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OKI Data Americas Appoints Anderson + Vreeland as US Distributor for OKI Digital Printing Solutions

OKI Data Americas has appointed Anderson & Vreeland as a US distributor for its OKI proColor Series and other products under OKI Printing Solutions.

By Andy Choi 16 Apr 2011

JASRI and RIKEN Open X-ray Free Electron Laser Facility in Japan

The Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) and RIKEN have opened an advanced X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility in Harima, Japan. The new facility is the first of its kind in Japan and second in the world.

By Andy Choi 16 Apr 2011

Empa Opens World’s First Ultraviolet Laser Center

Research institute for technology advancement and material sciences, Empa has opened a new laser center at Thun. The center will aid scientists to develop new type of surfaces with micro to nanometer accuracy.

By Andy Choi 16 Apr 2011

GigOptix to Supply 100G Quad-Driver to Telecom Client

Provider of electro-optic and electronic parts for fiber-optic solutions, GigOptix proclaimed that it has secured a purchase order worth $750,000 from its tier 1 telecom client to supply its 100G quad-driver called GX62450 100G DP-QPSK (Dual Polarization Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) driver.

By Andy Choi 15 Apr 2011

Deposition Sciences Provides Test and Measurement Capabilities for Advanced Optical Coatings

Manufacturer of durable optical coating solutions, Deposition Sciences provides various measurement and test capabilities for advanced optical coatings for aerospace and military applications.

By Andy Choi 15 Apr 2011

Liown Electronics Enters into a Strategic Alliance with Smart Candle

Minnesota-based distributor of flameless LED candles, Smart Candle has entered into a distribution and manufacturing agreement with China-based Liown Electronics.

By Andy Choi 15 Apr 2011

Safelincs Offers DALI Technology-Enabled Ringtail Emergency Lighting Systems

The authorized online distributor of Ringtail’s emergency lighting solutions, Safelincs will also feature DALI-incorporated Ringtail solutions.

By Andy Choi 15 Apr 2011

Peking University Researchers Develop New Integrated All-Optical Diode

Researchers at Peking University’s Femtosecond Photophysics and Integrated Optics division have developed an integrated all-optical diode with very high transmission and very low power characteristics.

By Andy Choi 15 Apr 2011

New Line of Optical Fiber Protection Enclosures

Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD), the specialist in fiber management solutions for Fiber to the Premise (FTTp) deployments, is providing an optimized optical protection system with CraftSmart -- a full line of above- and below-grade field enclosures.

14 Apr 2011

Stemmer Imaging Now Offers GigE Cameras from IDS

A new range of GigE cameras from IDS is now available from STEMMER IMAGING. The GigE uEye CP has an extremely compact housing of just 29 x 29 x 41 mm, yet offers all the benefits of Gigabit Ethernet technology such as bandwidth of more than 100 MByte/s over cable lengths up to 100 metres.

14 Apr 2011

NIST Researchers Look to Use Medical Imaging to Quantitatively Validate the Efficacy of Cancer Treatments

The idea of probing the body's interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with radiological scans still are not considered reliable enough to, for example, serve as the sole indicator of the efficacy of a cancer treatment. Lisa Karam, a biochemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and a few dozen of her colleagues across North America have set out to change that.

From NIST 13 Apr 2011

Large Format Sapphire Security Glass Available from Schott

SCHOTT will be presenting new forms of delivery for sapphire material at LASER 2011. Customers qualified large format polished and coated panes of up to 300 mm in diameter only recently. In the future, these products will also be put to use in security applications under extreme environmental conditions.

From SCHOTT North America, Inc. 13 Apr 2011

Carl Zeiss Brand Lens Cleaning Kit for Lions Clubs International Foundation

Carl Zeiss, a leading provider of optical solutions, is branding a lens and screen cleaning kit for the Lions Clubs International Foundation, the official charitable foundation of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service club organization. The kits include ZEISS lens cleaning solution, ZEISS lens cleaning cloth, ZEISS pre-moistened towelettes and informational material about cleaning lens.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 13 Apr 2011

PGP Choose Avizo 3D Software to Gain Improved Understadning of Geologial Processes

Physics of Geological Processes (PGP) is a Norwegian Center of Excellence with the mission to obtain a fundamental and quantitative understanding of the complex patterns and processes of the Earth. PGP has chosen Avizo as its main 3D analysis and visualization software.

13 Apr 2011

Advanced Analogic Introduces AAT2870 Lighting Management Unit

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech®) (Nasdaq: AATI), an analog semiconductor company focused on powering innovative solutions in consumer, industrial, and communications markets, today introduced the AAT2870 lighting management unit (LMU). Highly configurable, the device is capable of driving eight independently programmed LEDs for backlighting and four low-dropout (LDO) regulators for powering camera modules.

12 Apr 2011