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Consumer Reports Features Bio-Spectrum Good Night and Awake and Alert LED Lights

Lighting Science Group Corporation announced today that their innovative GOOD NIGHT™ and AWAKE AND ALERT™ lamps were recently featured in Consumer Reports magazine. The article goes behind the science of our lamps and their link to NASA and the International Space Station astronauts.

15 Dec 2014

Vishay’s VLMx234 Power MiniLED Series Honored with 2014 OFweek LED Award

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that the company’s VLMx234.. series of power MiniLEDs in ultra-compact 2.3 mm by 1.3 mm by 1.4 mm SMD packages has been honored with a 2014 OFweek LED Award.

15 Dec 2014

Research and Markets Offers Subscription to Trends in Opto-Electro & Optical Communications

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Trends in Opto-Electro & Optical Communications" subscription to their offering.

15 Dec 2014

Combinatorial Imaging Could Help Diagnose Pre-Cancerous, Cancerous Conditions in Ascending Colon

Since the first “catalog” of the normal bacterial makeup of the human body was published in 2012, numerous connections between illness and disturbances in the human microbiota have been found. This week, scientists report yet another: Cancerous tumors in the ascending colon (the part nearest to the small intestine) are characterized by biofilms, which are dense clumps of bacterial cells encased in a self-produced matrix.

15 Dec 2014

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-1X150RT-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.

15 Dec 2014

Bruker Releases ONET Software for Administration of FT-NIR Spectrometer Networks

Bruker Optics have announced the release of the new networking software ONET. The software is a server application accessed via a browser-based web interface (WebUI), allowing to set up, administrate and control a network of FT-NIR instruments from a central remote location anywhere in the world.

From Bruker Optics 12 Dec 2014

DESY Scientist Honored with Leibniz Prize for Groundbreaking Work with X-ray Free-Electron Lasers

Henry Chapman, a scientist at Germany’s DESY lab who participated in pioneering studies at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray laser, has been awarded the Leibniz Prize. The 2.5 million euro ($3.1 million) scientific award is bestowed by a German research foundation. LCLS is a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility.

12 Dec 2014

UT Arlington Professor Honored as Fellow of The Optical Society

Michael Vasilyev, UT Arlington professor of Electrical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of The Optical Society, the highest membership distinction in the leading professional association in optics and photonics.

12 Dec 2014

USC Professor’s Contributions to Optics and Photonics Industry Wins 2015 John Tyndall Award

The Optical Society (OSA) and the IEEE Photonics Society announced that Paul Daniel Dapkus, W. M. Keck Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern California, is the recipient of the 2015 John Tyndall Award, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the field of optics. Dapkus was selected for his “pioneering and sustained contributions to the development of metal organic chemical vapor deposition and high performance quantum well semiconductor lasers,” according to the organizations.

12 Dec 2014

OLED Lighting Market Forecast to Grow to $1.9 Billion in 2025

OLED lighting is an emerging solid-state lighting technology. It potentially provides a route into the large and growing global lighting market. The lighting market is however complex as it is a highly fragmented space thanks to the existence of a broad technology mix and a diversity of customer needs.

12 Dec 2014

Peregrine 3D Flash LIDAR Vision System Among Finalists for Prism Award

Advanced Scientific Concepts Inc. (ASC), the leading supplier of 3D Flash LIDAR Cameras for terrestrial, aerial and space applications, announces the Peregrine 3D Flash LIDAR Vision System, as one of three finalists for the Prism Award for Photonics Innovation in the category of Imaging + Cameras.

12 Dec 2014

Axis Communications Introduces Highly Light Sensitive 1080p HDTV Network Camera

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video surveillance, introduces a new fixed network camera with a 1/2 inch sensor, designed for city surveillance applications. Thanks to its large sensor and the supplied lens, AXIS Q1635 is Axis’ most light sensitive 1080p HDTV network camera to date.

12 Dec 2014

Military Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Systems Market Forecast to Reach $8.38bn in 2014

Electro-optical (EO) imagery, infrared imaging, night vision systems and laser range finding systems provide militaries with unique battlefield capabilities. In particular, EO/IR systems are integral to the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities of modern military forces. Increasingly, EO/IR capabilities are seen as a critical force multiplier, enabling a flexible deployment of targeted military force based on accurate and timely surveillance and reconnaissance.

11 Dec 2014

EXFO Releases Accurate and Error-Free Fiber Certification Tool, iCERT

EXFO Inc. announced the release of iCERT on its OTDR-based software. Available for singlemode and multimode fiber testing, the iCERT pre-defined test configurations provide quick access to the latest industry pass/fail thresholds to automatically certify cable installations in data centers and enterprise.

11 Dec 2014

INO-CNR and PEM Develop Groundbreaking Portable 14CO2 Laser-Based Analyzer

Direct measurement and the tracking of fossil fuel emissions are key to the management of atmospheric composition, yet surprisingly few such measurement data are available. The problem is that the measurement of atmospheric radiocarbon dioxide (14CO2), the only direct tracer for fossil fuel-generated CO2, is difficult, expensive, and limited to large facilities.

11 Dec 2014