Contact:
                              Patty Kehe
                              Dynasil Corporation of America
                              Phone: (607) 272-3320, ext. 26
                              Email:   pkehe@dynasilcorp.com

            Dynasil Acquires the Hilger Crystal
             Subsidiary of Newport Corporation

WEST  BERLIN, N.J. - July 20, 2010 - Dynasil Corporation  of
America  (OTCBB:  DYSL) today announced the  acquisition  of
Hilger Crystals, Ltd. ("Hilger"),  a leading manufacturer of
synthetic crystals applicable to a wide range of industrial,
medical,   and  homeland  security  applications.   Hilger's
parent  company,  Newport Corporation, is a  leading  global
supplier  of  lasers, photonics instrumentation,  sub-micron
positioning   systems,  vibration  isolation,  and   optical
components   to   customers  in  the  scientific   research,
microelectronics,  aerospace & defense  and  life  &  health
sciences markets.

Hilger  Crystals,  located  in Kent,  England,  has  a  long
history  of  supplying  reliable and high-quality  synthetic
crystals  for  infrared spectroscopy, X-ray  and  gamma  ray
detection.   Applications  for  synthetic  crystals  include
homeland   security,  medical  imaging,   oil   exploration,
chemical analysis and military.

Craig  Dunham, CEO of Dynasil, commented, "By combining  our
technical  depth in synthetic crystals with Hilger's  highly
specialized  expertise in the growth  and  manufacturing  of
crystals,  we  can  accelerate  the  commercialization   and
distribution  of  our extensive technology  portfolio.   The
acquisition of Hilger puts Dynasil in a strong position as a
high  quality  manufacturer and supplier.   The  transaction
exemplifies  our growth strategy to acquire  companies  with
strengths in complementary areas, which enables us  to  more
quickly commercialize our new technology while expanding the
scale  and  scope  of  our  product  line  and  distribution
channels. We expect the acquisition to have a very  positive
impact  on  our Company's revenue growth, profitability  and
earnings per share."

The  purchase price for Hilger is $4 million at closing with
an additional payment of $0.75 million after 18 months which
may  be reduced or eliminated, contingent upon revenues  for
the first 18 months. The entire $4 million purchase price at
closing  was funded using the existing acquisition  line  of
credit  with  Sovereign/Santander Bank.  Additional  details
regarding the acquisition will be outlined in Dynasil's  8-K
filing with the SEC.

About Dynasil: Dynasil Corporation of America (OTCBB: DYSL),
is   a  provider  of  technology,  products,  services   and
solutions  to  a  broad range of customers  to  serve  their
specific  needs  in  the medical, industrial,  and  homeland
security/defense   markets.  The  Company   has   additional
operations in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts.

This  news  release  may contain forward-looking  statements
usually  containing the words "believe,"  "expect,"  "plan",
"target", "intend" or similar expressions.  These statements
are  made  pursuant  to the safe harbor  provisions  of  the
Private   Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act.    Statements
relating  to future results of operations, projections,  and
expectations, including the expected benefits of the  Hilger
acquisition,  involve certain risks and  uncertainties  that
could  cause  actual results to differ materially  from  the
forward-looking  statements.  Factors that  would  cause  or
contribute to such differences include, but are not  limited
to,  the factors detailed in the Company's Annual Report  or
Form 10-K and in the Company's other Securities and Exchange
Commission   filings,  continuation   of   existing   market
conditions  and demand for our products.  Dynasil undertakes
no  obligation to update these forward-looking statements to
reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in
other   factors   that   may  affect  such   forward-looking
statements.