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Mobile World Congress: ADVA Optical Networking to Highlight Virtualization in Radio Access Backhaul Networks

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that it will showcase virtualization in radio access backhaul networks at this year's Mobile World Congress. The demonstration will reveal how Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) can effectively eliminate the restrictions of hardware-coded networks by using Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technology.

19 Feb 2015

Soraa Launches Small, Low Profile Series of LED Optical Light Engines

Soraa, the world leader in GaN-on-GaN™ LED technology, launched today a small, low profile series of light engines that provide fixture manufacturers access to the company’s full visible spectrum GaN-on-GaN LED technology.

19 Feb 2015

Living Logic Launches Liht™, its in-house LED Lighting & Design Service

Liht is a new company dedicated to helping organisations make the right lighting investment decisions to become more energy efficient. Reducing lighting bills by as much as 90% and giving investment returns of under two years, based on energy savings alone, it's no wonder LED lighting has fast become the number one energy efficiency recommendation.

19 Feb 2015

EnOcean to Introduce LED Control Portfolio at Strategies in Light Show 2015

LED lighting is one of the most promising and fast-growing technologies of today. EnOcean now enables OEMs to unlock the full potential of LEDs with simple, easy to install, industry standard tools that offer personal control, energy conservation and compliance with increasingly stringent building standards.

19 Feb 2015

X-Ray Source Reveals Working of New Type of Pain-Reliever

Using a newly developed X-ray source, scientists have revealed how a new type of pain-relievers works - bonding to the same neuroreceptors that morphine does, but without the accompanying physical dependence.

19 Feb 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces LED Bug Eyes Emergency Lighting System for Hazardous Locations

Leading supplier of explosion proof and industrial grade lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of a Class 1 Division 2 LED bug eyes emergency lighting system for use within hazardous locations where fail-safe lighting reliability is a must.

19 Feb 2015

MRI Helps Visualize Pancreas Inflammation Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

A pilot study led by researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center has revealed that it is possible to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to "see" the inflammation in the pancreas that leads to type 1 diabetes. This discovery could be a boon for research on methods to slow or halt the disease at an early stage, and could also guide insights into how diabetes progresses.

18 Feb 2015

NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Acquires Sharper Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres

Craters and mysterious bright spots are beginning to pop out in the latest images of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These images, taken Feb. 12 at a distance of 52,000 miles (83,000 kilometers) from the dwarf planet, pose intriguing questions for the science team to explore as the spacecraft nears its destination.

18 Feb 2015

Springer Honors Research on Zoom-Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Elise Dennis (27) is the recipient of the Best Paper Award 2014, presented by the Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC). In a paper published in ABC, lead author Dennis and her colleagues demonstrate the performance of a new concept called zoom-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (zoom-TOFMS).

18 Feb 2015

Photonex Scotland Photonics Technologies Roadshow to Take Place in June 2015

The Photonex Roadshow will once again make a visit to Scotland this year on Wednesday 3rd June and this time the brand new Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde will be the venue. Encompassing photonics, imaging and light technologies, this is a key event in the Scotland International Year of Light (IYOL) diary.

18 Feb 2015

Ophir-Spiricon Introduces LT665 USB 3.0 Large Array Laser Beam Profiling Camera

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced the addition of a new high speed, high resolution, large array CCD camera to the BeamGage® family of laser beam profiling systems.

From Ophir Photonics Group 18 Feb 2015