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SloanLED Receives DLC Qualification for Progressive Down Light 3

SloanLED today announces DesignLights Consortium® (DLC) qualification for the latest lighting systems product offering to the commercial sector, Progressive Down Light 3 (PDL3). PDL3 for petroleum canopies is a universal 1‑for‑1 upgrade of existing canopy lights. DLC qualification allows for incentives on the PDL3 from utilities and energy efficiency program sponsors.

23 Jan 2015

iMD Companies Announces Launch of Own US-Assembled Hydroponic Lighting Product Line

iMD Companies, Inc. today announced that the company is launching their own US-assembled Hydroponic lighting product line. The lighting products represent the first in a series of planned hydroponics related product releases, which correspond to the company's opportunities in the commercial grow facility sector.

23 Jan 2015

Orion Energy Systems’ LED Door Retrofit Assemblies Granted US Patent

Orion Energy Systems, Inc.a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient lighting platforms, today announced that it was granted a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Pat. No. 8888313) directed to design improvements and technical advancements for troffer door assemblies.

23 Jan 2015

DRS Technologies Successfully Performs Airborne Demonstration of GS205-XRZ Laser Designating Gimbal

DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced today that it successfully performed the first airborne demonstration of its GS205-XRZ laser designating gimbal. At less than six inches in diameter and weighing less than nine pounds, the GS205 is one of the smallest stabilized, light-weight and fully qualified targeting systems on the market.

23 Jan 2015

Picometrix to Supply High-Speed 100G Coherent Optical Receivers to Leading Asian OEM Telecom Systems Customer

Picometrix®, LLC, an Advanced Photonix® company, announced today that it has successfully completed its semi-annual negotiations to supply high-speed 100G coherent optical receivers, the CR-100D, to a leading Asian based OEM telecom systems customer. The company estimates revenue of approximately $3 million during the first 6 months of FY 2016 and has received the first month's order of approximately $500K.

22 Jan 2015

GE’s Lumination™ LED Accent Track Lights Help Achieve Specification-Grade Accent Lighting in Sales Environments

Higher lumen options, exceptional energy efficiency and sleek modern style are just three reasons to choose GE’s new Lumination™ TS Series LED Accent Lights.

22 Jan 2015

Zhone's Passive Optical LAN Solution Installed at Washington State University Campus

Zhone Technologies, Inc., a global leader in fiber access transformation for service providers and enterprise networks, today announced a new FiberLAN deployment with Washington State University (WSU). The deployment was made possible through working with Leidos Engineering.

22 Jan 2015

Increased Adoption of Lasers Drives Global Industrial Laser Market

Increased adoption of lasers for industrial processes has led to significant growth of the Global Industrial Laser Market, which is expected to post a CAGR of 10.23 percent from 2014-2019, says research firm TechNavio.

22 Jan 2015

Texas A&M Professor Presents on SSI-LED at Annual IEDM

Dr. Yue Kuo, a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University and an IEEE Fellow, presented an invited talk on his solid-state incandescent – light emitting device (SSI-LED) at the annual International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco.

22 Jan 2015

Columbia Lighting Introduces Energy-Efficient LED Lighting Solution for Parking Garage Applications

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Columbia Lighting has introduced an energy-efficient LED lighting solution built specifically for parking garage applications — the LXEP.

22 Jan 2015

Optogenetics Helps Control Swimming Behaviour of Sperm

Scientists from the Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar) in Bonn, an Institute of the Max Planck Society, have succeeded for the first time in controlling the function of sperm by optogenetics. They inserted a light-activated enzyme for cAMP synthesis into mouse sperm that lacked the endogenous enzyme.

22 Jan 2015

NEC Display Solutions’ MD210C3 Diagnostic Review Monitor Gets FDA 510(K) Market Clearance

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today Food and Drug Administration 510(K) market clearance of the MultiSync® MD210C3 LCD, a cost-effective display with LED backlighting for diagnostic applications in healthcare organizations.

21 Jan 2015

Larson Electronics Releases 365nm Ultraviolet LED Luminaire Approved for Paint Spray Booths

Leading supplier of explosion proof and industrial grade lighting Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 365 nanometer Ultraviolet LED Light fixture approved for paint spray booths. The compact LED light head provides 35,000 mW of precise 365 nanometer ultraviolet LED light output.

21 Jan 2015

Innovative Imaging System to Assist Cancer Surgery

With the goal of making it easier for surgeons to detect malignant tissue during surgery and hopefully reduce the rate of cancer recurrence, scientists have invented a new imaging system that causes tumors to “light up” when a hand-held laser is directed at them.

21 Jan 2015

Ophir Photonics’ RM9 Radiometer Measures Power of Very Low Level CW/Quasi-CW Sources

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the RM9 Radiometer, a sensor for measuring the power of very low level CW or quasi CW sources.

From Ophir Optronics Group 21 Jan 2015