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Forecast Report on OLED Lighting & Materials Market

Six years ago, OLED lighting was first being proposed as a serious commercial product. Back then, 2014 was projected as the year when OLED lighting would first make its impact felt on general illumination. It didn't happen. OLED lighting has been available for four years now, but with few signs of it's moving beyond the luxury and specialist lighting sector.

28 Jul 2014

New 347VAC Compatible Hazardous Area Fluorescent Light Fixture from Larson Electronics

With over 40 years as a leader in the industrial and commercial lighting industry Larson Electronics continues its commitment to providing high-grade lighting equipment to specialty markets with the release of a Class 1 Division 2 explosion proof four foot, four lamp fixture that operates on 347 volts AC.

28 Jul 2014

Ultra High Definition Panel Market Forecast to Grow at 12.6% CAGR

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Ultra High Definition (UHD) Panel (4K) Market [By End-use Applications - Televisions, Personal Computers, Smart Phones, Display Screens/Walls, and Others (Camera, Tablets, Notebooks); By Technology - LCD and LED (Includes OLED and AMOLED)] - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 - 2020", the market for ultra high definition panel globally is estimated to reach USD 30,404.6 million by 2020.

26 Jul 2014

In-Depth Study on Global and Chinese Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

26 Jul 2014

New Images Reveal Surface Structures of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Surface structures are becoming visible in new images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by the scientific imaging system OSIRIS onboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft.

26 Jul 2014

NRL Nike Laser Earns Guinness World Record for ‘Highest Projectile Velocity’

A set of experiments conducted on the Nike krypton fluoride (KrF) laser at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) nearly five years ago has, at long last, earned the coveted Guinness World Records title for achieving "Highest Projectile Velocity" of greater than 1,000 kilometers per second (km/s), a speed equivalent to two-and-a-quarter million miles per hour.

26 Jul 2014

New Report on Markets for Smart Lighting Drivers, Controllers and Sensor Chips

The market for LED drivers, MCUs, sensors and other chips used in smart lighting will grow from around $67 million in 2014 to $1.05 billion in 2019.

26 Jul 2014

Novel Phosphor Powder Boosts Picture Quality of LED Electronics

GE announced today a research breakthrough that will vastly improve the color and crispness of images displayed on LED devices – everything from cell phones and tablets to televisions.

26 Jul 2014

Global Electro Optics Market Forecast to Grow at 2.98% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Electro Optical Systems (Defense, Aerospace, Homeland Security) Market - Forecasts & Analysis to 2020" report to their offering.

25 Jul 2014

FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance to Spectranetics’ Peripheral Laser Atherectomy Products

The Spectranetics Corporation today announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of their peripheral atherectomy products, Turbo-Tandem® and Turbo Elite®, for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR). The clearance prompts a new standard of care in ISR treatment with improved clinical outcomes.

25 Jul 2014

New 7-Inch G3X Touch Display for Experimental Aircraft from Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today a new 7-inch G3X Touch display option for experimental amateur-built and light sport aircraft. The new high-resolution infrared touchscreen display complements the existing 10.6-inch G3X Touch system, offering new panel design options and redundancy.

25 Jul 2014

Larson Electronics Introduces 60 W LED Wall Pack Light

Leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial lighting Larson Electronics announces the release of a new low profile LED wall pack light with 100’ cord. This 60 watt LED light offers high light output from a compact form factor and is designed to provide a more durable and long lived alternative to halogen and metal halide units.

25 Jul 2014

New Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writers from Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital media and convergence technologies, announced today its newest ultra-slim portable DVD writers, the SE-218GN and SE-208GB optical disc drives (ODDs) with a sleeker design and mobile size for Ultrabook™ users on-the-go.

25 Jul 2014

First Demonstration of All-Optical Control of Microcomb

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have demonstrated a new design for an atomic clock that is based on a chip-scale frequency comb, or a microcomb.

24 Jul 2014

High-Speed BCARS Allows Detailed Mapping of Specific Components of Tissue Samples

A research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with the Cleveland Clinic, has demonstrated a dramatically improved technique for analyzing biological cells and tissues based on characteristic molecular vibration "signatures."

24 Jul 2014