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DSM Develops New Arnite Low Outgassing PET XL Grade for AFX Modules

DSM has developed a new Arnite Low Outgassing PET XL Grade to specifically meet the needs of Adaptive Forward (AFX) Modules

27 Oct 2009

iWatt Releases iW3620 Digital Controller for LED Lighting Applications

iWatt, Inc., a leader in digital power IC systems products and technology, today announced the release of the iW3620 Digital Controller for LED lighting applications. It is the industry’s first LED driver IC for 5-40W luminaires with primary side regulation that eliminates the need for an opto-coupler and related components thereby reducing bill-of-material cost and improving reliability.

27 Oct 2009

Caribou Coffee Mandates Compact Fluorescent Lamps for Corporate-Owned Locations

Caribou Coffee, the second-largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based in the U.S., has made a commitment to energy efficiency by mandating compact fluorescent lamps in its lighting design specifications for corporate-owned locations. The initiative is expected to save each coffeehouse up to 70% in lighting costs.

27 Oct 2009

PureSpectrum President to Join Asia Lighting Compact at Hong Kong Lighting Fair

PureSpectrum, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSPM) president and CEO Lee Vanatta will join other founding members of the Asia Lighting Compact at the Hong Kong Lighting Fair on October 29 to celebrate the establishment of an organization intended to articulate and promote quality control for Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) in Asia.

27 Oct 2009

Natural Wakeup with New Philips Wake-up Light Alarm Clock

Don't dread the time change this fall; embrace the mornings and wake up more naturally with the new Philips Wake-up Light alarm clock. An estimated 3.3 million Canadians have problems going to sleep or staying asleep(i), and with the days getting shorter and less natural light in the fall and winter months it becomes increasingly difficult to wake up feeling energetic and refreshed.

27 Oct 2009

Underwriters Labs Notifies About Holiday Lighting Products with Counterfeit UL Listing Mark

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying consumers and retailers that the holiday lighting products, identified below, bear a counterfeit UL Listing Mark

27 Oct 2009

Study Shows Blue Light-Filtering IOL Installation Increases an Eye's Nutritional Component

Results of an important new study show that implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens (IOLs) at the time of cataract surgery increases a nutritional component of the eye, which may afford protection against the development and/or progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study, conducted by leading ophthalmology and vision researchers from the Macular Pigment Research Group at the Waterford Institute of Technology, is published in the October 2009 issue of the high impact journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS).

27 Oct 2009

Caltech Researchers Create Nanoscale Crystal Device to Confine Light and Sound Vibrations

Optomechanical crystals could be used in information processing, as supersensitive biosensors, and more

27 Oct 2009

Sony Ericsson Launches Equinox phone; Available at T-Mobile USA

Sony Ericsson delivers a stylish, chic phone this fall with the introduction of the Sony Ericsson Equinox(TM) phone at T-Mobile USA, Inc. This mobile device offers exciting features that encourage individualism through unique pulsating night effects that enable users to never miss a call or text message.

27 Oct 2009

Mellina Chooses Greenlight Initiative to Install LED Lighting at Marco's Pizza Restaurants

Greenlight Initiative (GLI), a USA headquartered LED-lighting sales and solutions provider, announced the successful installation of a complete LED-based lighting system for the first of a number of new Marco's Pizza franchise restaurants across Georgia. Mellina LLC, the design builder for the Georgia projects reports this first installation has been well-received in terms of quality and energy-savings, and represents the first of 80 new locations over the next 3 years to be lit entirely with GLI’s qualified LED lighting solutions.

27 Oct 2009