Chain to 18 Locations Opening New Clinic in Aurora, Ontario Wal-Mart Store # 5778.

Last update: 7:30 a.m. EST Feb. 4, 2008

TORONTO, Feb 04, 2008-- HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. is proud to announce that it has received another license from Wal-Mart Canada to open its 18th hearing-aid clinic which will be co-located within Wal-Mart Store #5778 located at 135 First Commerce Dr, Aurora, Ontario. The store grand opening is scheduled for Tuesday, February the 5th, 2008. The Company currently owns and operates 17 hearing clinics co-located in Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, and Sam's Clubs in Canada and one clinic in the U.S. in The Villages, Florida.

This expansion is a direct result of the Company exercising its option under a master licensing agreement with Wal-Mart Canada Corp., which allows HearAtLast to open hearing aid clinics within numerous Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, and Sam's Club's throughout Canada.

"We are pleased to be opening our new clinic in the Town of Aurora," stated Mr. Robert J. Oswald, President of HearAtLast Holdings Inc. "Aurora has a key demographic for us with a large presence from both the automotive and insurance industries. With our continued expansion in Ontario, Alberta, and recently the U.S. market, our brand is thriving and there continues to be great new opportunities for our company." With the addition of the new Aurora location there are now 17 HearAtLast clinics co-located within Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters and Sam's Clubs throughout Canada, 14 of which are located in the Province of Ontario.




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