Optics News / Photonics News Back One New Eco Exit Photoluminescent Signs for Architects and Building Owners Jessup Manufacturing Company has introduced a new Glo Brite® Eco Exit™ PM100 sign that is approved for outdoor and wet applications, as well as being suitable for floor proximity installation. Read More... ArcSoft to Demonstrate Embedded Imaging Technologies at 2010 CP+ Show ArcSoft, Inc., a leading provider of innovative multimedia technologies and applications, will be presenting its Embedded Imaging Technologies at the 2010 Camera and Photo Imaging Show (CP+). Read More... New Samsung eReader Features EMR Stylus Pen and 6” E-Ink Display Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, announced today the imminent availability of its first-ever eReader product for the US market. Read More... GWS Technologies to Deliver Solar Panels, Other Energy Products to CHS Farms Intevac Photonics to Supply Digital Night Vision Camera Modules for NATO Customer Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVAC) announced today it has received a multi-year $18 million Purchasing Agreement for its digital night vision camera module from a NATO customer. Read More... Research Report on Passive Optical Network Equipment Industry Worldwide New Samsung LED TVs Soon Hit Retail Stores Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the U.S. availability and pricing of its award-winning LED HDTVs. Read More... Olympus Introduces Advanced Cell TRIF System Longstanding TIRF microscopy specialist Olympus has today introduced the new advanced cell^TIRF system as part of its newly launched xcellence live cell fluorescence imaging station. Olympus cell^TIRF enables ultra sensitive simultaneous multi-colour total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy offering 4 laser channels with independent beam paths. Read More... Testar Signs Seperate Entity Agreement; Joins WI Harper’s LED Investment Program 540kW Solar System Activated at Minturn Huller Cooperative Facility Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," "Canadian Solar" or "we") (Nasdaq: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced the activation of a 540kW ground- mount photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system at Minturn Huller Cooperative, Inc., a premier almond huller and sheller for more than 260 almond growers in Central Valley, Calif. Read More... QF Sensor Technology Integrated with OnAsset SENTRY to Secure Cargo OnAsset Intelligence Inc., a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions, today announces that the company has acquired exclusive marketing and distribution rights to the Quantum Fingerprint Sensor Technology (QF Technology) from United States Semiconductor (US-Semi) and NxGen Electronics for the consumer, commercial, and industrial markets. Read More... SunPower Awarded New Solar Power Projects in Italy SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB) and K6 S.a.S. today announced an agreement under which the companies are building two 1-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in the Puglia region, Italy. The two plants are located in Casamassima and Conversano and will be complete by August 2010. Read More... GrowthGate Finalizes Acquisition Agreement with IrisGuard austriamicrosystems Unveils New LED Flash Driver Research Report on Global Photovoltaic Solar Panel Market from 2010 to 2016 19-Inch Touch-Sensitive Displays Now Available from Kyocera The Japanese technology corporation Kyocera, a pioneer in the field of fine ceramic products and a manufacturer of industrial liquid crystal displays (LCDs), is extending its touch panel line. Read More... Galaxy Explosion Turns Off Star Formation Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in a galaxy in the early Universe. Read More... Walleye Introduces Novel See-Through Camera for Construction Industries Walleye™ Technologies, creator of the Walleye Imaging System that is capable of "seeing" into and through solid objects, today announced the publication of a white paper that describes its novel microwave camera. Read More... Overview of Global Solar PV Market Astronomers Prove HM Cancri Binary Star Has Shortest Orbital Period An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the University of Warwick, have shown that the two stars in the binary HM Cancri definitely revolve around each other in a mere 5.4 minutes. Read More... Vicom Wireless Successfully Installs First FIRE SAFE System Featuring PTZ Cameras Vicom Wireless, a pioneer in the use of video surveillance and microwave networks for fire suppression applications, today announced that it has completed deployment of its first system for the US Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection District (CAL FIRE). Read More... InSight Iris Recognition System with DaonEngine Offers High Accuracy Authentication AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com), a leading edge developer of advanced iris biometrics products and long-distance wireless optical communications solutions, today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Daon, a leading provider of identity assurance software products, to participate in the DaonAdvantage™ Program. Read More... OfficeMax Introduces ENGAGE Wireless Optical Mouse OfficeMax® , a leader in office products and services, is introducing the company's first high-tech private label product line under the brand name ENGAGE™, featuring innovative and affordable technology products and accessories that reflect its tagline – Connect to the Future of Computer Technology. Read More... World Class Flowers to Reduce Electricity Costs with New Solar Energy System World Class Flowers expects to reduce its electricity costs by more than $130,000 and generate close to $600,000 in SREC revenue over the next five years, with its new solar energy system installed by Mercury Solar Systems. Read More... Presentation on Wireless Broadband Connection at OFC/NFOEC 2010 Conference In the future, getting a broadband connection might be as simple as flipping on a light switch. In fact, according to a group of researchers from Germany, the light coming from the lamps in your home could one day encode a wireless broadband signal. Read More... STMicroelectronics Launches New Controller IC for Optical Joysticks STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leading developer of semiconductors for mobile devices, has introduced an ultra-low-power IC containing all the functions necessary to control an Optical Finger Navigation (OFN) module or optical joystick. Read More... Cyalume Lightstick Seen as Alternative to Traditional Signal Flares The common signal flare is an ever-present staple of traffic, railroad, and marine safety. Yet while most consider it an effective device, its high concentrations of perchlorate and other phosphorous chemicals have prompted many police and fire departments to question its safety and look to viable, environmentally friendly alternatives. Read More... Samsung Announces Global Availability of Full HD 3D LED TV; Expands Strategic Alliance with DreamWorks Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today made another stride toward redefining the home entertainment