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New Ultra-Thin Lens May Pave Way for Smaller, Cheaper Heat-Sensing Imagers

Dark alleys might not feel so dangerous someday thanks to a new ultra-thin type of lens, which could pave the way to making smaller and cheaper heat-sensing imagers. A team of French researchers has found a way to make a thermal infrared (IR) camera with a lens made of silicon, a much less expensive material than is commonly used today.

22 May 2014

Larson Electronics Introduces New Explosion Proof String Lights Suitable for Hazardous Locations

Industrial lighting specialist Larson Electronics reveals their newly designed Class 1 Division 1 explosion proof string lights. These string lights are ideal for general close work and inspection activities in hazardous locations requiring explosion proof protection.

22 May 2014

Lockheed Martin Wins Contracts from U.S. Navy and Canadian Air Force for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds

Lockheed Martin recently received two contracts totaling $34.3 million from the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR) production.

22 May 2014

Head Mounted Display Market Expected to Reach $12.28 Billion by 2020

According to a new market research report "Head Mounted Display (HMD) Market by Products (Helmet Mounted, Wearable Glass), Components (Micro display, Camera, control unit, Tracker, Accessories), Applications (Defense, industrial, Video Gaming) & Geography - Global Analysis and Forecast to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, is expected to reach up to $12.28 Billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 57% from 2014 to 2020.

22 May 2014

Sharp's New Generation of AQUOS BOARD Interactive Display Systems Boost Communication

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation announces its new generation of AQUOS BOARD™ interactive display systems, which further enables smooth and effortless communication between colleagues, classmates, and others in a wide variety of settings.

22 May 2014

New Report on Global Smart Lighting Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Smart Lighting Market Report: 2014 V1 & V2" report to their offering.

22 May 2014

STEMMER IMAGING Announce New VTR6 LED Traffic Strobe Light from Gardasoft

It delivers up to 4.5kW pulses making it ideally suited to a number of traffic applications such as ANPR (automatic number plate recognition), red light violation, open road tolling, speed enforcement and weight-in motion systems with increased illumination distances.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 21 May 2014

Power Integrations Launches its LYTSwitch-2 Family of Isolated LED Drivers

Power Integrations, the leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED-driver ICs, today announced its LYTSwitch™-2 family of isolated LED drivers. The new IC family, which delivers up to 12 watts of accurately controlled output power, substantially reduces component count, resulting in simpler, smaller, more reliable LED lighting designs.

21 May 2014

Vtesse Uses ADVA FSP 3000 with Advanced Encryption Technology in New Enterprise Service

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Vtesse is using the ADVA FSP 3000 with advanced encryption technology in a new enterprise service. Called Optical Secure, the new service is focused upon enterprises with specific needs to ensure the integrity and privacy of mission-critical data.

21 May 2014

Tektronix Introduces the BSA286CL BERTScope Bit Error Rate Tester

Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today introduced the BSA286CL BERTScope Bit Error Rate Tester. The BSA286CL is designed for the low intrinsic jitter and precision impairments required for testing a broad set of 100G communications standards including OIF-CEI, CAUI, and InfiniBand Standards.

21 May 2014

Research and Markets Adds Global OLED Lighting Market Report to its Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global OLED Lighting Market Report: 2014 Report" report to their offering.

21 May 2014

Ball Aerospace Completes Thermal Vacuum Tests on Critical Components for DARPA MOIRE Telescope

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed thermal vacuum environmental tests on critical components for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) telescope. Two sections of the primary mirror composite back structure and the structure deployment hinges successfully underwent environmental tests to simulate the temperature range and vacuum of a space environment.

21 May 2014

Larson Electronics Launches the WAL-DL-WP60E-72-1227 Extendible Work Area Dock Light

Leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial lighting Larson Electronics announces the release of a 60 watt LED work area dock light with a 3.5’-6’ adjustable pivoting arm. This work area LED dock light provides 5,400 lumens of high quality light while drawing only 0.5 amps at 60 watts on a 120 volt AC power source.

21 May 2014

NEC Display Solutions Unveils Low-Cost Ultra-Narrow Bezel Display and Two Video Wall Bundles

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the addition of a lower cost, ultra-narrow bezel display and two video wall bundles for all-in-one, easy-to-configure digital signage solutions.

21 May 2014

Larson Electronics Launches 6W Explosion Proof LED Light Fixture on Adjustable Scaffold Bracket

Leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial lighting Larson Electronics announces the release of a 6 watt explosion proof LED infrared light fixture mounted on an adjustable scaffold bracket.

21 May 2014