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Simple Light Bulb and SLR Camera Help Uncover New Details of Gauguin's Printmaking Process

French artist Paul Gauguin is well known for his colorful paintings of Tahitian life -- such as the painting that sold recently for nearly $300 million -- but he also was a highly experimental printmaker. Little is known, however, about the techniques and materials Gauguin used to create his unusual and complex graphic works.

16 Feb 2015

Optical Harmonic Generation Can Become Non-Instantaneous

Ultrashort light pulses from modern lasers enable temporal resolution of even the fastest processes in molecules or solid-state materials. For example, chemical reactions can, in principle, be traced down to the 10-fs time scale (1 femtosecond (fs) = 10-15 s).

13 Feb 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces 3000W Mini Light Plant with 20’ Pneumatic Mast

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 20’ pneumatic light mast equipped with two 1,500 watt metal halide lamps. The WAL-PLM-2X1500W-3G is a portable mini light tower that provides a safe and effective way for operators to quickly deploy 3,000 watts of intense lighting.

12 Feb 2015

HempTech Launches Mithra I Automated Smart LED Lighting System for Commercial Grow Industry

HempTech Corp., a FutureWorld Subsidiary, focusing on the technology aspects of the commercial grow industry is announcing the availability of Mithra I, our first line of Automated Smart LED Lighting System for the commercial grows.

12 Feb 2015

Fast Company Magazine Ranks Cree Among World’s Top 50 Most Innovative Companies

Cree, Inc. announces today that Fast Company Magazine has ranked it among the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies worldwide. In addition to that distinction, the company has also been ranked number one in Fast Company’s annual Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Energy list.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 11 Feb 2015

SCHOTT Develops Autoclavable Ring-Shaped High Brightness LED

The international technology group SCHOTT has developed a new ring-shaped high brightness LED. The Solidur™ Ring LED is the world’s first ring-shaped autoclavable light source, performing efficiently over a long period of time. It is designed for applications in dental and medical lighting, especially for devices that need autoclaving.

From SCHOTT North America, Inc. 11 Feb 2015

Light to Activate Genes Can Help Better Study Genes' Functions

Duke University researchers have devised a method to activate genes in any specific location or pattern in a lab dish with the flip of a light switch by crossing a bacterium's viral defense system with a flower's response to sunlight.

10 Feb 2015

Prescolite’s LED Downlight Available in Lumen Packages Ranging up to Over 16,500 Lumens

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Prescolite’s award-winning, high output LED downlight is now offered in lumen packages ranging up to more than 16,500 lumens. From school auditoriums and concert halls to theaters and churches, the MegaLum delivers the very best in cost savings and performance for high ceiling applications from 20 to 60 feet.

5 Feb 2015