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Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Reveals Effect of Tidal Forces on Enceladus’ Plume

Enceladus, a peculiarly small, geologically active moon of Saturn, emits an impressive plume of water vapor and ice from its southern pole, a bit like Yellowstone’s Old Faithful. The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, circling Saturn since 2004, has the pictures to prove it.

1 Aug 2013

Eaton Receives U.S. DoE Research Grant to Develop Energy Efficient Lighting Products

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton today announced that it has received a $2.4 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to explore the development of energy efficient lighting products. Eaton’s research, slated for completion in 2015, will aim to improve the manufacturing speed of light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures by three times over the typical rate, reduce LED light engine costs by five times and reduce assembly costs by approximately 50 percent.

31 Jul 2013

DTE Energy Seeks Entries for Second E-Challenge for Energy Efficiency in Advanced Lighting Program

DTE Energy is seeking entries for its second E-Challenge for Energy Efficiency program. This year's competition, co-sponsored by Detroit-based NextEnergy in partnership with The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD), will focus on innovative energy efficiency technology in advanced lighting. Up to a total of $250,000 will be distributed amongst the winners to create the demonstration for their innovation. Submissions are due by Friday, September 6, 2013.

31 Jul 2013

Global Contact Lens Market Forecast to Grow at 8.6% CAGR to 2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Contact Lens Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

31 Jul 2013

Electron Leakage Identified as Culprit Behind LED Efficiency Droop

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called “efficiency droop” that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents. Efficiency droop, first reported in 1999, has been a key obstacle in the development of LED lighting for situations, like household lighting, that call for economical sources of versatile and bright light.

31 Jul 2013

Teledyne DALSA to Provide Cameras for freeD Sports Replay System for NBC Sunday Night Football

Teledyne DALSA, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that the company is partnering with Replay Technologiesto provide its latest generation cameras and framegrabbers for deployment of Replay’s breakthrough freeD sports replay system at AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium) in Arlington, TX.

From Teledyne DALSA 31 Jul 2013

Lumen Dynamics Release New X-Cite 120LED Light Source for Fluorescence Microscopy

Lumen Dynamics, a world leader in light delivery technologies, expands the X-Cite® LED illumination product line with the new X-Cite® 120LED for fluorescence microscopy.

30 Jul 2013

PPG to Divest 51% Interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International

PPG Industries, Inc. today announced it has reached an agreement to divest its 51 percent interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International, which currently holds a 49 percent interest in the venture.

From PPG Industries Inc. 30 Jul 2013

Veeco Receives Multi-Tool Order from Sanan Optoelectronics for Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., the largest LED manufacturer in China, has placed a multi-tool order for Veeco’s TurboDisc® MaxBright® M™ Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems in the third quarter of 2013. The multi-reactor systems will be used to ramp production of LEDs in their Xiamen, China fab for applications including backlighting and general illumination.

From Veeco 30 Jul 2013

EMCORE Expands 1550 nm CATV Fiber Optic Transmitter Portfolio

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and space solar power markets, announced today the launch of the Medallion 8000 Series 1550 nm Directly-Modulated DWDM Cable Television (CATV) Transmitter.

From Emcore Corporation 30 Jul 2013

BSI and MSU Partner to Provide Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop

Biophotonic Solutions Inc. (BSI), the world leader in automated laser pulse compression, will collaborate with Michigan State University (MSU) to present the 2013 Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop from August 19th through the 21st on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

30 Jul 2013

KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System Honored with 2013 InterTech Technology Award

Printing Industries of America has announced that the KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System is among 11 recipients of the 2013 InterTech Technology Awards, signifying its contribution to the advancement of flexographic package printing. This innovative direct laser engraving system uses energy-efficient, high-power imaging technology to produce press-ready elastomer plates and sleeves that enable both superior print quality and increased production throughput.

30 Jul 2013

Point Grey Add 1.3 MP Model to Blackfly CCD Camera Range

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the addition of new 1.3 megapixel CCD models to the value-packed Blackfly® family of GigE Vision cameras – the smallest cameras in the world to support Power over Ethernet (PoE).

30 Jul 2013

Raspberry Pi Drivers Now Available for IDS Cameras

To help vision system integrators take full advantage of embedded ARM-based computing, IDS Imaging Development Systems has engineered a special Linux driver for the Raspberry Pi for feasibility studies.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 29 Jul 2013

Toshiba’s New Photocouplers Combine High-Speed Communication with Low Power Consumption

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has launched photocouplers, “TLP2361” and “TLP2161”, that combine 15Mbps high-speed communication with low power consumption. Mass production is scheduled to start in August, 2013.

29 Jul 2013