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Volkswagen's One-Litre Car Shines with OSRAM LED Systems

OSRAM’s LED technology contributes to the energy efficiency of Volkswagen’s L1 concept car presented at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA). The vehicle, which according to Volkswagen can go into production in 2013, has headlights that are equipped with new OSRAM Joule JFL2 LED systems and matching reflectors.

28 Sep 2009

OnChip Introduces Aluminium Nitride Submount for High Power LED

A global leader in Integrated Passive Devices (IPD), OnChip announced the ability to provide Silicon and Ceramic Carriers or Submounts for HB LED (High Brightness Light Emitting Diode) manufacturers.

27 Sep 2009

NSF Funds State's First Imaging System for UAB Microscale Research Lab

The National Science Foundation has awarded $431,200 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physics to facilitate the purchase of a new highly-specialized imaging system - the first of its kind in Alabama - that will be a centerpiece of a new interdisciplinary research laboratory on campus.

25 Sep 2009

Coherent Introduces New MATRIX Diode Pumped Solid State Laser

The new MATRIX™ 532-8-100 from Coherent is a Q-switched, diode pumped, solid state laser designed to deliver the best cost to performance ratio for demanding micromachining tasks in solar, semiconductor and medical device manufacturing.

25 Sep 2009

OceanLED Unveils Innovative Lighting System for Yachts

With the launch of its latest innovation, leading underwater lighting manufacturer OceanLED has brought yachting's above-water world out of the dark and into the LIET(TM) -- the company's revolutionary new interior/exterior product range that makes 100-percent LED lighting for yachts a beautiful reality.

24 Sep 2009

Navitar Celebrates Twenty Five Years of Manufacturing High Magnification Video Microscope Lenses

Navitar Inc., a manufacturer of precision optical and opto-electronic systems, welcomes their twenty-fifth anniversary of manufacturing high magnification video microscope lenses.

From Navitar Inc. 24 Sep 2009

LOT-Oriel Introduces Oculus Single Channel Detectors

These versatile detectors have been developed for measuring and logging CW and pulsed optical and laser sources in the 200 - 1700 nm range. All operating parameters (integration time, interval between samples, averaging, internal delay and box-car mode operation) are controlled via open-source software.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 24 Sep 2009

New Photovoltaic Inverter Family for Professional Solar Plants

Siemens is set to substantially extend its share in the PV (photovoltaics) inverter market. A current IMS Research study has shown that the PV plant market is expected to grow by at least 30 per cent annually until 2013, with the expectation that the growth rate will be disproportionately high in the commercial and power plant segment.

22 Sep 2009

Oerlikon Achieves New Stabilized Record Efficiency Level

Oerlikon Solar, the world's leading supplier of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) production equipment, today announced that it has achieved a new stabilized record efficiency level for amorphous silicon (a-Si) single junction PV cells.

22 Sep 2009

LOT-Oriel Announces Availability of Cheetah-640CL Camera

The Cheetah-640CL camera is the fastest InGaAs infrared camera in the world. This unit is equipped with a dedicated high speed InGaAs detector array working up to 1.7µm and comes in a 400 and 1730 Hz speed version. It allows you to visualize the ultra high-speed features of your specific research application.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 21 Sep 2009

Albeo Solid-State Lighting Now Available Through Grainger

Albeo Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of LED lighting systems, announced today customers will now be able to purchase their award winning C-Series solid-state lighting systems through Grainger

21 Sep 2009

A Tiny, Tunable Well of Light, and a String Theorist's Toolbox

Photonics, the science of using photons to carry information, promises to continue improving a wide variety of technologies, from computing to high-speed communication.

21 Sep 2009

Portable and Precise Gas Sensor Could Monitor Pollution and Detect Disease

In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function.

18 Sep 2009

First Efficient Diamond Raman Laser Paves the Way to New Defense Technologies and Improved Laser Surgery

Tomorrow's lasers may come with a bit of bling, thanks to a new technology that uses man-made diamonds to enhance the power and capabilities of lasers. Researchers in Australia have now demonstrated the first laser built with diamonds that has comparable efficiency to lasers built with other materials.

18 Sep 2009

LOT-Oriel Announces Availability of VoyageIR

VoyageIR is a portable low-cost thermography system that provides performance comparable to full scale laboratory systems. Designed for field NDT applications with a host of features that expedite and simplify the inspection process, VoyageIR sets up in minutes and is compact enough to travel in a single carrying case.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 17 Sep 2009