experience by officially announcing the world’s first-available Full HD 3D LED TV and full lineup of 3D home entertainment products to consumers worldwide. Read More... Samsung Launches Eight New Plasma HDTVs; Six Models Feature 3D capabilities Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the U.S. availability and pricing of its 2010 portfolio of Ultra-Slim Plasma HDTVs, with three series ranging from 50 inches to 63 inches. Read More... Princeton Team Use Confocal Microscopy to Study Embryonic Development Supply of Germanium and Indium Feedstocks for Firebird's Semi-Finished Optics AT+T Extends 3G Fiber-Optic Network in New Hampshire Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Process Using Trapped Ions A team of physicists headed by Christian Roos and Rainer Blatt from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences realize a quantum walk in a quantum system with up to 23 steps. Read More... NIST Results Strengthens BIO-key's Position as Top Provider of Fingerprint Biometric Software BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced that in the recent test results published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), BIO-key's accuracy improved by a remarkable 23% on the DHS2 Dataset. Read More... Market Analysis of Global Web Camera Industry Kenneth Cole, Marcolin Renew Licensing Agreement for Prescription Frames and Sunglasses Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE:KCP), the New York-based fashion house, and the Marcolin Group, a leader in the eyewear industry, announce the advance renewal of their licensing agreement for production and distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Kenneth Cole New York and Kenneth Cole Reaction labels through 2014. Read More... ADC to Display FTTP/FTTH Solutions at RIITA Conference and Exposition ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT), today announced that it will feature its portfolio of fiber-to-the-x (FTTX) solutions at the Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association (RIITA) Conference and Exposition, March 9-11, at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines, Iowa, Booth #213. Read More... Yingli Green Energy to Develop New Manufacturing Facility for PV Cell Production Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced a 300 MW PANDA mono-crystalline silicon-based manufacturing capacity expansion project at its Baoding headquarters. Read More... Pitt Study Concludes LED Lamps as Cost-Effective and Energy-Efficient Products Mindspeed Releases Optical PMD Chipset for Network Infrastructure Applications Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced a high-performance, low-power physical media device (PMD) chipset that includes all necessary components required for CPRI-based optical transceivers that economically connect 3G/4G wireless base station servers to one or more remote radio heads (RRHs) over optical fiber. Read More... Tamron's New Vari-Focal Lenses Delivers High-Definition Images Tamron Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Saitama City; President: Morio Ono) today announced the development of two 1/3"-format 2.8-8mm F/1.2 Vari-Focal lenses (Models M13VM288IR/M13VG288IR) that are compatible with 3-Mega-pixel-Day/Night cameras. Read More... Market Analysis of Chemical Sensor Industry Worldwide GUNNAR and Carl Zeiss to Develop Prescription Lens Technology GUNNAR Optiks, the leading manufacturer of digital performance eyewear, announced today that they have partnered with Carl Zeiss Vision to co-develop, co-market and co-brand the next iteration of i-AMP® prescription lens technology. Read More... In-Depth Analysis of Photocopiers in the U.S. Market New Technique Allows Physicists to See Through Opaque Substances Materials such as paper, paint, and biological tissue are opaque because the light that passes through them is scattered in complicated and seemingly random ways. Read More... Essilor Launches Varilux Physio Lens with WAVE 2.0 Technology Essilor is launching Varilux Physio 2.0, the latest addition to the Varilux lineup. The new generation Varilux Physio lens featuring WAVE 2.0™ (Wavefront Advanced Vision Enhancement) technology. Read More... Picometrix and u2t Introduce CCRx MSA for Fiber Optic Receivers Picometrix, an Advanced Photonix company and u²t Photonics have completed the CCRx (Compact Coherent Receiver) multisource agreement (MSA) which defines an industry standard, cost-effective form factor for coherent fiber optic receivers for use in both 100G and 40G DP-QPSK telecommunication systems. Read More... KDDI Deploys ADVA FSP 3000 Platform to Deliver Reliable Enterprise Solution ADVA Optical Networking today announced that KDDI Corporation (KDDI), one of Japan’s largest communications service providers, has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) solution as the platform for delivery of its high-availability enterprise solution called “Managed WDM Service”. Read More... Broadcom Acquires Teknovus, Supplier of EPON Chipsets and Software Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Teknovus, a leading supplier of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) chipsets and software. Read More... Multivendor Demonstration Marks an Important Step in Advancing 100G Transmission XsunX Reaches Significant Milestone with Hybrid Chamber Design Lightwave Logic Presentation at Annual OC Growth Stock Conference Microvision Introduces Laser-Based Pico Projectors for U.S. Customers Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leading developer of ultra-miniature projection display products announced today the opening of its web store for U.S. customers for the SHOWWX™ laser pico projector. Read More... Agilent Offers Advanced Optical Modulation Analyzer for Transmission System Characterization Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the industry’s first system impairments analysis for chromatic dispersion (CD) and first-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) with the N4391A optical modulation analyzer. Read More... Magor Launches Advanced Video Conferencing and Collaboration System for Improved Productivity Magor Communications today announced HDSolo, the latest addition to the Magor TeleCollaboration™ HDWorkPlace family. Read More... Ricoh's New Digital Imaging System Ideal for High-Volume Environments Selex Galileo Acquires Lasertel Lasertel today announced that the planned acquisition by SELEX Galileo Inc. reported in November has now been completed. Read More... New Surface Sampling Probe Allows Accurate Analysis of Material Composition Canon Launches Advanced Multimedia Projector for Classroom Environment Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of the REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia LCOS Projector. Read More... Vistec Lithography System Selected for Nanotechnology Research Programs Vistec Lithography, Inc. announced today that Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, selected Vistec’s EBPG5000plus electron-beam lithography system for its future nanotechnology research programs. Read More...   Click here to view the news archive. Δ Top Back One

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