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EPFL Developed Holographic Showcases to Be Presented at Cologny Exhibition

EPFL has conceived "holographic showcases" as part of its quest on the museum experiences of the future. They are presented for the first time during the exhibition "Le lecteur à l'oeuvre" (the reader at work) taking place at the Martin Bodmer foundation (Cologny / GE) from 27 April to 25 August.

29 Apr 2013

Petabit Communication Realized Using Multiple Spatial Modes in Optical Fibres

A professor from the University of Southampton has been awarded a highly prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Award by the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science.

29 Apr 2013

Characterization by Proxy Used to Infer Properties of Small, Relatively Cool Distant Stars

A University of Washington astronomer is using Earth's interstellar neighbors to learn the nature of certain stars too far away to be directly measured or observed, and the planets they may host.

29 Apr 2013

Dow Corning Wins Two LIGHTFAIR International Innovation Awards

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, was honored to accept not one, but two LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) Innovation Awards® today. Specifically, Dow Corning beat 307 contenders to earn the prestigious Technical Innovation Award, described by LFI as one of its top honors for outstanding achievement in design and application.

29 Apr 2013

HoodTech to Showcase Gyro-Stabilized Imaging Systems at SPIE Defense, Security & Sensing

HoodTech Vision, leading manufacturer of low size, weight, and power (low SWaP) stabilized imaging systems for small manned and unmanned systems will showcase two advanced gyro-stabilized systems at SPIE’s Defense, Security & Sensing show in Baltimore, MD, April 30 – May 2, 2013 in booth #1914.

From Hood Tech Corporation Vision, Inc. 29 Apr 2013

New 2.8 Megapixel Grasshopper3 USB 3.0 Camera Launched By Point Grey

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced a new addition to the Grasshopper3 camera family, which features high quality, high resolution CCD se...

29 Apr 2013

Klauf IKlauf Introduces Innovative LED Light Barsntroduces LED Light Bars

A year ago, Klauf Lighting got to work on an LED linear fixture which could deliver new technologies, dimmability, better light, and a price point accessible to most consumers.

26 Apr 2013

New Portable and Adjustable Work Light Tower Launched by Larson

Larson Electronics has released a new portable work light that combines the versatility of wheeled mounting with the added convenience of an adjustable light tower. Featuring heavy duty construction and dual high output metal halide light fixtures, the WAL-2X400MCE Portable Light Tower features produces over 70,000 lumens of light output capable of illuminating 50,000 square feet of work space, yet can be easily wheeled from one location to another and broken down for transport.

26 Apr 2013

LIGHTFAIR International: SWITCH Unveils infinia LED A-Lamp

SWITCH® Lighting, makers of the only family of liquid-cooled LED replacement A-Lamps, unveiled its latest breakthrough product, the SWITCH infinia, to a group of industry insiders at LIGHTFAIR International yesterday.

26 Apr 2013

Professional Handheld Microscope for Mobile Devices Launched by Bodelin

Bodelin Technologies proudly announces the ProScope Micro Mobile, the first professional-level microscope to be made specifically to attach to mobile devices such as the iPad®, iPad mini®, iPhone®, iPod touch® (4th and 5th gen) as well as other tablets and smartphones. http://youtu.be/gpsLacnEd8A

26 Apr 2013

GE Lighting Partners with Cooledge to Develop Customized LED Power-Supply Driver

GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting Inc. to develop a customized GE Lightech™ LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge's first full range of LED light sheet solutions for fixture companies, which debut this week at the LightFair International trade show in Philadelphia (Cooledge Lighting booth 3712 and GE Lighting booth 2101).

26 Apr 2013

Carmanah Introduces Standalone Solar Engine Product Line for Outdoor Lighting Fixture Manufacturers

Carmanah Technologies announces the launch of its “powered by Carmanah” standalone solar engine product line, which is now available to OEM outdoor lighting fixture manufacturers. The solar engine product line allows for the supply of Carmanah’s commercial-grade solar outdoor light engines for integration with virtually any luminaire manufacturer’s product.

25 Apr 2013

Panasonic Introduces LUMIX DMC-LF1 Digital Pocketable Compact Camera with High Sensitivity MOS Sensor

Panasonic is proud to announce a new digital pocketable compact camera LUMIX DMC-LF1(LF1), part of the new LF series – a sister line of the world-renowned LX series which have been long acclaimed by photo enthusiasts for its high picture quality and creative ability.

25 Apr 2013

Auger Recombination Found to Be the Cause of LED droop

Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with colleagues at the École Polytechnique in France, have conclusively identified Auger recombination as the mechanism that causes light emitting diodes (LEDs) to be less efficient at high drive currents.

25 Apr 2013

New LED Lighting System Design Prevents Unwanted Illumination

Streetlights illuminate the night, shining upon roadways and sidewalks across the world, but these ubiquitous elements of the urban environment are notoriously inefficient and major contributors to light pollution that washes out the night sky.

From Optical Society Of America 25 Apr 2013