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New Linear LED Drivers from Fairchild Semiconductor

Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced new linear LED drivers, the FAN5622, the FAN5624 and the FAN56 26, for glucometers and handsets devices.

From Onsemi 10 Aug 2010

UC Berkeley Researchers Develop Laser Backpack for 3D Modeling

UC Berkeley researchers have developed a laser backpack, which has the ability to scan the surroundings and generate a 3D model immediately.

10 Aug 2010

RF’s Endoscopy Device Receives 2010 Frost + Sullivan Award

Frost & Sullivan, business research and consulting company, has awarded the ‘2010 European Medical Technologies Product Leadership of the Year Award’ to RF for developing a novel capsule endoscope, the Sayaka.

10 Aug 2010

Pico Projector-Embedded Devices Shipment Likely to Reach 20 Million by 2014

In-Stat has released a new research report, ‘Pico Projectors: One Reason Bigger Isn't Better.’

10 Aug 2010

Energy-Efficient LED Bulbs Reduce Carbon Emissions

According to Gallup Worldview’s report, majority of Australians are concerned about climate change, but fewer attribute this change to human activities.

10 Aug 2010

Phihong Launches New LED Driver for Indoor Lighting Applications

The PSM090-240P supplies 90 W of power and is ideal for HID replacement, architectural and street lighting applications.

10 Aug 2010

Research Engineer Develops Webcam-Based 3D Laser Scanner

Andy Barry, a young research engineer at NASA Ames Research Laboratory’s Autodesk Innovations Lab has developed a new webcam-based scanner with 3D functionality.

10 Aug 2010

AboveNet to Deploy Fiber-Optic Metro Network in Denver

High-bandwidth connectivity solution provider, AboveNet, has delivered a new fiber-optic metro network solution in Denver.

10 Aug 2010

OIF Initiates Project Focusing on Tunable Laser Assembly

The Members of OIF (Optical Internetworking Forum), a group of representatives from optical and data networking fields, have initiated two projects at the third quarter meeting.

9 Aug 2010

Comprehensive Analysis of Global OLED Display Market

companiesandmarkets.com has released a new market research report titled ‘Energy Efficient Displays Technologies to 2020 - Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) Displays Set to Propel Growth of the Industry’.

9 Aug 2010

Lighthouse Now Offers More American-Built LED Displays

Manufacturer of LED video displays, Lighthouse is now constructing LED video screens by making use of American-brand LEDs, manufactured by Cree.

9 Aug 2010

Laser Treatment Offers a Permanent Hair Removal Solution

Cosmetic surgery specialist, The Harley Medical Group, reports that the demand for Laser Hair Removal, a non-surgical procedure, has increased to 23% this summer. The procedure is more popular among men and women in their late 20s to 40s.

9 Aug 2010

Riegl Launches New LMS-Q680i Airborne Laser Scanner

Riegl Laser Measurement Systems, manufacturer of 3D laser scanners, has unveiled a new, advanced LMS-Q680i airborne laser scanner for the FAA rotocraft.

From Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH 9 Aug 2010

Elemental LED Unveils New Dual-Mode LED Lighting Controller

Provider of LED lighting solutions, Elemental LED has unveiled the new Apollo Controller. The new LED lighting controller has the potential to output either through PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), or in DMX.

9 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop Photolithography Technique with Near-Field Optical Microscopy

A research team led by Chad Mirkin of Northwestern University, Illinois, has joined conventional photolithography with near-field scanning optical microscopy to pattern large silicon areas in an economic way.

9 Aug 2010