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Industry's First Multi-Function Film for Monitors

3M's Optical Systems Division today unveiled the industry’s first multi-function film for monitors, Vikuiti™ Brightness Enhancement Film - Reflective Polarizer (MNT BEF-RP-230).

19 May 2009

Intematix Completes Pan-European Franchise Agreement with Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente

Intematix Corp., a leading innovator in phosphors, LED components and solid state lighting modules announced today that it has completed a pan-European franchise agreement with Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH.

19 May 2009

Researchers Develop Way to Make Lettuce Darker and Redder using Ultraviolet LEDs

Salad dressing aside, a pile of spinach has more nutritional value than a wedge of iceberg lettuce. That's because darker colors in leafy vegetables are often signs of antioxidants that are thought to have a variety of health benefits. Now a team of plant physiologists has developed a way to make lettuce darker and redder - and therefore healthier - using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

18 May 2009

Manufacturer's Lighting Division Announces New Products and Services

Cooper Industries, a leading manufacturer of electrical products and components, has increased its broad line of energy-efficient lighting solutions with several innovative new products in 2009.

15 May 2009

DuPont Announces Commercialization of Two Families of Photovoltaic Encapsulant Sheets

DuPont today announced the commercialization of two new families of photovoltaic encapsulant sheets that are expected to improve durability and efficiency of photovoltaic modules.

15 May 2009

Avo Photonics Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Avo Photonics, a custom design and contract manufacturing company specializing in optical packaging, announces that on April 16, 2009 it was granted ISO 9001:2008 certification.

14 May 2009

Laser Design Announces the Introduction of SLP-500 High-Speed Laser Probe

Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 20 years, announced that its next-generation line of 3D laser scanning probes has a new member, the SLP-500. The company's new and improved Surveyor Laser Probes (SLP) are faster and more accurate than their predecessors.

14 May 2009

'Designer' Lenses will Give Those with Highly Aberrated Vision a New Lease on Day-to-Day Life

While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options and may simply have to learn to live with poor vision.

13 May 2009

Fraunhofer ILT Unveils 400 W Femtosecond Laser

Femtosecond lasers (fs-lasers) are the key to ultra-precision processing. Whether in medicine, electronics, aerospace or solar technology, thin coatings can be removed, fiber-reinforced plastics drilled and ceramic components' surfaces structured using fs-lasers.

12 May 2009

Shimadzu Introduces New Spectrophotometers with 3-D Optics for Enhanced Flame and Furnace Analysis.

The new AA-7000 Series atomic absorption spectrophotometer from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments incorporates recently developed 3-D optics for enhanced flame and furnace analysis.

12 May 2009