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Tempo Launches Series 5000 Line of Mid-Range Linear LED Lighting Solutions

Tempo Industries, a leading manufacturer of superior-quality modular and linear LED lighting with a 25-year lighting industry success record, today announced its new Series 5000 line of mid-range linear LED lighting solutions.

16 Oct 2012

Nikon Optimizes Perfect Focus System for Multi-Photon Microscopy

Nikon Instruments, an innovator of advanced optical instruments, today announced the release of the third generation Perfect Focus System. This new generation, consisting of two new models will be debuting at Neuroscience 2012. The new models of the TI-ND6-PFS-S Perfect Focus Unit have been optimized for UV-Visible imaging and Visible-IR Imaging for multi-photon microscopy.

From Nikon Instruments Inc. 16 Oct 2012

FDA Clears NEC’s 3MP Monitor for PACS and Diagnostic Imaging

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the Food & Drug Administration 510(k) market clearance of the 21.3-inch MultiSync® MD211G3 medical diagnostic display for the displaying and viewing of digital mammography images for diagnosis by trained physicians.

16 Oct 2012

Researcher Studies How Buildings Can Use Daylight to Become More Energy-Efficient

Light is an important commodity in real estate: A nice splash of direct sunshine can lift the value of any house or apartment. But sunlight is a housing asset in another way. A healthy dose of it means any given building can use solar power extensively, as a potentially cheaper and more environmentally friendly energy option.

16 Oct 2012

New Report on the Global Optical Digitizer and Scanner Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Analysis of the Global Optical Digitizer and Scanner Market" to their offering.

16 Oct 2012

OFC/NFOEC 2013 Announces Preliminary Line-Up of Keynote Speakers for Sessions

The 2013 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), the world’s leading conference for optical communications and networking professionals, today announced its preliminary line-up of keynote speakers for the plenary session and Service Provider Summit programs.

15 Oct 2012

Chevrolet Dealership Improves Outdoor Lighting with EverLast Induction Luminaires

"They should move the showroom outside," said a salesman at the Kelly Chevrolet dealership regarding the recent lighting upgrade. In the summer of 2012, the Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Chevrolet dealer partnered with Schielle Thornton Electric to complete an initiative to significantly improve their outdoor lighting.

15 Oct 2012

China Star Optoelectronics Technology's 8.5G LCD Panel Line Achieves Full Production Capacity

China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd., a business union of TCL Corporation -- a world leader in consumer electronics industry, announced that its 8.5G LCD panel production line has reached full capacity three months ahead of the original schedule.

15 Oct 2012

AU Optronics Enters into Cross-License Deals with Hydis Technologies and E-Ink

Today AU Optronics, signed patent cross-license agreements with E-Ink Holdings ("E-Ink") and Hydis Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Hydis"), E-Ink's South Korean subsidiary, respectively. The parties have agreed to cross license specified patents owned by each party.

From AU Optronics Corp 15 Oct 2012

NHG Awarded License to Make and Distribute LightPath Technologies’ GRADIUM Optical Products

LightPath Technologies, a global manufacturer, distributor and integrator of patented optical components and high-level assemblies, has partnered with NHG, a major manufacturer and provider of optical materials, and granted to NHG an exclusive license to manufacture and distribute GRADIUM® glass products in Asia and, in particular, China , using LightPath intellectual property. The license is exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable and has an initial term of five years.

From LightPath Technologies, Inc. 12 Oct 2012

Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Manipulate Light

Spiders use their silk to catch lunch. Now physicists are using it to catch light. New research shows that natural silk could be an eco-friendly alternative to more traditional ways of manipulating light, such as through glass or plastic fiber optic cables.

From Optical Society Of America 12 Oct 2012

Cross River Fiber Builds Ultra Low-Latency Fiber Routes into Telx's Facilities in Clifton

Telx®, a leading provider of global interconnectivity, cloud enablement services and data center solutions, today announced that Cross River Fiber, a New Jersey-based CLEC and boutique, dark fiber optic and telecommunications solutions provider, is constructing ultra low-latency fiber into Telx's facilities in Clifton (NJR2 at 100 Delawanna Ave and NJR3 data center at 2 Peekay).

12 Oct 2012

French Distributor Places Initial Order for Laser Energetics’ Dazer Laser GUARDIANs and Accessories

Laser Energetics, today announced that they received yet another order for Dazer Laser® GUARDIANs and accessories.

12 Oct 2012

Photonic Gels Developed by Rice and MIT Scientists Hold Potential for Many Applications

Materials scientists at Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created very thin color-changing films that may serve as part of inexpensive sensors for food spoilage or security, multiband optical elements in laser-driven systems and even as part of high-contrast displays.

11 Oct 2012