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Solar Cells with LED-Type Design to Enable High Efficiency

Solar cells, when designed to absorb maximum light from the sun produces maximum amount of energy.

By Andy Choi 21 Apr 2012

Innovations in Optics Launches LumiBright FC Fiber-Coupled LED Light Engines

Innovations in Optics, has launched LumiBright FC fiber-coupled LED light engines, the company’s new product line. These solid-state light sources are both vibrant and versatile and therefore provide brilliant fiber optic lighting in laboratory, industrial, and medical equipments.

By Andy Choi 21 Apr 2012

Energy-Efficient LED Lights Illuminate Massachusetts Campus

New, energy-efficient light fixtures capable of enabling conservation of annual costs up to $8,700 were installed throughout the Massachusetts campus, last week. The campus received this energy-efficient installation with incentives from Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ federal stimulus money.

By Andy Choi 21 Apr 2012

L-com Unveils New Range of Fiber Optic Products

L-com, a producer and innovator of wired and wireless connectivity products, has complemented its portfolio with ruggedized, industrial, and mil-spec fiber optic products as well as connector/adapter dust covers, connectors, and adapters.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Maxim Superstore Launches LED Lighting Fixtures in Commemoration of Earth Day

Maxim Superstore provides a wide range of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures and components that contribute to eco-friendly efforts. Marking the Earth Day, Maxim now offers a line of LED lighting options, which demonstrate its excellent indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Panasonic Australia Unveils Compact 3-Chip DLP Projectors

Panasonic Australia has declared the launch of the PT-DZ20K series. The new series offerings from Panasonic are 3-chip DLP projectors, with a new three-strong flagship range of 20,000 lm.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Phoseon Technology Launches UV LED Pinning Lamp with Angle Reduction Technology

Phoseon Technology supplies latest UV LED line of products. The new high-performance UV LED Pinning lamp will allow rapid, high-quality digital inkjet pinning applications. The FireEdge FE200 delivers increased inkjet print head dimensions and therefore widely deployed in the booming inkjet markets.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

UT Research Team Develops New Imager Chip for Cell Phones

The UT Dallas research team has fabricated an innovative imager chip, which has the potential to transform mobile phones into visualizing devices. These devices can visually penetrate across walls, paper, wood, plastics, and various objects.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Researchers Try to Solve Equations for Turbulence on Quantum Computers

A team of researchers led by Professor Peyman Givi from the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is involved in the development of quantum-computing algorithms to simulate turbulent combustion in a better way for aerospace applications.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Phase-Slip Qubit Opens Up New Opportunities in Superconducting Electronics

A team of researchers from the NEC Smart Energy Research Laboratories and RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has experimentally demonstrated the existence of a subtle phenomenon known as coherent quantum phase slip (CQPS) for the first time using ‘phase-slip qubit,’ a new kind of qubit developed by the team.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Study Provides New Insights into Quantum Levitation

Over 50 years ago, Hendrik Casimir, a Dutch theoretical physicist, determined that two parallel mirrors would attract each other when placed in a vacuum. The energy of virtual particles that flit into and out of existence generates this enigmatic force, as explained by quantum theory.

By Andy Choi 20 Apr 2012

Lumenera Launches Newly Developed High Resolution 11 MP GigE Camera

Lumenera, an innovator of custom imaging solutions and high performance digital cameras, recently unveiled the improved, small form factor 11 MP Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) digital camera.

By Andy Choi 19 Apr 2012

SGS Encompasses LM-79 Photometric Services through LED Luminaire Testing Expansion

SGS Consumer Testing Services recently declared that its solid state luminaire testing services has been expanded across North America. Following collaboration with Gamma Scientific, SGS will include LM-79 photometric measurements, which is one of the major objectives in this expansion.

By Andy Choi 19 Apr 2012

Lighting Science Group Unveils Featured LED MR16 50-W Equivalent Bulb

Lighting Science Group, a LED lighting manufacturer recently declared the introduction of an innovative high output 8-W LED MR16 bulb that can directly be used instead of traditional MR16 50-W halogen bulbs.

By Andy Choi 19 Apr 2012