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STEMMER IMAGING Introduces New Cameras Featuring Solar Sensor

A new range of cameras from STEMMER IMAGING use a sensor based on solar cell technology to allow imaging from scenes which simultaneously contain both very light and very dark areas.

26 Mar 2010

GPEC Announces Joint Research Project on Organic Photovoltaic Technology

Global Photonic Energy Corporation (“GPEC”), a leading developer of a sustainable Organic Photovoltaic (OPV™) technology, said today that its research partner at the University of Michigan has secured a joint research project funded by Dankook University (“DKU”) and the South Korean government.

26 Mar 2010

Samsung Wave Smartphone to be DivX Certified for HD Video

DivX, Inc., a leading digital media company, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile provider, today announced that the highly anticipated Samsung Wave is the world's first mobile phone to be DivX Certified for HD video playback at 720p resolution.

26 Mar 2010

ORNL Researchers Analyze Light Atoms Using Electron Microscope

Using the latest in aberration-corrected electron microscopy, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their colleagues have obtained the first images that distinguish individual light atoms such as boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen.

26 Mar 2010

JDSU Launches Four New MAP-200 Optical Test and Measurement Modules

JDSU today announced the introduction of four new modules for its MAP-200 optical test and measurement platform.

26 Mar 2010

Luminus Provides Light Source fo LED-Based Profile Light

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced that it provides the light source inside Martin Professional’s new MAC 350 Entour™, the world’s first high output LED-based, mercury-free, profile light.

25 Mar 2010

Westell to Incorporate Clearfield’s Clearview Cassette in Outside Plant Enclosures Range

Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), a leading provider of broadband products, outside plant telecommunications equipment and conferencing services, and Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), a specialist in fiber management solutions for fiber to the premises (FTTp) deployments, today announced that the two companies have established a Joint Development Agreement as part of Clearfield’s “Clearview Multiplied” program.

25 Mar 2010

Cyberlux LED Recessed Downlight for Construction and Retrofit Markets

Cyberlux Corporation, (OTCBB: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company is expanding its product portfolio with the market launch of a six inch LED recessed ceiling “can light.” Designed for both the new construction and the retrofit markets, the LED recessed lights include a retrofit kit for the replacement of any incandescent or fluorescent six inch recessed light socket currently installed. The high-powered, energy efficient LED recessed light is a 13 Watt, 620 lumen fixture, including embedded proprietary dimming technology that works with standard resistance dimmers. The non-dimmable products are well-suited for commercial or government common areas that do not require dimmable capabilities.

25 Mar 2010

Marvell Switching Ecosystem for Broadband Networks and Green Datacenters

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced the mass production of its Prestera® CX family of packet processors for broadband switching and datacenters.

25 Mar 2010

AND Desktop AC for Management of Phone Calls With Touch Screen

With "AND Desktop AC", phone calls can be managed directly with a touch screen on large-screen displays. The attendant console software of the unified communications specialist ANDTEK allows a complete overview about all phones within the company. Moreover, the solution generates phone call statistics and is predestined for finance companies and insurance companies as well as call centers.

25 Mar 2010

Sony's HD Security Systems Range has More than 10 New Cameras

(ISC West Booth #16086) Sony Electronics is highlighting more than 10 new high-definition network security cameras, along with its full complement of HD video security technologies at ISC West.

25 Mar 2010

Barco Launches New Digital Lighting and Luminaire Products at Frankfurt Expo

Digital and automated lighting pioneer Barco announced today a broad spectrum of enhancements, upgrades and new products geared towards strengthening the digital lighting and moving luminaire product lines. Using the 2010 Pro Light and Sound expo as the forum, this comprehensive multi-product announcement expands the capabilities of the DL.3 digital light, the Axon Media Server and the DML-1200 digital light, and unveils two brand new products — the SDI-DMX Mixer Pro and the remarkable new “intellaspot XT-1.”

25 Mar 2010

Suntech Power Installs 1MW Solar Plant for Resort Casino in California

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar panels, today announced that it has completed a 1 megawatt (MW) solar installation for Harrah's Rincon Casino in Southern California, a top resort-gaming destination.

25 Mar 2010

UL Study Reveals Compact Fluorescent Lamps are Safe to Use

Today, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) unveiled results from its compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) safety study that found consumers may be able to use CFLs more broadly and safely than previously believed or understood. UL's CFL Safety Study found no fire or shock hazards in CFLs when used in light fixtures, lighting controllers, and switches traditionally used with incandescent light bulbs.

25 Mar 2010

Flextronics to Manufacture Solar Modules for Q-Cells

Flextronics today announced that it has entered into an agreement to produce solar modules for Q-Cells SE, one of the world's largest solar cell producers.

25 Mar 2010