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New DLP 0.55 XGA Chipset Ideal for Structured Light Applications

DLP® Technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced the 0.55 XGA chipset, a new offering designed to speed engineers' product prototyping and development of light processing applications.

28 Apr 2010

Florida-Based Athletic Club Selects CAPTURE Optical Projection Display

Located in sunny Florida, RDV Sportsplex is a premier athletic club and the official training facility of the NBA's Orlando Magic. With one wall made up of windows from floor to ceiling, ambient light floods the health club space creating a challenging environment for any display.

28 Apr 2010

GE Lighting Plans to Expand its Fluorescent Light Bulb Manufacturing Plant in Ohio

GE Lighting’s plant in Bucyrus, Ohio is fast becoming its global center of excellence (COE) for the manufacture of high-efficiency, long-life “T8” linear fluorescent light bulbs used in factories, offices, hotels, schools, government buildings and new construction to help conserve energy and reduce energy costs.

28 Apr 2010

Installation of Mitsubishi's Diamond Vision Display System at JAM Square in Japan

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has completed the installation of a Diamond Vision large-scale display system at JAM Square, located within JR Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Japan. The new screen will be officially unveiled on May 7, 2010.

28 Apr 2010

Intergraph Releases Four New Large-Format Digital Aerial Cameras

Intergraph®, a leader in photogrammetry and advanced image acquisition, is adding four new large-format digital aerial cameras to its Z/I Imaging acquisition platform to meet the customized needs of aerial imagery providers around the world. The new cameras – RMK DX, DMC II 140, DMC II 230 and DMC II 250 – are based on the proven technology of the Intergraph DMC® and RMK D™.

28 Apr 2010

Coherent Launches Verdi G7 Low-Noise Green Pump Laser

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has launched the Verdi™ G7, delivering the highest power level yet for the company's unique Verdi G family of low-noise CW lasers based on next-generation optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology.

27 Apr 2010

Global OLED Product Market Projected to Reach 349.73 Million Units in 2014

According to a new market research report, 'Opportunities in the Global OLED Display Market', published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the global OLED product market is expected to be worth US$2.2 billion by 2014, growing at a CAGR of 24.7% from 2009 to 2014.

27 Apr 2010

ESO Council Selects Cerro Armazones Site for European Extremely Large Telescope

On 26 April 2010, the ESO Council selected Cerro Armazones as the baseline site for the planned 42-metre European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).

27 Apr 2010

LPP Light Source from EUVA Achieves World's Highest Power Output

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, today announced that an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source developed by the technology consortium Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography System Development Association has achieved the world's highest output—104 Watts.

27 Apr 2010

Information from LRO Camera Team Helps to Rediscover Lost Light Reflector

Using information provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) instrument teams, researchers at the University of California San Diego have successfully pinpointed the location of a long lost light reflector left on the lunar surface by bouncing laser signals from Earth to the Russian Lunokhod 1 retroreflector.

27 Apr 2010

Furukawa to Present MCPET in New Thermoform Shapes at Lightfair International 2010

Furukawa Electric, one of the leading companies in the global lighting industry, will participate in Lightfair International 2010 tradeshow held in Las Vegas, Nevada from May 12 to 14.

27 Apr 2010

Aurora to Display Optical Transport Solutions for Cable Operators at The Cable Show 2010

Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, will display its residential and commercial solutions for cable operators at the CableNET® technology showcase, part of The Cable Show 2010, taking place May 11-13 in Los Angeles.

27 Apr 2010

OSA Foundation Launches New Program to Donate Telescopes to Milwaukee Students

The OSA Foundation announced today the launch of a new program to donate hundreds of telescopes to students in the Milwaukee area, while educating them about science, optics and astronomy.

27 Apr 2010

New Generation DeSolite Supercoatings Optimize Fiber Optic Deployment in MDU Environments

The industry's newest generation of coating technology for optical fiber, DeSolite Supercoatings™, is formulated to optimize fiber optic deployment in today's Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) environments, says UV-curable coatings leader DSM. Introduced by DSM in 2009, DeSolite Supercoatings™ enable higher fiber count in compact cable, increased stress tolerance, and improved signal attenuation performance in tight bend applications.

27 Apr 2010

Digirad Announces FDA Clearance to Market its Ergo Portable Imaging System

Digirad Corporation, a diversified health care company specializing in the early detection of disease to enhance quality of life, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), enabling the Company to market and distribute its ergo™ large field-of-view, general-purpose portable imaging system.

27 Apr 2010