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ICON Develops Breakthrough LED Lighting System

ICON International has developed a breakthrough LED lighting fixture that for the first time won’t cost any more than the ceramic metal halide it replaces. The fixture, Satellite 2120, is the result of two years of research and design by ICON’s expert team.

19 May 2010

Cree’s LED Downlights to Illuminate Newly Built U.S. Habitat Homes

Cree, Inc. and Habitat for Humanity International announce a three-year, $1.5 million pledge to provide high-efficiency Cree LED downlights for the kitchens in all new Habitat homes built in the United States.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 19 May 2010

Short Supply of Wafer Materials to Restrict LED Market Growth

The fast-growing market for high-brightness LEDs in LCD TVs will be restricted by a shortage of key semiconductor materials in the second half of 2010, as predicted by Strategy Analytics, in its report, “Materials Shortage to Restrict Rampant LED Market.”

19 May 2010

Samsung Marks Record Sales of DID Panels in April 2010

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd is strengthening its leadership in the fast-growing Digital Information Display (DID) market with its innovative lineup of ultra-slim bezel and specialized LCD display products for applications in video walls, digital signage and outdoor advertisement.

19 May 2010

Coherent Launches New Genesis MX Series of Visible Lasers

Coherent Inc. has expanded their Genesis™ family of long-life visible lasers by introducing the MX-Series, which offers end-user functionality and is fully CDRH compliant.

19 May 2010

New Gold-Based Microlens Enhances Infrared Imaging Technology

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices.

19 May 2010

Lambda Research to Exhibit at 2010 Guangzhou Lighting Exhibition

Lambda Research in cooperation with ELS Industries LTD., it’s distributor for the greater china region (PRC China, Hong Kong and Macau), will participate in the upcoming Guangzhou international lighting exhibition 2010. During the exhibition, Lambda will be introducing its latest versions of TracePro 6.0.5/7.0 and TracePro Bridge for Solidworks.

19 May 2010

SENTECH Announces Sale of More Than 200 Laser Ellipsometers to PV Market

SENTECH sold more than 200 laser ellipsometer SE 400adv PV in the photovoltaic industry.

From Sentech Instruments 19 May 2010

APEM Unveils LED-Illuminated AV Pushbutton Switches

APEM’s range of rugged AV pushbutton switches has recently been extended to include a new, easy-to-locate, illuminated version.

From APEM Components Inc. 19 May 2010

Bruker Expands FLEX Series MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer Line

Bruker today announces the launch of the newest member in the successful FLEX™ series of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers, the autoflex speed.

19 May 2010

Pranalytica Introduces New 2W Quantum Cascade Laser System

Pranalytica, Inc. today announces the introduction of the two-watt, fully packaged, continuous wave, room temperature quantum cascade laser (QCL) system, Model 1101-40, emitting at a wavelength of 4.0 microns.

19 May 2010

BioWatch Program Manager Keynote to Open 16th Biodetection Technologies Conference

The Knowledge Foundation has announced that the opening keynote address for the 16th Biodetection Technologies conference will be made by Dr. Michael V. Walter, BioWatch Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

18 May 2010

Yingli Green to Supply PV Modules to MAETEL from October 2010

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced it has signed a sales contract with MAESSA TELECOMUNICACIONES, INGENIERIA, INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.A. ("MAETEL"), a leading Spanish EPC company which belongs to the industrial division of A.C.S. Group, one of Europe's largest infrastructure development companies.

18 May 2010

KMSA to Showcase RANGE 7 3D Scanner at RAPID 2010

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc., the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and shape, announces its participation as an exhibitor at RAPID 2010 in Anaheim, CA May 18th to May 20th 2010.

18 May 2010

New 1080p CMOS Image Sensor from OmniVision for Notebook Manufacturers

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced the OV2720, the world's first 1/6-inch, native 1080p/30 high-definition (HD) CMOS image sensor designed for notebook, netbook, webcam and video conferencing applications.

18 May 2010