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SmartWatt Energy Completes LED Lighting Retrofitting Project for NOR-AM Cold Storage Logistics

SmartWatt Energy has enabled NOR-AM Cold Storage Logistics to meet their energy efficiency requirements by conserving 218,761 kW-h of energy, following a LED lighting retrofit at their facility in Schuyler, NE.

By Andy Choi 8 Mar 2012

Shelton Group to Market Toshiba LED Lighting in North America

Shelton Group has been selected by Toshiba International Corporation (TIC), an innovator of solid-state lighting. Shelton will serve as an agency of record to host a massive marketing campaign, thereby actively commercializing TIC’s innovative LED lighting products in the U.S.

By Andy Choi 8 Mar 2012

Vehiclelight.com’s LED Tire Alert Reduces Tire Wear and Saves Fuel

Vehiclelight.com has introduced its LED Tire Alert, a cost-effective tire pressure monitoring system.

By Andy Choi 8 Mar 2012

Timbercon Unveils PRIZM LightTurn Cable Assemblies at OFC/NFOEC Tradeshow

Timbercon, a manufacturer of fiber optics product and solutions, has recently declared the availability of the PRIZM LightTurn cable assemblies at the OFC/NFOEC tradeshow in Los Angeles, California.

From Timbercon 8 Mar 2012

EXFO’s IQS-9100B Optical Switch Offers Fast Switching Time and Long-Term Reliability

EXFO has introduced its MEMS optical switch test module called the IQS-9100B, the latest addition to the company’s Windows-based IQS-600 platform.

From EXFO Inc. 8 Mar 2012

New Way to Diagnose Skin Cancer

Although a number of novel imaging techniques have become available, there is still no gold standard for skin cancer imaging.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 7 Mar 2012

Redesigned Lens Suits the Needs of Those Involved with Brain Research

The completely redesigned plan-apochromatic 20x/1.0 VIS-IR objective lens from Carl Zeiss now makes it possible to acquire 3D images of nerve cells down to depths of 5.6 mm in intact tissue using a confocal laser scanning or multiphoton microscope, without having to section the brain.

7 Mar 2012

Siemens Introduces High-End Imaging Systems

Siemens Healthcare has launched Agenda 2013, a global initiative which emphasizes both advanced, patient-centered technology service and cost-efficiency concerns. Siemens presents exceptional imaging methods titled ‘Accessible Innovations’, featuring high process efficiency and reduced total cost of ownership with superior image quality.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2012

CEA-Leti and III-V lab Exhibits Integrated Silicon Transmitter at OFC 2012

A joint lab of CEA Leti, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France, and Thales Research and Technology called CEA-Leti and III-V lab has recently declared that it has established an integrated tunable transmitter on silicon.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2012

Corning, ADVA Optical Networking to Demonstrate 100 G Solution at OFC/NFOEC

ADVA Optical Networking and Corning will exhibit a 100 G solution for the metro environment at the OFC/NFOEC 2012 in Los Angeles. This solution features the minimal cost-per-bit 100G transmission over a distance of 125 km with no passive dispersion compensation or inline amplification, working with standard single-mode fiber with increase reach of nearly 85 km.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2012

Mindspeed Unveils New Family of Burst-Mode Laser Drivers

Mindspeed Technologies, a provider of semiconductor systems for network infrastructure applications, has introduced the latest member of its burst-mode laser drivers for use in optical networking units that offer fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) multi-play services through fiber-access networks utilizing Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and Gigabit Ethernet PON (GEPON) technologies.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2012

NeoPhotonics Unveils Multicast Switch for ROADM Applications

NeoPhotonics has introduced its multicast switch based on photonic integrated circuit (PIT) for future-generation reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) applications.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2012

CALIENT Introduces New 320-Port Photonic Switch for Data Centers

CALIENT Technologies, a specialist in photonic switching technology, has introduced its new 320-port photonic switch called the S320, which is the company’s next-generation 3D MEMS switching technology.

By Andy Choi 7 Mar 2012

Cable+Wireless Worldwide’s EPEG Optical Network to Use Infinera’s DTN-X Platform

Cable&Wireless Worldwide has chosen digital optical network solution of Infinera for its Europe Persia Express Gateway (EPEG) network to deliver a high-capacity reliable network connection between Asia and Europe.

From Infinera 7 Mar 2012

EMCORE Introduces Micro-ITLA Tunable Laser for Telecom Applications

EMCORE, a supplier of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the markets of solar power and fiber optics, has recently declared that its newly launched micro-Integrable Tunable Laser Assembly (ITLA) is now under trial with customers. It will be commercially available in the fall of 2012.

From Emcore Corporation 7 Mar 2012