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NXP Introduces New Reference Boards Featuring LED Driver ICs

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced 15 new reference design boards featuring NXP’s broad portfolio of mains-dimmable and non-dimmable solid-state lighting (SSL) driver ICs.

From NXP Semiconductors 25 Apr 2013

Tempo Introduces CLIP-Based Linear LED Luminaires

Tempo Industries, LLC who is resetting the bar for scalable, modular and linear LED lighting solutions by leveraging its 27-year lighting industry success record, today announced commercial availability of the first in a number of CLIP product lines, the new C7100 high-performance linear and C4100 compact linear luminaires.

24 Apr 2013

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Places Order for Dazer Laser GUARDIANs

Laser Energetics, Inc. today announced that they received another international order for its Dazer Laser® GUARDIANs and accessories. This order was received from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, another of the now 15 International Countries Foreign Militaries to order Dazer Laser® GUARDIANs.

24 Apr 2013

TSR Introduces World’s Smallest Wireless LED Lamp

At LIGHTFAIR® International 2013 today, Thermal Solution Resources, LLC (TSR) introduced the world’s smallest wireless LED lamp – the intelliSSL™ MR16 – which can be controlled remotely from iOS, Android or Windows® smartphones, tablets or PCs. The intelliSSL lamp incorporates an ultra-compact driver architecture with a powerful antenna system, designed to maximize reception strength, and uses the ultra-low-power JN5168 wireless microcontroller from NXP Semiconductors N.V.

From Thermal Solution Resources, LLC 24 Apr 2013

Teledyne DALSA to Highlight Multispectral, Extreme Environment Cameras at SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing Conference

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in digital image sensing technology, will highlight its multispectral, extreme environment, and custom IR, CCD and CMOS sensors and cameras at the SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing conference in booth 1317.

From Teledyne DALSA 24 Apr 2013

Mammograms Help Assess Effect of Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Treatment

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method for assessing the effect of tamoxifen, a common drug to prevent the relapse of breast cancer. The key lies in monitoring changes in the proportion of dense tissue, which appears white on a mammogram, during treatment.

23 Apr 2013

Researchers Employ X-ray Crystallography to Develop Atom-Scale Image of Signaling Molecules

A three-dimensional image of one of the proteins that serves as an on-off switch as it binds to receptors on the surface of a cell suggests there may be a sort of main power switch that could be tripped. These surface receptors are responsible for helping cells discern light, set the heart racing, or detect pain.

23 Apr 2013

Sirio Panel to Supply LED Panels and LED Lights for the Aisle Jetliner Family

Sirio Panel, a Selex ES company (Finmeccanica group), has been awarded a contract by Airbus to develop, supply and support a set of LED panels, LED lights and associated power supplies for the cockpit integral lighting a...

22 Apr 2013

NKI-AVL Joins Elekta and Philips to Advance Image-Guided Treatment Technology for Cancer Care

Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced today that The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has signed an agreement to join a research group to advance the development of ground-breaking image-guided treatment technology for cancer care.

22 Apr 2013

Carl Zeiss Meditec Debuts Cataract Suite Featuring CALLISTO Eye at 2013 ASCRS

Carl Zeiss Meditec is introducing the ZEISS Cataract Suite featuring the new CALLISTO eye® OR management system, which recently received US FDA 510k clearance, at the 2013 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium and Congress in San Francisco.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Apr 2013

Toshiba and Leading Research Institutions Make Breakthroughs in Advanced MR Imaging

Leading research institutions are making breakthroughs in advanced MR imaging with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Vantage Titan™ 3T MR system. Toshiba has partnered with Shands at the University of Florida and the Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) for MR research in fMRI, as well as body and cardiac imaging.

22 Apr 2013

Seaborn Networks Establishes First Brazil Gateway in Equinix's IBX Data Center

Seaborn Networks, the developer and operator of the first direct Sao Paulo – US cable system (Seabras-1), today announced it is establishing its first Brazil gateway in Equinix's International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Equinix's facility in Sao Paulo (SP2) provides data center services to customers in Latin America, and offers critical overseas connectivity to the financial and commercial center of the United States.

22 Apr 2013

Ultra High Definition Technology Improves Remote Medical Training and Diagnosis

Researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Cardiff will today [Friday 19 April] show how groundbreaking ultra high definition (UHD) technology is making a real difference in remote medical training and diagnosis, with 3D demonstrations on a ‘virtual patient’.

22 Apr 2013

Hubbell Lighting Develops Industry’s Highest Output LED Downlight Solution

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, will demonstrate at LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2013 two new technologies that provide solutions for vexing problems faced in architectural downlighting.

22 Apr 2013

Larson Electronics Magnalight Introduces Emergency Ballast Equipped Hazardous Location LED Light

Larson Electronics Magnalight combined the benefits of emergency lights with the requirements of Class 1 Division 2 areas with the new HALP-EMG-48-2L-LED emergency ballast equipped hazardous location light.

20 Apr 2013