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Panasonic Offers LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15mm / F1.7 ASPH High Speed Prime Wide-Angle Lens

Panasonic is proud to announce the LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15mm / F1.7 ASPH. interchangeable lens for the Micro Four Thirds format (35 mm camera equivalent: 30 mm). The new LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15mm / F1.7 ASPH. allows photographers to capture images with beautiful defocus features produced by F1.7 lens.

26 Mar 2014

Two New Series of White LEDs from Toshiba

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of two new series of white LEDs, the 3.5 × 3.5mm lens package 1W type "TL1L2 series," and the 3.0 × 3.0mm flat package 0.6W type "TL3GB series". Mass production of both will start from the end of March.

From Toshiba America, Inc. 26 Mar 2014

Advanced 2.5 A Output Current IGBT/MOSFET Drive Optocoupler from Fairchild

System design engineers for industrial applications, such as motor control inverter applications and high performance power systems, are looking for highly integrated gate driving and protection features in a single IC package to simplify design and improve efficiency. The newly developed FOD8332 is an advanced 2.5 A output current IGBT/MOSFET drive optocoupler

26 Mar 2014

New Portable Explosion Proof LED Flood Lighting System from Larson Electronics

Leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial lighting Larson Electronics announces the release of a new four foot explosion proof portable LED flood lighting system. This Class 1 Division 2 and Class 2 Division 1 & 2 unit uses three 48 inch LED light heads to produce a combined 21,750 lumens of light with 360° coverage while drawing only 234 watts.

25 Mar 2014

New Report on Global Passive Optical Network Equipment Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Passive Optical Network Equipment Market 2014-2018

25 Mar 2014

SNC Awards EMCORE Solar Panels Contract for NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and space solar power markets, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to design and manufacture solar panels for SNC to be used on NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS).

From Emcore Corporation 25 Mar 2014

MasterImage 3D to Provide Cinema Systems for Cinemaxx’s Cineplexes Rollout Across Indonesia

MasterImage 3D, provider of pioneering 3D solutions for theaters, announced a partnership with Cinemaxx, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Lippo Group, to provide 3D cinema systems for Cinemaxx’s rollout of cineplexes across Indonesia.

25 Mar 2014

Over 100,000 Global Movie Theatre Screens Use TI's DLP Cinema Technology

Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that more than 100,000 global movie theatre screens use its DLP Cinema technology. More than 8 out of 10 of the world's screens, from art houses to multiplexes, count on DLP Cinema to enable new possibilities for big screen content and experiences.

25 Mar 2014

Asclepion Laser Products to be Distributed by Perigee Medical

Perigee Medical announced that they are the exclusive American distributor of aesthetic lasers manufactured by Asclepion (Jena, Germany), including the new TattooStar Effect, high performance tattoo removal system, and the new MedioStar NeXT, the world's fastest laser hair removal system.

25 Mar 2014

Light Controls Biological Activity of Antibiotic

Scientists of the KIT and the University of Kiev have produced an antibiotic, whose biological activity can be controlled with light. Thanks to the robust diarylethene photoswitch, the antimicrobial effect of the peptide mimetic can be applied in a spatially and temporally specific manner.

24 Mar 2014

New High-Resolution Hyperspectral Maps of Lake Geneva

The latest field campaign of the Leman-Baikal project that was taking place over lake Geneva earlier this month has led to the creation of high-resolution hyperspectral maps of several regions of the lake’s surface. The new data will allow EPFL researchers to further the understanding of hydrological and biological processes in the lake.

24 Mar 2014

James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Have a Complicated Anatomy

When you think of a mirror, there really isn't that much needed to describe it, but when you look at a mirror that will fly aboard NASA's next-generation James Webb Space Telescope, there's a lot to the anatomy of a mirror.

24 Mar 2014

Long-Wave Infrared Camera Helps Remotely Detect Dangerous Materials

For most people, infrared technology calls to mind soldiers with night-vision goggles or energy audits that identify where heat escapes from homes during the winter season.

24 Mar 2014

New Optical Device Permits Noninvasive, Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow

Using a University of Pennsylvania-designed device to noninvasively and continuously monitor cerebral blood flow (CBF) in acute stroke patients, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Department of Physics & Astronomy in Penn Arts and Sciences are now learning how head of bed (HOB) positioning affects blood flow reaching the brain.

24 Mar 2014

FDA Clears NDS Surgical Imaging’s Dome S6c LED Radiology Display

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new Dome® S6c diagnostic display, a 6-megapixel LED widescreen model, and the latest addition to the S-series product family.

24 Mar 2014