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RAB Lighting Expands its Line of Outdoor LED Fixtures

RAB Lighting expands its line of affordable and energy-efficient outdoor LED lighting with the introduction of a 10- and 20-watt LED bollard.

21 Apr 2010

SANYO Unveils New High Resolution Wide XGA Projectors in the U.S. Market

SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors, announces the introduction of four new high performance Wide XGA format projectors to the US market.

21 Apr 2010

IPG Photonics Acquires Cosytronic to Enhance its Laser Welding Product Portfolio

IPG Photonics Corporation, the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today the acquisition of privately-held, Germany-based Cosytronic KG (COSY), a specialist in the joining technology with an emphasis on engineering know-how in automated welding turnkey solutions.

21 Apr 2010

ESPEC to Exhibit Solar Advances at Photovoltaic Technology Show in Germany

ESPEC will be exhibiting at the Photovoltaic Technology Show in Stuttgart, Germany, April 27 - 29, 2010

21 Apr 2010

Océ Launches New Black-and-White Simplex Continuous Feed Printer

Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announces general availability of the Océ VarioStream® 7120 system, an entry-level, monochrome simplex continuous feed solution.

21 Apr 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Innovative Solar Cell Technology

Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells – an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy devices and reduce material waste.

21 Apr 2010

Pacific Blue Outlines Plans for New Solar Project in Northern Arizona

When Pacific Blue Energy Corp. (OTCBB: PBEC) acquired 154.3 acres in northern Arizona earlier this month, the company announced that it had targeted the site for a major new solar energy project. Today, the publicly traded developer of renewable energy further outlined those plans.

20 Apr 2010

Texas Instruments Launches TI-Nspire with Touchpad Handheld for Teachers

Texas Instruments empowers teachers to create their own interactive math classroom with the introduction of its TI-Nspire™ with Touchpad graphing calculator handheld.

20 Apr 2010

New All-Fiber Beam Combiner from OFS Enables Multi-Kilowatt Laser Applications

OFS has used its extensive capabilities in specialty fiber design, manufacturing, and processing technologies to create an all-fiber beam combiner, a component which enables multi-kilowatt laser applications.

20 Apr 2010

Philips’ FOCUS LED Light Powered by Luminus CBM-380 LED

Luminus Devices, Inc., designer, developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced that Philips’ Selecon FOCUS LED display light is powered with a single CBM-380 color mixing chip-on-board PhlatLight LED, a practical and cost-effective alternative to LED arrays.

20 Apr 2010

Intellifiber Deploys Ciena’s CN 4200 Optical Service Delivery Platform

Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, today announced that Intellifiber Networks, serving the growing network needs of enterprise, service provider and government markets, has deployed the CN 4200® RS FlexSelect® Advanced Services Platform throughout its core and metro networks.

20 Apr 2010

Aurora to Showcase NC2000 Optical Node Platform at ANGA Cable Show

Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, will showcase its evolving solutions for the European cable market at this year’s ANGA Cable Show, taking place May 4-6 in Cologne, Germany.

20 Apr 2010

New Contact Lens Improves Vision Quality Without Surgery

Jaume Pauné, a graduate of the Master's Degree in Optometry and Vision Sciences at the UPC-Barcelona Tech's College of Optics and Optometry, has designed an innovative new contact lens that will improve the vision quality of thousands of people without surgery.

20 Apr 2010

MERIS Captures New Image of Ash Cloud from Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano

In this image taken just under two hours ago (14:45 CET) by ESA’s Envisat satellite, a heavy plume of ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano is seen travelling in a roughly southeasterly direction.

20 Apr 2010