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Los Angeles Center Studios Receives New Fiber Optic Network Build from Wilcon

Wilcon has completed a major new fiber optic network build to Los Angeles Center Studios, LA’s premier independent movie studio.

10 Jan 2014

Lighting Japan 2014: O2Micro to Demonstrate LED General Lighting Products

O2Micro® International Limited, a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in Lighting Japan 2014, January 15 – 17.

10 Jan 2014

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy as an Alternative to Histopathy for Diagnostics

Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy offers non-invasive label-free imaging, high sensitivity, and chemical specificity, which makes it an attractive alternative to histopathology for diagnosis.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 9 Jan 2014

Philips Introduces InstantFit LED T8 for Replacement of Fluorescent Tube Lighting

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, today announced the introduction of their new InstantFit LED T8 that reduces the cost for facility managers replacing fluorescent tube lighting with energy efficient LED technology, known as LED tube lamps (TLEDs). TLEDs use up to 40 percent less energy compared to linear fluorescent tube lighting and require less maintenance due to their long lifetime.

9 Jan 2014

3-D Tactile Representations of Hubble Images Explored by People with Visual Impairments

Three-dimensional printers are transforming the business, medical, and consumer landscape by creating a vast variety of objects, including airplane parts, football cleats, lamps, jewelry, and even artificial human bones.

9 Jan 2014

VidOvation Announces Expansion of VidOptic Family of Fiber Optic Transport Systems

VidOvation, a leading technology provider of video and data communication systems to the broadcast television, sports, corporate audio-visual, and government markets, announced today that they are expanding their VidOptic product line of fiber optic transport systems specifically designed for critical applications requiring high quality video performance and reliability with price-performance leadership.

9 Jan 2014

Radiant Zemax Expands ProMetric I Family of Imaging Colorimeters

Radiant Zemax, a leading provider of light and color test and measurement systems, announces the release of the ProMetric I2, the newest member of its ProMetric I family of imaging colorimeters. Designed to meet the speed and throughput requirements of high-volume production lines, the ProMetric I2 incorporates ProMetric I’s industry-leading technology in a 2MP, 1600 x 1200 pixel model, making it well suited to applications such as color and luminance uniformity testing in flat panel displays (FPDs), light measurement and characterization of LED products, and other test and measurement applications that require speed, flexibility, and seamless operation in production environments.

9 Jan 2014

Twenty First Light Utilizes SemiLEDs C35 LEDs for Moscow Tourist Hotel Complex Alpha Project

The tourist hotel complex (THC) Alpha in Moscow recently received a dramatic new façade wall-wash from Twenty First Light ltd, a Russian manufacturer of LED luminaire solutions, using SemiLEDs Corporation, C35 color and warm white LEDs. With substantial product support from SemiLEDs, Twenty First Light developed three types of saturated purple and warm white spotlights for the project to achieve both a powerful visual impact and high reliability for the distinctive lighting scheme.

9 Jan 2014

NEW High-Power Laser from OSI Laser Diode

The new CVD high power laser fiber packaging will be showcased in OSI Laser Diode’s booth # 2029 at SPIE Photonics West, Moscone Center, San Francisco, Feb. 4-6, 2014.

From OSI Laser Diode, Inc. 8 Jan 2014

SoftKinetic 3D Gesture IP Licensing Portfolio Selected for Most Exciting 3D Technologies at CES 2014

Consumer Electronics Show, Booth #25634 – SoftKinetic®, the world's leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced its 3D gesture IP licensing portfolio has been selected for the most exciting 3D technologies at the show, from gaming to 3D scanning, to in-car infotainment and the latest in wearable computing.

8 Jan 2014

Carl Zeiss Meditec Acquires Intraocular Lenses Manufacturer, Aaren Scientific

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announces it has acquired, through its subsidiary Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., 100% of the shares in Aaren Scientific Inc., a US-based manufacturer of intraocular lenses (IOLs). Aaren Scientific, headquartered in Ontario, California, has been manufacturing IOLs for more than two decades.

8 Jan 2014

Market Report on Revenue Opportunities for Optical Interconnects

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Revenue Opportunities for Optical Interconnects: Market and Technology Forecast - 2013 to 2020 Vol II: On-Chip and Chip-to-Chip" report to their offering.

8 Jan 2014

Gemini Planet Imager Commences Collection of Light from Distant Worlds

After nearly a decade of development, construction and testing, the world's most advanced instrument for directly imaging and analyzing planets around other stars is pointing skyward and collecting light from distant worlds.

8 Jan 2014

Countdown Begins for BBC Two’s Stargazing Live

The countdown to BBC Two’s Stargazing Live at Royal Holloway has begun this week.

8 Jan 2014

Dolby’s New Imaging Technology Enhances Picture Quality on UHD and HD TVs

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced Dolby® Vision, a new imaging technology that helps content creators and television manufacturers deliver true-to-life brightness, colors, and contrast by augmenting the fidelity of Ultra HD (UHD) and HD video signals for over-the-top (OTT) online streaming, broadcast, and gaming applications.

7 Jan 2014