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UNESCO Headquarters Hosts International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies 2015

Supported by 100 partners from more than 85 countries, including ECOP, the alliance of European Centers for Outreach in Photonics coordinated by ICFO, the International Year of Light (IYL) 2015 is a global initiative which aims to drive home the importance of light and light-based technologies in all of our lives, as well as in the sustainable development of society as a whole.

21 Jan 2015

High-Brilliance X-rays Help Observe Electrons at Work During Catalytic Reactions

Many of today's most promising renewable energy technologies – fuel cells, water splitters and artificial photosynthesis – rely upon catalysts to expedite the chemical reactions at the heart of their potential. Catalysts are materials that enhance chemical reactions without being consumed in the process. For over a century, engineers across the world have engaged in a near-continual search for ways to improve catalysts for their devices and processes.

21 Jan 2015

New Chaotic Cavity Semiconductor Laser Could Improve Quality of Next Generation Imaging Applications

A new semiconductor laser developed at Yale has the potential to significantly improve the imaging quality of the next generation of high-tech microscopes, laser projectors, photo lithography, holography, and biomedical imaging.

20 Jan 2015

Larson Electronics Releases Explosion Proof Cart Mounted Portable Tank Light

Leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial grade lighting Larson Electronics has announced the release of an explosion proof LED tank light mounted to a portable wheelbarrow cart.

20 Jan 2015

First Photonics Technology Roadshow in 2015 to be Held at the University of Southampton

Photonex Southampton is co-located with an open day on specialist glasses and takes a closer look at the next generation of advanced optoelectronic materials and light technologies.

20 Jan 2015

Fiber Optic Pyrometer Can Measure Temperature in Extreme Industrial Environments

Optic fiber is normally used in the field of telecommunications to transmit information using light, but a group of researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed a technique that makes it possible to use optic fiber as a thermometer in extreme industrial environments.

20 Jan 2015

Researchers Record Existing Conditions of President Lincoln's Cottage Using a Leica C-10 3D Laser Scanner

The historic Washington, D.C., home where Abraham Lincoln spent summers during his presidency and wrote his preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was recently lit up by a green laser, all in the name of preservation. A team of undergraduate students from Ithaca College traveled to Washington to document President Lincoln’s Cottage — the only designated national monument in the District of Columbia — using 3D laser scanning technology.

19 Jan 2015

New Large-Format Monochrome Ultra-Glow LCD Marine Instrument Displays from Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced the GNX 120 and GNX 130, two new large-format marine instrument displays designed for serious sailors who demand quality, precision, and total integration.

19 Jan 2015

UT Arlington Electrical Engineering Professor Honored as Fellow of SPIE

Weidong Zhou, a University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineering professor, has been elected a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

19 Jan 2015

Point Grey's Latest 2.3 MP Blackfly Camera Features the New Sony IMX249 Pregius® Global Shutter CMOS

Point Grey, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the addition of a new 2.3 megapixel Sony Pregius global shutter CMOS model to its Blackfly family of GigE Vision™ cameras.

16 Jan 2015

LED Lighting Market in Japan Forecast to Grow at 17.73% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "LED Lighting Market in Japan 2015-2019" report to their offering.

14 Jan 2015

New Overstock Custom Laser Optics Parts List from Laser Research Optics

Laser Research Optics is offering a new overstock custom laser optics parts list featuring several hundred different configurations of optics available for overnight delivery.

14 Jan 2015

Oscilloquartz Timing and Phase Synchronization Solution Deployed by Telekom Malaysia

Oscilloquartz, an ADVA Optical Networking company, today announced that Telekom Malaysia is deploying its complete timing and phase synchronization solution in a 3-year framework agreement.

14 Jan 2015

New 150W LED Quadpod Mounted Flood Light from Larson Electronics

Larson Electronics has added to its extensive range of industrial grade lighting equipment with the release of a 150 watt quadpod mounted work light. Built to provide a high power lighting solution that requires minimal setup time, the WAL-QP-1X150BS-GCR50 provides operators with an ideal lighting solution that features a quadpod with solid wheels for portability and a single 150 watt LED light head.

14 Jan 2015

Forecast Report on Worldwide LED Lighting Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2020" to their offering.

14 Jan 2015