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Capstone Introduces Decorative LED Power Failure Accent Lights

Capstone Companies, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of power failure solutions and innovator of consumer safety and security products for the Hospitality, Retail, and Institutional channels, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Capstone Industries, Inc., has made available for purchase its half-moon and vase style decorative LED power failure accent lights at a national retail office supply chain.

29 Oct 2012

NASA's NuSTAR Telescope Captures Outburst from Black Hole

NASA's newest set of X-ray eyes in the sky, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), has caught its first look at the giant black hole parked at the center of our galaxy. The observations show the typically mild-mannered black hole during the middle of a flare-up.

25 Oct 2012

New Study Suggests Orphaned Stars Produce Infrared Light from Galaxy Halos

Could it be that dark matter "halos" — the huge, invisible cocoons of mass that envelop entire galaxies and account for most of the matter in the universe — aren't completely dark after all but contain a small number of stars? Astronomers from UCLA, UC Irvine and elsewhere make a case for that in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Nature.

25 Oct 2012

Scientists Use NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to Explain the Mystery Behind Infrared Light

A new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggests a cause for the mysterious glow of infrared light seen across the entire sky. It comes from isolated stars beyond the edges of galaxies. These stars are thought to have once belonged to the galaxies before violent galaxy mergers stripped them away into the relatively empty space outside of their former homes.

25 Oct 2012

Philips Lumileds Introduces LUXEON Rebel PLUS Single-Emitter LEDs

Advancing its industry-leading LUXEON Rebel LED platform, Philips Lumileds introduces LUXEON Rebel PLUS, delivering a 15 percent performance upgrade over earlier versions of the product.

From Lumileds 24 Oct 2012

Cree Introduces Four New High Efficacy, High Lumen Output CXA LED Arrays

Cree, Inc. announces new CXA LED Arrays, boasting high lumen output and high efficacy in a family of single, easy-to-use components. Optimized to simplify designs and lower system cost, Cree’s newest CXA LEDs can deliver system-level performance ranging from 500 to 5000 lumens and up to 146 LED lumens-per-watt, enabling applications ranging from LED replacement lamps to commercial downlights.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 24 Oct 2012

Texzon and NEUTEX LED Lighting Sign Deal to Provide Energy Efficient Solutions

NEUTEX LED Lighting a division of NEUTEX Advanced Energy Group Inc, has entered into an electricity supply and LED Lighting reseller agreement with Dallas based Texzon Utilities.

20 Oct 2012

O2Micro Introduces New LED Driver Controllers

O2Micro® International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today extended the Company's Free Dimming™ technology and lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8024 and OZ8024R LED Driver Controllers.

18 Oct 2012

Three Models of Orion Energy Systems LED Fixture Secure DLC Qualification

Three models of Orion Energy Systems’ LED fixture were recently added to the DesignLights™ Consortium Qualified Products List after third-party testing resulted in a 96.57 lumens per watt rating for Orion’s LED high bay fixture.

18 Oct 2012

New Research May Lead to Smaller, Lighter and Cheaper Communication Devices

Light might one day be used to cool the materials through which it passes, instead of heating them, thanks to a breakthrough by engineers at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins Universities.

17 Oct 2012