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JK Fiber Lasers Useful for Lithium Ion Battery Production

JK Lasers announced that its fiber laser series can weld together copper and aluminum in lithium ion batteries used for electric vehicles, as proven from the tests.

1 Oct 2010

Northrop Grumman to Develop Advanced Military Laser Technology

Northrop Grumman, a global security company, will leverage the success of high-energy solid-state lasers, to boost the electric laser technology by enhancing the systems’ efficiency for military applications.

1 Oct 2010

New T330 Rotating Laser from Seifert Industrial

Seifert Industrial has offered its new T330 Rotating Laser for one-person operation and quick measurements. The T330 rotating laser can project a flat plane of light throughout a measurement area.

1 Oct 2010

Fibre-Optic Project to Offer Super-Fast Broadband to Cornwall

Cornwall County will get super-fast broadband internet access due to a £132m project. involving fibre-optic networks, which will allow faster connections.

30 Sep 2010

GAO Comm Unveils Double LD Fiber Optic Light Source

Provider of test instruments, GAO Comm has launched its new double LD light source, model 3C B. The fiber optic light source is suitable for attenuation measurement and for testing parameters in optical transmission systems.

30 Sep 2010

Litepanels LED Lighting for CBS + FOX 2010 NFL Telecasts

Bexel has offered Litepanels’ proprietary LED lighting systems for the FOX Sports and CBS Sports NFL regular season, as well as for post-season telecasts in the 2010 NFL season. The agreement for lighting systems will conclude with the Super Bowl XLV in Texas on February 6, 2011.

30 Sep 2010

Members of LED City Collaborate with DOE Municipal Consortium

Cree and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the United States participants of the Cree LED City Program will collaborate with the DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 30 Sep 2010

Lighting Science’s DEFINITY PAR38 LED Bulb Obtains ENERGY STAR Label

Lighting Science Group, a developer of LED lighting solutions, has obtained the ENERGY STAR label for its LED bulb, following a stringent government performance testing.

30 Sep 2010

Oclaro’s New Design Center Offers Diode Laser Packaging Designs

Provider of optical communication solutions, Oclaro has opened a new Design Center in Arizona, near Tucson. The new Design Center will offer customers with diode laser packaging designs by utilizing the substantial local experience in the Tucson area.

30 Sep 2010

Photonic Integration for Coherent Optics Project Receives Funding from DARPA

The US Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) will provide over $2 million annual funding to the Photonic Integration for Coherent Optics (PICO) consortium.

30 Sep 2010

Global Lighting Fixtures Market to Touch US$118 Billion by 2015

Global Industry Analysts has released a new market report titled ‘Lighting Fixtures: A Global Strategic Business Report’. The report offers a complete analysis of the Lighting Fixtures market; focuses on leading, niche regional and global market participants.

30 Sep 2010