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Fiberguide Introduces UniClad Optical Fibres for High Power Transmission

Universal Clad (UniClad) optical fibre from Fiberguide is designed for integration into fibre-based lasers and OEM systems performing high power transmission. The fibre uses a large core-to-clad ratio to reduce stress transfer to its core, maintaining laser beam quality and improving focal ratio degradation in lasers used for cutting, welding, drilling, soldering and marking.

28 Jan 2013

Chassis Plans to Display TFX-19 Tri-fold LCD Monitor at Defense and Technology Exposition

Chassis Plans is exhibiting at the largest state-of-the-art defense and technology exposition and conference on the West Coast at the San Diego Convention Center, January 29-31. The Western Conference and Exposition -- West 2013 -- is co-sponsored by the AFCEA and the U.S. Naval Institute and features exhibits from more than 300 technology leaders and discussions by leading military experts.

28 Jan 2013

Larson Electronics Introduces Versatile Boiler Inspection Light

Larson Electronics has released a new boiler inspection light designed to provide versatile operation and easy deployment during boiler inspection and maintenance activities. The WALBL-2X1000WMH Boiler Inspection Light is equipped with an extendable boom that can also be angled and locked into position, and a pair of high power metal halide lamps for effective coverage of large boiler interiors.

28 Jan 2013

EPSRC-Funded Consortium to Study LED Lights for Wi-Fi-Like Communications

Tiny LED lights now being developed could deliver Wi-Fi-like internet communications, while simultaneously displaying information, and providing illumination for homes, offices and a whole host of other locations.

28 Jan 2013

Larger Flat-Panel TVs Become Smarter and Cheaper

Americans who are in the market for a new TV – perhaps in time for Super Bowl Sunday – will find models that are bigger, better, smarter, and cheaper, according to the latest Consumer Reports TV tests. The full report, which features Ratings of 140-plus LCD and plasma TVs, can be found in the March issue of Consumer Reports, on newsstands January 31, and online at ConsumerReports.org.

25 Jan 2013

Laser Atherectomy Demonstrates Potential for Treating Peripheral In-Stent Restenosis

The Spectranetics Corporation today announced final results from the PATENT (Photo-Ablation using the TURBO-Booster® and Excimer Laser for In-Stent Restenosis Treatment) study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Spectranetics peripheral laser atherectomy catheters for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) in the femoropopliteal artery in the leg.

25 Jan 2013

Larson Electronics Launches Explosion Proof LED Light for Class 1 Division 2 Locations

Longtime leader in the explosion proof lighting industry Larson Electronics has introduced an explosion proof LED light designed for use in Class 1 Division 2 locations to its extensive line of explosion proof lighting solutions.

25 Jan 2013

Hi-C Imager Captures High-Resolution Images of Million-Degree Solar Corona

Work done in part by The University of Alabama has enabled a group of solar scientists to see into the sun’s corona in unprecedented detail.

25 Jan 2013

NASA to Contribute Infrared Detectors for Euclid Space Telescope

NASA has joined the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the cosmological mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

25 Jan 2013

APEX Telescope Helps Astronomers Study Birth of New Stars

In space, dense clouds of cosmic gas and dust are the birthplaces of new stars. In visible light, this dust is dark and obscuring, hiding the stars behind it. So much so that, when astronomer William Herschel observed one such cloud in the constellation of Scorpius in 1774, he thought it was a region empty of stars and is said to have exclaimed, "Truly there is a hole in the sky here!"

24 Jan 2013

Hudson Fiber Network Completes Fastest Fiber Path Between Key Locations

Hudson Fiber Network (HFN), the leading U.S. based transport and IP services provider, announced completion of the fastest fiber path between 755 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ (known as Equinix NY4) and 300 Boulevard East Weehawken, New Jersey. The route sets the new industry standard by reducing latency between these sites by over 25 percent.

24 Jan 2013

Vytran’s Optical Fiber Processing Equipment to be Displayed at Photonics West 2013

Vytran, an innovative supplier of optical fiber splicing and processing solutions, will show a full suite of its high-performance optical fiber processing equipment at the Photonics West 2013 exhibition (booth #411) and at the associated BiOS Expo (booth #8411). The Photonics West exhibition is scheduled for February 5-7; the BiOS Expo from February 2-3, 2013, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

24 Jan 2013

New Rechargeable Infrared LED Light Tower from Larson Electronics

Larson Electronics has announced today the addition to its extensive line of industrial grade light towers an infrared LED light tower designed for compact transport and fully portable operation. The WAL-LED3W-4S-IR Infrared LED Light Tower provides infrared light output that is ideal for improving the performance of night vision equipment and devices and features fully portable and rechargeable operation.

24 Jan 2013

NASA Suborbital Telescope Gives Clear Evidence of Solar Braiding

A NASA suborbital telescope has given scientists the first clear evidence of energy transfer from the sun's magnetic field to the solar atmosphere or corona. This process, known as solar braiding, has been theorized by researchers, but remained unobserved until now.

24 Jan 2013

SWITCH’s Award-Winning LED Bulbs Now Available at TreeHouse

SWITCH® Lighting, makers of true LED replacement bulbs in 40W, 60W and 75W equivalents, today announced that their award-winning LED bulbs are now available at TreeHouse, an innovative sustainability-focused building supply store based in Austin, Texas. The SWITCH40, SWITCH60, and SWITCH75, can be purchased at TreeHouse’s flagship store in South Austin, or through the company’s website.

24 Jan 2013